List of Chicago parks facts for kids
This is a list of parks in Chicago. There are 570 parks in the city, covering 8.2% of its total land acreage.
Notable parks
| Park Name | Acres | Hectares | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnham Park | 598 | 242 | Runs along the Lakefront for much of the South Side, connecting Jackson Park with Grant Park |
| Calumet Park | 200 | 81 | Shares a border with the State of Indiana; located on the lake |
| Columbus Park | 144 | 58 | Considered one of the 150 Great Places in Illinois |
| Douglass Park | 173 | 70 | Named after Anna and Frederick Douglass; southwest of downtown |
| Garfield Park | 185 | 75 | This west side park contains a grand conservatory and lagoon |
| Grant Park | 319 | 129 | Located downtown in the Loop; home to Buckingham Fountain; a favorite site of major festivals including the Taste of Chicago, Chicago Blues Festival, Chicago Jazz Festival, and Lollapolooza |
| Humboldt Park | 207 | 84 | A cultural center of Chicago's Puerto Rican community; the site of a famous rally by pianist and statesman Ignace Paderewski that led to Poland regaining its independence after the First World War |
| Jackson Park | 500 | 200 | Located on the south side of the city on Lake Michigan, famous for its role in the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition |
| Lincoln Park | 1,200 | 490 | Chicago's largest city park. Located north of the Loop, this is one of the more distinctive parks in terms of geography, because while it is centrally located in the Lincoln Park community area, it spans many different neighborhoods on the north side. |
| Marquette Park | 300 | 120 | The largest park in southwest Chicago; has a golf course and many other attractions |
| Millennium Park | 24.5 | 9.9 | Chicago's newest marquee park, opened in 2004, just north of the Art Institute of Chicago in Grant Park |
| Washington Park | 372 | 151 | Located on the south side; the proposed location for the 2016 Summer Olympics Stadium |
Other parks
- Abbott Park
- Ada Park
- Adams Park
- Jane Addams Park
- Almond Park
- Altgeld Park
- Amundsen Park
- Anderson Park
- Arcade Park
- Archer Park
- Armour Square Park
- Armstrong Park
- Arrigo Park
- Ashe Beach Park
- Auburn Park
- Augusta Park
- Austin Park
- Avalon Park
- Avondale Park
- Bauler Park
- Bessemer Park
- Bell Park
- Berger Park
- Blackhawk Park
- Boler Park
- Arnita Young Boswell Park
- Boyce Park
- Bosley Park
- Arnita Young Boswell Park
- Bradley Park
- Brown Memorial Park
- Gwendolyn Brooks Park
- Calumet Park - 200 acres (81 ha)
- Carver Park
- Chopin Park
- Cole Park
- Bessie Coleman Park
- Cooper Park
- Oscar O. D'Angelo Park - also known as "Wacker Gateway Park"
- Debow Park
- Dickinson Park
- Lorraine L. Dixon Park
- Donovan Park
- Dunbar Park
- Dunham Park
- Durkin Park
- DuSable Park
- Dvorak Park
- Eckhart Park
- Ellis Park
- Eugene Field Park
- Fernwood Park
- Foster Park
- Fuller Park
- Gage Park
- Gompers Park
- Goudy Square Park
- Gross Park
- Hamilton Park
- Lorraine Hansberry Park
- Ryan Harris Memorial Park
- Harrison Park
- Hiawatha Park
- Vivian Gordon Hash Park
- Hayes Park
- Holstein Park
- Houston Park
- Horner Park
- Hoyne Park
- Independence Park
- Indian Boundary Park
- Mahalia Jackson Park
- Jefferson Park
- Nancy Jefferson Park
- Mary Jane Richardson Jones Park
- Kelvyn Park
- Kenwood Community Park - formerly Shoesmith Field
- King Park and Family Entertainment Center
- Kosciuszko Park
- La Villita Park
- Legion Park
- Leland Giants Park
- Loyola Park
- Maggie Daley Park
- Mandrake Park
- Mann Park
- Mariano Park
- Mason Park
- McGuane Park
- McKinley Park
- Merrimac Park
- Metcalfe Park
- Midway Plaisance
- Mount Greenwood Park
- Mozart Park
- Donald Jordan Nash Community Center
- Nichols Park
- Normandy Park
- Northerly Island Park
- Oakdale Park
- Ogden Park
- Olson Park and Waterfall - demolished
- Jesse Owens Park
- Oz Park
- Park No. 559
- Palmer Park
- Lucy Ella Gonzales Parsons Park
- Peoples Park
- Ping Tom Memorial Park
- Piotrowski Park
- Portage Park
- Promontory Point
- Pulaski Park
- Revere Park
- Riis Park
- River Park
- Robichaux Park
- Robinson Park
- Rogers Park
- Rowan Park
- Russell Square Park
- Saint Louis Park
- Scottsdale Park
- Shabbona Park
- Shedd Park
- Sherman Park
- Skinner Park
- Smith Park
- South Shore Nature Reserve
- Stanton-Schiller Park
- Stars and Stripes Park
- Strohacker Park
- Robert Taylor Park
- Mamie Till-Mobley Park
- Union Park
- Vittum Park
- Warren Park - 90 acres (36 ha)
- Washington Park
- Washington Square Park
- Dinah Washington Park
- Harold Washington Park
- Welles Park
- Wicker Park
- Wiggly Field Noethling Park
- Wildwood Park
- Williams Park
- Wilson Park
- Winnemac Park
- West Pullman Park
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