Armstrong park, named after the famous astronaut Neil Armstrong, is the park district's original park.
The park has six lighted baseball/softball fields, one basketball court, and two football fields. In the winter there is a sled hill and in the summer there is a roller rink for roller hockey. Lake George offers fishing, boating or just enjoying.
This park is the home of Kids World Playground at the north end. This was a playground built by the community in 1998. There is a large picnic pavilion adjacent to this playground for large picnics.
Armstrong Park also includes smaller playgrounds near the baseball diamonds on the south end of the park, a couple of sand volleyball courts and other small pavilions for picnics or just sitting and relaxing. There is a 1.25 mile pathway that circles the entire park for those that love to walk.
Rent a picnic shelter at Armstrong Park
Located immediately off the parking lot to the north is the Aldrin Community Center. This facility houses the Administration offices and several programming areas. It is the location of the Board of Commissioners board meetings on the second and fourth Monday of each month.
The Gretna Station Museum in Armstrong Park is a partnership of the Carol Stream Park District and the Carol Stream Historical Society. The museum was moved and in 1976 re-erected as a bicentennial commission and donated to the Park District. The Elgin-Joliet and Eastern Railway donated the caboose to the Carol Stream Historical Society.
Come and see it by appointment. Call (630) 784-6100 to arrange a tour.
The Annex is the located at the east end of the Armstrong Park parking lot. The house like structure was originally one of the first Village buildings for the Village of Carol Stream. The Annex is now used for the Park Operation offices as well as the Capital Projects division.
The colony of Purple Martins at Armstrong Park is the largest established colony of the Purple Martins in the country. The colony is housed in several apartment-style houses or “castles” on Balog Island, located on the west side of the park. The Martins have been returning to Balog Island since the mid 1970’s. Their
presence and their unique needs have brought about a partnership between the Purple Martin Society and the Carol Stream Park District.
