Park Pavilion Permits
Planning your next Family Reunion, Corporate Event or Gathering of Friends?
The Tinley Park-Park District has nine picnic shelters throughout the Park District boundaries available for rental in 2024. The park shelters can accommodate group events for up to 150 people! Shelters are available daily for rental and can be used from dawn to dusk from April 20, 2024, through October 27, 2024, unless previously scheduled for a Park District or a community function. Printable District map and amenities at each park.
Reservations  Please note that Buedingen Park is not available for 2024 pavilion permits due to renovations
Park District Residents
In Person
January 15, 2024 at 6:00 pm (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) at Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center
- Beginning at 6:00 pm, residents who are present receive a lottery number.
- Staff randomly pulls lottery numbers.
- Early arrival does not affect when the resident’s number is pulled.
- The applicant must provide a valid driver’s license with a photo to apply for a permit.
- All applicants must be at least 21 to obtain a permit.
Online
January 16, 2024 at 9:00 am
- Log into your TP-PD account (if you do not have a Park District account, you can establish one at the Bettenhausen Recreation Center. Households created online default to Non-Resident until residency is verified in person).
- Go to Search: Facility Search and look for the date/ park you wish to rent.
- Click on time next to Book Now to add to cart.
- Answer questions regarding your rental and add to the cart.
- Complete your transaction. Staff will contact you with any questions on your reservation.
Non-Residents
April 1, 2024 at 9:00 am
Cancellations
Cancellations must be made at least 90 days before the shelter reservation date to receive a full refund. Park District staff determines refund eligibility due to inclement weather. The permit holder must submit refund requests.
Refunds
A strict cancelation fee of $50.00 will be charged if the refund request is made less than 90 days before the event. The Park District Staff determine refunds based on weather conditions. Please call 708-342-4200 to request your refund. The picnic permit holder may transfer from one picnic site to another if a new date and site are available only for the current calendar year.
Amenities & Fees For Parks
For availability information, contact our friendly staff at the Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center located at 8125 W. 171st Street or call (708) 342-4200.
Centennial Park
- 7800 W 167th St
Amenities
12 tables, two grills, sand volleyball, basketball court, walking path, playground, water fountain, fishing Illinois DNR licensing required
- Capacity: 150
Fee Resident/ Non-Resident
$135 R / $285 NR
Deinert Park
- 8557 Carriage Ln
Amenities
Ball field, one grill, six tables, playground, basketball court, walking path
- Capacity: 50
Fee Resident/ Non-Resident
$110 R / $260 NR
Gory Park
- 16300 Surrey Dr
Amenities
Two ball fields, one grill, five picnic tables, playground, sand volleyball
Fee Resident/ Non-Resident
- Capacity: 50
$110 R / $260 NR
Jaycee Grove
- 16801 S 80th Av
Amenities
Four grills, 14 picnic tables, indoor washrooms, horseshoe pit, playground, sand volleyball, bean bag boards, and water fountain; Tinley Junction Mini-Golf & Batting Cages (fee applies)
- Capacity: 150
Fee Resident/ Non-Resident
$160 R / $310 NR
Lewis Park
- 16801 Normandy Dr
Amenities
Ball field, basketball court, tennis/pickleball courts, floor hockey court, four picnic tables, water fountain, playground, walking path, NO grills.
- Capacity: 50
Fee Resident/ Non-Resident
$110 R / $260 NR
"Moose" Nasebandt Park
- 7899 W 174th Pl (175th & Odell)
Amenities
Two ball fields, one grill, four picnic tables, playground, sand volleyball
- Capacity: 50
Fee Resident/ Non-Resident
$110 R / $260 NR
Pottawattomie Park
- 9128 W 178th St (178th & Oakwood)
Amenities
Ball field, 14 picnic tables, four grills, playground, basketball, water fountain, walking path
- Capacity: 150
Fee Resident/ Non-Resident
$135 R / $285 NR
Vogt Woods
- 6527 W 171st St
Amenities
Ball field, football field, two grills, 12 picnic tables, playground, bean bag boards, indoor washrooms
Rentals available until July 28, 2024!
- Capacity: 150
Fee Resident/ Non-Resident
$160 R / $310 NR
Volunteer Park
- 8180 W 175th St
Amenities
Ball field, basketball area, sand volleyball, soccer field, four grills, 14 picnic tables, bean bag boards, playground
- Capacity: 150
Fee Resident/ Non-Resident
$135 R/ $285 NR
Fees effective January 1, 2024
- There is a $25 fee for special requests (inflatable, food truck, DJ, etc.).
- Certificates of Liability Insurance must be submitted to and approved by the Park District Administration office no later than 14 days before the event. See sample COI here.
- Permit holders must have a copy of COI with them at their event.
Activities such as conducting a raffle, selling products, charging an admittance fee, etc., are not allowed without submitting a Special Event Permit Application at least 60 days before the event date.
Please note:Â Park District Security Staff will check for Park Permits. Permits must be completed and approved before the event. No Park Permits will be granted on-site.
Vehicles are prohibited on pathways or turf areas and must remain in parking lots. Please plan accordingly and use a cart or wagon to transport any supplies.
Additional rules may apply. Please contact the Park District for additional information at the Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center, 8125 W. 171st Street or call (708) 342-4200.
Additional Equipment
Additional equipment or supplies, such as chairs, tents, etc., are the renter’s responsibility and must be approved by the Park District before the event. The Tinley Park-Park District does not rent additional items for the shelter.
No temporary structures, such as tents or canopies, may be used without the Park District’s permission.
Permit Form Rules and Regulations
- Applicant must be 21 years or older to obtain a picnic permit.
- This application form or receipt, if reserved online, shall be referred to and used as a permit upon approval by an authorized Park District official. The permit must be carried at all times during the activity by the person who has obtained and signed the permit. This permit must be shown to any authorized Park District official or village police officer upon request. In the case of two or more conflicting activities, the permit dated first shall entitle that permit bearer to use the facility in question.
- Use of any contractual vendors, including, but not limited to, inflatable bounce houses/items, carnival-type equipment, food or entertainment, requires Park District approval in advance. A certificate of insurance from the provider naming the Tinley Park-Park District as the additional insured for one million dollars will be required. A certificate of insurance is required two week before the event for processing.
- The Park District reserves the right to require a certificate of insurance from any group.
- Vehicles are ONLY ALLOWED in the parking lot areas. Unload the contents of your vehicle in the parking lot. Vehicles are not allowed to be driven or parked in any other area. Vehicles are prohibited on pathways or in turf areas.
- Any special requests must be presented in writing for approval one month before the permit date.
- Any application for continuous days will require approval by the Board of Commissioners.
- Alcoholic beverages are allowed in the covered shelter area only.
- No temporary structures, such as tents or canopies, may be erected without the Park District’s written permission. Installation of any stakes or posts into the ground is prohibited.
- The sale of concessionaries of any kind, including using intoxicating beverages (where not designated) and gambling devices, is prohibited.
- If your group exceeds the maximum number of occupants allowed, your permit will be revoked, and you will be required to leave the premises. Park District Security will check permits and the number of participants.
- In case of a conflict with Park District-sponsored activities, the Park District program has priority over the permit holder.
- If at any time your group causes damage to or alters park property or removes existing park property and/or violates state statutes of the State of Illinois, your permit will be revoked, and you will be required to leave the premises.
- Picnic permits do not give the group exclusive use of the amenities within the park. The Park and playground equipment are open to the public.
- The Park District reserves the right to require the permitted individual or organization to hire, at their own expense, an off-duty Tinley Park Police Officer to be present on the premises during the permit period at a ratio of 1 police officer per 50 persons in attendance.
- Whenever a permit is given to any group, an indemnity bond of up to $300,000 may be required, indemnifying the Park District for all damages to the premises, equipment, or the appurtenances affixed thereto.
- In the community’s best interests, the Park District reserves the right to revoke the permit of any individual or group at the discretion of the Park District.
- The permit holder must remove any temporary signs and clean up trash.
- Electricity is not provided at any pavilion.
- Picnic pavilions are not storm shelters. Seek proper shelter during inclement weather.
- Personal grills are not allowed. For safety reasons, most picnic shelters include grills.
- Hot coals shall be left on grills. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISCARD HOT COALS.
- Park District staff will have the picnic shelters cleaned by 11:00 a.m. on the day of your permit.
- DOGS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN PICNIC AREAS.
- All other general district rules and ordinances must be followed in addition to these rental rules.
- The permit expires at Dusk.
- Park District Ordinances
- Violating any rule or regulation will result in immediate termination of activity, tickets issued where appropriate, and exclusion from using Park District facilities in the future.
