Palatine Park District
The Palatine Park District maintains over 40 parks, including the beautiful 195-acre, 18-hole championship Palatine Hills Golf Course with pro shop, clubhouse, and driving range. The Family Aquatic Center features two 180-foot slides, two tot water slides, sand play area, 6-lane lap pool, and a large lawn area. Palatine Horse Stables provide English Riding lessons and boarding. The Community Center has an indoor track, gymnasium, gymnastics facilities, locker rooms, weight room and classrooms. Birchwood Park Recreation Center offers a gymnasium, a 50 meter pool, plus fitness, dance, preschool, and babysitting areas. And, the 15 mile Palatine Trail winds scenically through neighborhood parks, the Palatine Hills Golf Course, Deer Grove Forest Preserve, and Harper College. Cutting Hall is a 430-seat auditorium where Palatine residents enjoy all aspects of theatrical entertainment throughout the year, while the Fred P. Hall Amphitheatre is the summertime venue for outdoor concerts. The Palatine Park District also oversees and operates the George Clayson Historical Museum and Library.

Salt Creek Park District
The Salt Creek Park District offers a variety of recreational services including summer camps, pre-school programs and adult breakways. Boating, fishing, a driving range and nine hole executive golf course, jogging, four sand volleyball courts, a shuffleboard court, horseshoe pits, handicapped accessible playground, and two picnic pavilions are available at Twin Lakes Recreation Area. The Park District also maintains five neighborhood parks for residents’ enjoyment. The Park District publishes its recreation brochure, which includes programs for all ages, three times a year. The Salt Creek Park District serves Palatine residents living north of Northwest Highway, east of Rohlwing Rd., and south of Palatine Road