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Maps, Directions & Parking

Oak Park and River Forest High School is located in a residential neighborhood. Please be respectful of our neighbors when visiting the school.  Specific information about parking is available below.

Parking

To avoid receiving a citation, read parking signs carefully and observe posted restrictions! This includes all resident only and snow day restrictions. 

Visitor and Accessible Parking

  • Free one and two hour visitor parking spaces (including ADA accessible spaces) are available on the west side of Scoville Avenue and south side of Ontario Street.
  • Paid parking in the garage at Scoville Avenue and Lake Street. (Available after 4 p.m. on school days.)
  • Limited free garage parking for longer appointments during school days with a temporary pass provided by the Welcome Center.
  • $5 parking for Village of Oak Park scheduled events.

Faculty and Staff Parking

 The Village of Oak Park provides OPRFHS Faculty and Staff with S2 permit parking.  You must register your vehicle for an S2 permit.  Once you have registered your vehicle, your information is entered into an automated system registering your vehicle with the Village of Oak Park.   No sticker or hang tag is required.

Your permit enables you to park in the following locations:

S2 PARKING PERMIT LOCATION & HOURS

S2-Parking along the school perimeter on east side of Linden from Lake to Erie and south side of Erie from Linden to Scoville. 

6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Mon-Fri

S2-Parking in Pilgrim Church Lot

6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Mon-Thur.                6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Fridays

S2-Parking in OPRFHS Parking Garage

24 hours - every day

Summer Parking (June 16 – August 14)

6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Mon-Fri

 

 

     

 

 

Student Parking

The Village of Oak Park sells OPRFHS a limited number of S3 student parking permits for each academic school year.  Student permits can be purchased through a link in the Back-To-School packet upon its release each summer.  Permits are purchased online via the OPRFHS Web Store on a first-come, first-served basis until we have sold out. Once purchased, student permits will be available for pick-up in the Bookstore during Book & Schedule Pick-up.  

To view a map of student parking areas, click here. These spaces are located:

  • Around the perimeter of the Lake Street field
  • On the north side of Lake Street adjacent to the parking garage and the football stadium
  • On the three blocks on South Boulevard located on either side of Scoville and East Avenue. 

S3 student permits are NOT valid in the OPRF Parking Garage or the Pilgrim Parking Lot.  Parking in either of these areas may result in a Parking Citation.

For those students unable to obtain an S3 parking permit, free all-day parking is available on designated blocks of Chicago and Ridgeland Avenues, as signage allows.

Questions? Contact Marian Gerena at mgerena@oprfhs.org or 708-434-3271.