Best Parks for Outdoor Fun
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West Ridge Nature Park
Green space with paved trails & a pond. Walking, bird-watching & fishing are popular in this lush, outdoor area with a large pond.
Gompers Lagoon and Wetland
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Welles (Gideon) Park
Park with an indoor pool, stage & more. A 15-acre green space featuring numerous ballfields, indoor pool & fitness center, & concert stage.
Adams (George & Adele) Park
Petite kid-oriented neighborhood park. Tiny neighborhood park featuring playground, seasonal splash pad & regular indoor kid activities.
Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo
Pathways through a prairie-style garden. Prairie-style garden with trails, filled with native plants & home to birds, frogs & other wildlife.
Lincoln (Abraham) Park
Vast public space with a zoo & museums. Expansive outdoor urban refuge containing its own zoo, conservatory, theater, museums & playgrounds.
Humboldt (Alexander Von) Park
Ball fields, tennis & an inland beach. Suburban recreational area with soccer & baseball fields, tennis courts & playgrounds, plus a beach.
Schiller Woods
Wooded space with fishing ponds & deer. Fishing for bass & catfish, plus walking trails, picnic areas & roaming deer in protected woodland.
Schiller Woods-East
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Millennium Park
Green space with art, theater & ice rink. 24.5-acre green space with a video display, the reflective "Bean" sculpture & an outdoor theater.
Scoville Park
Grassy area with concerts in the summer. Small park with a grassy meadow, fountain, tennis courts & playground, plus a summer concert series.
Northerly Island Park
Lakefront nature park & music venue. 91-acre peninsula with skyline views, hiking, fishing & playing plus a fieldhouse & live music acts.
Palmisano (Henry) Park
Wetlands, fishing pond & athletic track. 27-acre area providing interpretive wetlands, a fishing pond, athletic track & field & city views.
Redmond Reservoir
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Wilder Park
Recreational area with museums & fields. Popular public space comprised of museums, formal gardens, play & picnic areas, sport courts & more.
Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center
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Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve
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Central Park
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Spring Rock Park
Landscaped space for athletics & more. 40+ acres with a playground, athletic fields, lighted tennis courts, BBQ areas & flower gardens.
Ty Warner Park
Landscaped play spot with a spray park. Landscaped area with ballfields, tennis & bocce ball, spray park, trails & outdoor fitness station.
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