Ideas Wall
Welcome to the Wheaton Park District Ideas Wall! Please provide your feedback on Programs, Activities & Events, Parks & Open Space, Guest Experience, Health & Wellness, and Accessibility & Inclusion. Pin your ideas to the relevant topic and let’s work together to shape the future of the Wheaton Park District. (max 140 characters).
9 June, 2025
Anonymous says:
Get rid of the junk sand at the parks, it is dusty and then there are the sand bee issues most years and they get shut down unfortunately.
9 June, 2025
Anonymous says:
Maybe some more open gym hours on the weekends in the winter for little kids.
9 June, 2025
Anonymous says:
A couple adult rec league sports for 16in softball or basketball! Maybe quality short 9 hole disc golf course
7 June, 2025
Anonymous says:
Don't knock down old parks so quickly, they still are great! When you build a new park include features for older kids (like old kelly park!
6 June, 2025
Anonymous says:
Rathje playground needs a serious update. Ground covering is cracked, equipment is outdated.
30 May, 2025
Anonymous says:
Wheaton should have a splash pad. Playgrounds should be designed to be under shade.
28 May, 2025
Anonymous says:
Allow bikes and scooters (and open admission) at Safety Town at Toohey Park during the day (Elmhurst allows this and it works great!)
28 May, 2025
Anonymous says:
Since Rice Pool is showing its years I would like to see a renovation that includes an indoor pool, an outdoor one and a splash pad.
16 May, 2025
Anonymous says:
Move senior activities to a larger space. MLC is too small with bad parking. Add more senior activities like Lisle has.
15 May, 2025
Anonymous says:
Work with City to design safe walking/rolling/biking routes to every Wheaton park and add bike racks near features.
13 May, 2025
Anonymous says:
We travel frequently to other park districts. Wheaton has fallen far behind the other suburbs! We need better restrooms and a splash park
4 May, 2025
Anonymous says:
Indoor swimming pool!
4 May, 2025
Anonymous says:
More bathrooms closer to Naperville Road at Seven Gables and possibly include concessions in them as well to generate some revenue.
1 May, 2025
Anonymous says:
Wheaton Rams desperately need lighting at additional fields. Program has grown and kids are practicing too late at Atten and limited space.
1 May, 2025
Anonymous says:
With high fees and 50+ teams, we need quality fields, indoor space & WU board —families are leaving. This is a soccer town. Let’s invest!
29 April, 2025
Anonymous says:
I would love some more options for childcare for the age range of 6 weeks until they are in full time school. Drop in care, etc...
29 April, 2025
Anonymous says:
Let’s build an indoor pool with therapy pool/ larger track/ gyms/ community rooms, etc adjacent to the community center.
27 April, 2025
Anonymous says:
Dist 200 owns the land that the Park District operates on - Park District needs to OWN the land so the school district can't develop it!!!!!
26 April, 2025
Anonymous says:
An indoor tennis facility. Many other communities nearby have amazing park district indoor swim, tennis and workout facilities.
26 April, 2025
Anonymous says:
More LEGO and coding programs. They seem to be only offered during the summer - would love the see them throughout the year.
25 April, 2025
Anonymous says:
Go for a referendum to make all of these comments happen! Wheaton is desirable because of our AMAZING park & school system! Great work WPD!!
25 April, 2025
Anonymous says:
Work within the WPD budget: WPD residents have no interest in higher park district taxes for big capital projects.
25 April, 2025
Anonymous says:
Fix summer camp signup. It’s frustrating when you log in before 12am & the system won’t let you register before 12:07 & you get waitlisted.
25 April, 2025
Anonymous says:
Please improve our baseball facilities. We have shared practice fields, cancelled games bc they don’t drain. Too much $ to play for that.
24 April, 2025
Anonymous says:
Improve field conditions for all outdoor sports. Improve indoor training facilities and add additional facilities to accommodate teams.
24 April, 2025
Anonymous says:
Prioritize the outdoor sports fields. Work towards getting them up to higher standards than they currently are at.
24 April, 2025
Anonymous says:
New watermark by Blanchar new building with lazy river and more slides
24 April, 2025
Anonymous says:
Indoor swimming pool
Water aerobics for adults
24 April, 2025
Anonymous says:
WPD is not taking care of its playing fields. Many of the fields are currently unusable or in terrible shape due to mismanagement.
24 April, 2025
Anonymous says:
Save money by having the park district, the city, the school district and the township share equipment and maintenance facilities.
24 April, 2025
Anonymous says:
Turf baseball fields with mounds and dugouts like EVERY surrounding park district has, its embarrassing at this point
24 April, 2025
Anonymous says:
WPD WILL lose youth athletics to surrounding PDs due to our lack of irrigation and usable space. Youth sports bring in the most $$, invest
24 April, 2025
Anonymous says:
I would love to see our youth athletic facilities enhanced to match surrounding park districts. WPD baseball is always canceled due to rain
24 April, 2025
Anonymous says:
Better field conditions for baseball fields.
Wheaton should also have a turf field.
24 April, 2025
Anonymous says:
Recycled all cans and bottles at Arrowhead golf course!
24 April, 2025
Anonymous says:
Puzzle competitions!