List of Chicago parks

1886 map of parks in Chicago

This is a list of parks in Chicago. There are 570 parks in the city, covering 8.2% of its total land acreage.^[1]

Notable parks

• Burnham Park - 598 acres (242 ha); runs along the Lakefront for much of the South Side, connecting Jackson Park with Grant Park
• Calumet Park - 200 acres (81 ha); shares a border with the State of Indiana; located on the lake
• Columbus Park - 144 acres (58 ha); considered one of the 150 Great Places in Illinois
• Douglas Park - 173 acres (70 ha); named for Stephen Douglas; southwest of downtown
• Garfield Park - 185 acres (75 ha); this west side park contains a grand conservatory and lagoon
• Grant Park - 319 acres (129 ha); 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 acres (84 ha); 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 acres (200 ha); 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 acres (490 ha); 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 acres (120 ha); the largest park in southwest Chicago; has a golf course and many other attractions
• Millennium Park - 24.5 acres (9.9 ha); Chicago's newest marquee park, opened in 2004, just north of the Art Institute of Chicago in Grant Park
• Washington Park - 372 acres (151 ha); located on the south side; the proposed location for the 2016 Summer Olympics Stadium

Other parks

Swings in Bauler Park, Chicago

References