The Smelts practice at Gill Park at 833 West Sheridan Rd.
Gill Park is a half block South of Irving Park Rd and a half block West of Broadway. It is also a short walk from the CTA Red Line stop at Sheridan.
There is no public parking lot at Gill Park. Street parking is possible but gets difficult later in the evening. Permits are not required to park on the streets except during Cubs night games.
To drive to Gill Park from downtown, take Lake Shore Drive heading north. Exit at Irving Park Road. At the light at the end of the exit ramp, go left onto Irving Park Road (you will be heading west). At the second light, go left (south) onto Broadway (there is a BP station on the southwest corner of Irving Park and Broadway). At the next light, go right onto Sheridan Road (heading west). Gill Park is the first building on your left.
To drive to Gill Park from the Kennedy, exit at Irving Park Road. At the light at the end of the exit ramp, turn onto Irving Park Road going east (if you're coming from the south/east (downtown), go right; if you're coming from the north/west (O'hare) go left). Stay on Irving Park for several miles. After passing a large graveyard and then crossing under the "L" tracks, the next light will be Sheridan Road. Go right onto Sheridan Road and continue to the stop sign. Turn left (it's still Sheridan Road). Continue on under the "L" tracks. Gill Park is the large building on your right after the next stop sign.
Gill Park is readily accessible using public transportation. Several bus lines have stops steps from Gill Park. These include the 151 Sheridan (exit at Broadway) and 36 Broadway buses (exit at Sheridan).
The Red Line "L" train Sheridan stop is two and a half blocks away. Exit the station onto the street and go right. At the second street, go left, heading east. Gill Park is the large building on the right after the first stop sign you come to.
