
Elgin fields is a drive, no matter where you're coming from. The fields are a dust bowl. The parking is chaotic. They have the only BMX race park that I know of. The staff are polite but need a stake in the success of the venue. As with a lot of parks, field maintenance in the off season is desperately needed. But it is a place where college coaches come to see prospects and sometimes dreams are made. What it does for young girls playing softball in college, can't be under stated.The latest change is covers over the dug outs. By the way, I don't play golf but can anyone use that excellent golf course next door? They also have Soccer fields, which I have never seen anyone on. But they are there. This should be a jewel of the Elgin infrastructure. Please shine...
Read moreOur boys have all played soccer at Elgin Sports Complex for years. Great soccer fields! Spring time the fields could have better drainage.
Nice BMX course.
Parking can getting terrible, but Elgin is building more parking spots and a separate entrance.
Side note separate from sports. By the BMX track there is a small cemetery. The people at this cemetery were patients at the Elgin State Hospital. Every so often Elgin does do a tour of the cemetery. My daughter and I went a few years ago. Learned a lot about the Hospital and about many of the patients now buried in...
Read moreAt the BMX track there where so many problems there very un organized, the announcer said parents don’t run on the track there are track officials there to help your kids but the people who where supposed to make sure the kids where okay took there sweet time to get there, on multiple occasions the officials told someone they qualified but then write down the wrong thing. The starting gate would not work correctly over all the It is not a good track and I’m not planning on going back...
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