Lan-Oak Park District

Name

Lan-Oak Park District

Legal name

Lan-Oak Park District

Website

https://lanoakparkdistrict.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Parks and Recreation Services

NAICS

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Multi-Sport Complexes & Community Sports Parks (MPAKAEAH)

Keywords

• Public park district
• Community recreation programs
• Fitness center memberships
• Youth sports leagues
• Aquatic swim lessons

Headquarters

HQ city

Lansing

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Recreation Program Fees: Fees charged for programs and activities including swim lessons, sports leagues, fitness center memberships, Playskool childcare, and facility rentals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lan-Oak Park District is a local government entity that provides parks, recreation facilities, and community programming to residents of Lansing, Illinois and surrounding communities. Its core offerings include a fitness center with pool and gym, a network of municipal parks with walking paths and shelters, youth and adult sports leagues, American Red Cross swim lessons, summer camps, the Playskool childcare/preschool program, the Paws N Play off-leash dog park, a bike share program, and community special events, all enrollable through an online registration portal.

Product overview

Lan-Oak Park District is a local government parks and recreation organization offering a unified set of community services. The core offering includes a Fitness Center with pool and gym facilities, managed Parks and Facilities, and recreational Programs and Activities (sports leagues, swim lessons, summer camps). The portfolio includes specialized add-on programs including Playskool (childcare), Paws N Play (dog park), a Bike Share Program, and Special Events. An Online Registration platform enables residents and non-residents to enroll in services. This is a single, integrated park district operation rather than a modular software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Paws N Play: Dog park facility operated by the Lan-Oak Park District offering off-leash dog areas and related amenities.
• Playskool

Products and services

• Fitness Center

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago: Membership-based nonprofit operating fitness facilities, swim lessons, youth sports, before/after-school care, and community programs. Overlaps directly with Lan-Oak's fitness center, Playskool, swim lessons, and youth sports offerings, and competes for the same household budget.
• Schaumburg Park District: Suburban Illinois park district providing parks, recreation centers, aquatics, sports leagues, and community programming. A like-for-like public park district operating under the same Illinois legal/governance framework as Lan-Oak.
• Calumet City Park District: Neighboring Illinois park district offering similar municipal parks, recreation programs, and fitness facilities. Directly comparable as a same-state, same-function public recreation operator in the immediate Lansing area.
• Naperville Park District: Larger Illinois park district operating parks, fitness centers, pools, sports leagues, and youth programming under the same public park district governance model. Comparable as a same-state park district with a similar full-service portfolio.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago: Nonprofit operating youth development programs including sports leagues, childcare/after-school programs, and summer camps. Directly comparable to Lan-Oak's youth sports, Playskool, and summer camp offerings in the same metro.

Broad incumbents

• LA Fitness: National mid-priced fitness chain offering gym access, group classes, pools, and family programming. Adjacent competitor for fitness center memberships and swim/fitness programming in the region.
• Planet Fitness: National low-cost fitness chain with broad geographic reach. Competes on price and accessibility against Lan-Oak's fitness center membership offering in the Lansing-area market.
• Life Time Fitness: Large national fitness operator offering membership-based gyms, pools, group fitness, swim lessons, kids programs, and family-oriented recreation. Competes with the Eisenhower Community & Fitness Center for household fitness membership spend.

Others

• Forest Preserve District of Cook County: Regional public agency operating large-scale parks, trails, and nature-based recreation in the broader Chicago area. Not a direct competitor on facilities but competes for outdoor recreation time/share from Lansing residents and the regional recreational audience.

Regional players

• Munster Parks and Recreation: Municipal parks and recreation department for Munster, Indiana, just across the state line from Lansing. Operates parks, programs, and facilities that compete for the same regional household recreation spend, with comparable offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LanOakParkDistrict
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lan-oak-park-district

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Investors

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M&A

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