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Chicago parks and outdoors

Enjoy the great outdoors at our parks and waterfronts.

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They don’t call us “the city in a garden” for nothing. Our sprawling parks, sandy beaches, hidden gardens, and buzzing riverfront offer an urban oasis in every neighborhood of the city.

Chicago's parks & gardens

Lincoln Park
Washington Park
Humboldt (Alexander Von) Park
Jackson Park
Grant Park
North Avenue Beach
Chicago’s Lakefront Trail
12th Street Beach
Montrose Avenue Beach
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