A three-acre play garden downtown with rope nets, a play ship and a seasonal splash pad, next to two rock-climbing walls and a looping ice-skating ribbon that turns into a scooter path in summer.
A Lincoln Square neighborhood park with a playground and a water spray feature, though its fieldhouse and indoor pool were closed for maintenance for part of summer 2026.
A big structure for older kids with large slides and overhead challenges, on wood chips under tall shade trees, fenced from the street.
An Olmsted-designed 1904 South Chicago park with a pool, a boxing gym and a playground with a water feature.
A riverside Albany Park park with a free canoe and kayak launch, fishing, a soft-surface playground, and a summer water playground with sprays and a rain curtain.
A gated playground with two structures, lots of shade and a water spray fountain covered in a fish mosaic.
An Avondale park with a historic fieldhouse, an outdoor pool and a separate spray pool, a playground, and pickleball courts.
A West Town park with a large fieldhouse that has an indoor pool and two gyms, plus a playground.
A Roseland park with an indoor pool, a water-spray feature and a playground.
A big play structure made for younger children, a cluster of climbing pieces and a mini splash pad.
A 140-acre National Historic Landmark designed by Jens Jensen, with a fieldhouse, ballfields, a golf course and nature trails, big enough for an all-day outing.
A Bucktown playground on a quiet cul-de-sac with a small water-spray feature, a community garden and an open field.
A riverside Albany Park green space with a two-structure playground and a summer spray feature, plus ball fields and tennis courts.
A Roseland/Washington Heights-line park with an indoor pool, a water-spray feature and a playground.
An Irving Park playground with a water spray feature and an indoor pool inside the fieldhouse.
A West Ridge park centered on a restored lagoon, with a wooden fortress playground, a children's spray pool and a Nature Play Center.
A Hegewisch park (originally Hegewisch Park, renamed 1922) with an indoor pool, an outdoor spray pool and a playground.
A small pocket park and playlot on the Bucktown/Logan Square line, run with help from a local park advisory council.
A big triple slide, a rope mast to climb, play panels and a Loch Ness monster that mists water.
A small Lakeview playlot, named for a Cubs executive, with a rubberized-surface playground and a spray feature.
A free lakefront pier with a classic carousel and a 200-foot Ferris wheel as its paid rides, plus an entrance fountain that turns into a splash pad on warm days.
The Northwest Side's largest park, with two big enclosed play structures, a rubberized surface, and a separate water play area in summer.
A Logan Square splash pad with a nautical theme, reported under a community-voted renovation as of early 2026.
An Illinois DNR site on Wolf Lake's Illinois shore with a small playground, picnic areas and fishing and boating access. Swimming is prohibited on this Illinois side; the well-known Wolf Lake splash pad is a separate facility across the state line in Hammond, Indiana.
A River North park with a seasonal spray pad along the Chicago River.
Two playgrounds, one with a very tall tower, a long curving slide and a roller slide, plus a splash pad and an outdoor pool.
A playground in two big areas, one for older kids and one that works well for under-fives, plus an outdoor pool.
Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
A playlot full of interesting climbing pieces in one corner, plus a splash pad and baseball diamonds for older kids.
A new 17-acre Brighton Park campus with a playground, a spray feature, and a fieldhouse with restrooms, opened 2023.
Big structure with monkey bars, a separate climber, a little four-jet water spray and plenty of tree cover around it.
A free outdoor water playground in Little Italy with sprayers and a tipping bucket, next to a standard playground and an indoor pool.
Tubes and two slides for little kids, and a ramp built into the landscaping up to the big structure's top.
A West Loop park with a distinctive misting-fountain entry plaza, a children's play area, and a sunken dog park.
A free downtown park with Cloud Gate ("the Bean") and Crown Fountain, whose two towers spray water over a shallow plaza made for wading.
A free Lake Michigan beach in Lincoln Park with an ocean-liner-shaped beach house, restrooms and showers, and lifeguards in summer.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
A large Little Village park with a playground, a spray pool, and a fieldhouse with restrooms.
A fully wheelchair-accessible West Loop playground tucked into a residential block away from the busier restaurant strips.
The eastern trailhead of Chicago's elevated rail-trail through the Northwest Side, with a fenced playground and a ground-jet water spray feature at Walsh Park.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, an outdoor pool, a community garden, a basketball court and tennis courts.
A 14-acre Chatham park with a fenced interactive spray playground alongside a regular playground, ballfields and basketball and tennis courts.
A seasonal spray pool and playground in West Chatham Park, with ball fields and courts alongside.
Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, a community garden and a basketball court.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, an outdoor pool and tennis courts.
A large, sprawling play structure with pieces for a range of ages, and a small water spray to run through.
A good playground with a small water spray, lots of green space, and a ceramics center in the fieldhouse.
A small but well-equipped play structure, a little water spray, and a bucket swing with a harness for kids of all abilities.
Sand play with a concrete table, a water spray around a seal sculpture, and separate structures for little and big kids, under great trees.
A small park with a lot in it: a big-kid structure, a separate one for little climbers and a new water spray.
A huge playground bigger kids love, a fun fountain splash area, and a shaded spot to picnic.
A shady playground where climbers and overhead bars branch off the main structure, with a single-pole water spray close by.
Fully enclosed, with a little structure for younger kids, a saucer swing and a small water spray for hot days.
Rope and net climbing pieces and a small structure with a slide, plus a splash pad and a pool.
A climbing-heavy structure with two slides, a few swings and a particularly nice water spray, with a fieldhouse nearby.
Brightly colored, geometric climbers made for younger kids, a spiderweb saucer swing and a small water spray, mid-block.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus a basketball court.
Park with a splash pad and a playground.
A small sunken playlot with a corkscrew slide, three swings and a water spray with three showers.
Two play structures by age on a quiet street, and two water sprays that give kids a good soaking.
A big sandbox under a shade umbrella, a see-saw and a huge water spray with lots of different jets, beside two play structures.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus a basketball court.
Watch the elevated trains go by from a mostly enclosed playground with a misting pole, a curving climber and monkey bars.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, a community garden and a basketball court.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, an outdoor pool and a lagoon, plus basketball and tennis courts.
A fully enclosed playground on soft rubber, with two structures, a freestanding climber and a step-free entrance for strollers.
A tiny fully enclosed playground for younger children, on soft rubber with a ramp up the structure and a play caterpillar.
A splash pad, a big soft-surface playground, a boat pond with a fountain and tennis courts, with a bridge over to the lakefront bike path.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad, a playground and an outdoor pool.
Olympic-themed play, with mosaics in Olympic colors, hanging rings to cross, a little podium and a gold, silver and bronze medal panel.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
Made for little kids: sand with a faucet and trough for water play, rocks and logs to climb, and a spinning net.
A Kenwood park with a playground, sandbox and a four-sprayer water feature.
An accessible playground with a spray feature, an indoor pool in the fieldhouse, ball fields, a tennis court and community gardens.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
Rope nets and a wavy ladder on one big structure, a see-saw and a little four-jet water spray.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus a basketball court.
Park with a splash pad and a playground.
A big South Side park with a renovated playground, an outdoor pool with a kiddie area, and a fieldhouse with restrooms.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, an outdoor pool and a community garden, plus tennis courts.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
Home to the Chicago Park District's only North Side outdoor pool with a water slide, a summer favorite for neighborhood kids.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad, a playground and an outdoor pool, plus a basketball court.
An Englewood park with three playgrounds, a carousel, an outdoor pool and a walking track, inside an early-1900s fieldhouse slated for a 2026-2028 rebuild.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
Park with a splash pad, a playground and an outdoor pool, plus basketball and tennis courts.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
Park with a splash pad and a playground.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
Park with a splash pad and a playground.
Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, a community garden and a basketball court.
Park with a splash pad, a playground and a community garden.
Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
A South Deering fieldhouse with two gymnasiums, a fitness center and a playground.
Park with a splash pad and a playground.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
Park with a splash pad and a playground.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, a lagoon, an outdoor pool, a community garden and a basketball court.
Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
Park with a splash pad and a playground.
Leafy park with a splash pad, a playground, volunteer-tended flower gardens and a basketball court.
An East Side park with a gym, an ice rink, a large playground and a water feature.
A play structure made mostly of rope netting to climb, plus a splash pad and a basketball court.
Every kind of swing, toddler, bucket, belt and tire, beside a big play structure and a water spray.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, an outdoor pool, a lagoon, a basketball court and tennis courts.
A playground split into a little-kid side and a big-kid side, with a splash pad and an outdoor pool in the same park.
Two play structures under big old shade trees, the larger reached by a ramp, plus a splash pad and a community garden.
A little structure for younger kids, a bigger one reached by a ramp with things to climb overhead, and a three-shower water spray.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, a basketball court and tennis courts.
Fully enclosed on soft rubber, with a small structure for toddlers, a bigger one for older kids and a water spray.
A playground laid out like a long obstacle course, a splash pad and outdoor pool, and an indoor ice rink.
A big structure for older kids, a sand area beside it and a lawn with a water spray to run through.
A big sculpted reptile set into the soft rubber ground, two play structures by age and a water spray, all fenced in.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad, a playground and a community garden.
A curving climbing wall, a balance beam and a spinning seat beside a structure for younger kids, and a seahorse that sprays water.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, an outdoor pool and a basketball court.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad, a playground and an outdoor pool, plus tennis courts.
A seasonal Portage Park spray pool and playground, one block north of Irving Park Road.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, a basketball court and tennis courts.
A sprawling playground with a huge variety of things to climb, a smaller structure for younger kids and a splash pad.
One big play structure with several curving slides and a platform bridge to cross, plus a water spray.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, a basketball court and tennis courts.
A playground split into three separate areas, a splash pad, and an indoor pool in the fieldhouse.
A playground in three parts: a toddler corner with its own swings, a big-kid structure, and cute sculptures to climb.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, an outdoor pool, a community garden, a basketball court and tennis courts.
Little spring animals for toddlers, a structure with interesting ladders and two slides, and a small water spray ringed in concrete.
Big park with a splash pad, a natural play area, a playground, an outdoor pool, a fishing lagoon and a glass plant conservatory next door.
A zip line with a round seat, a four-person see-saw and a water spray with a big overhead piece, beside two modern structures.
Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
Lots to climb: a small rock wall, a cliff climber, a twisting ladder, wave monkey bars and a few spinners.
Park with a splash pad, a playground and a community garden, plus basketball and tennis courts.
Park with a splash pad and a playground.
Two big climbing nets, a huge spinning platform, a rope traverse and a saucer swing, with a stack-of-books sculpture nearby.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus a basketball court.
Toddlers get their own structure and swings; older kids get linked climbers around a big rope tower and a tire swing.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus tennis courts.
Colorful curving panels to climb on the bigger structure, a smaller one alongside, a water spray and a shade pavilion.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus basketball and tennis courts.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
Separate areas for little and big kids, with a water spray between them where a Loch Ness monster mists.
A water playground, a playground, a lagoon beach, an outdoor pool, formal gardens and the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture.
A huge rope net to climb, a big structure kids of all abilities can reach, and a water spray on soft rubber.
Lakefront park with a splash pad, a playground, a beach, a lagoon, a nature sanctuary and a community garden.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus a basketball court.
Fire truck play pieces for younger kids, a tire swing, a big sprawling structure and two snake sprayers.
The playground sits in a round meadow, low and sprawling, with a tire swing and big old shade trees.
Park with a splash pad, a playground and a community garden, plus basketball and tennis courts.
Park with a splash pad and a playground.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, an outdoor pool and tennis courts.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, a sled hill, a basketball court and tennis courts.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus a basketball court.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus basketball and tennis courts.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad, a playground and a community garden, plus a basketball court.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, a skate park and a sledding hill, plus a basketball court.
A plank bridge on the big structure, a four-jet water spray and tall old trees shading the whole thing.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, a basketball court and tennis courts.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus basketball and tennis courts.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad, a playground and a community garden, plus a basketball court.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, an outdoor pool, a basketball court and tennis courts.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, an outdoor pool, a basketball court and tennis courts.
Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, a community garden, a basketball court and tennis courts.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus a basketball court.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus basketball and tennis courts.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus basketball and tennis courts.
Park with a splash pad, a playground and tennis courts.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus tennis courts.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, a basketball court and tennis courts.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus a basketball court.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus a basketball court.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus basketball and tennis courts.
Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
Park with a splash pad and a playground.
Park with a splash pad, a playground and tennis courts.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, a basketball court and tennis courts.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, a community garden and tennis courts.
Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus a basketball court.
Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, a basketball court and tennis courts.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, a lagoon, an outdoor pool, a basketball court and tennis courts.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, a basketball court and tennis courts.
Park with a splash pad and a playground.
Park with a splash pad and a playground.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground, plus a basketball court.
Park with a splash pad, a playground and an outdoor pool, plus basketball and tennis courts.
Neighborhood park with a splash pad and a playground.
Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, a basketball court and tennis courts.
Park with a splash pad and a playground.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, a nature sanctuary, a basketball court and tennis courts.
Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, a community garden and a basketball court.
Park with a splash pad, a playground and a basketball court.
Fully enclosed little playground in the middle of a residential block, with a tire swing and monkey bars running off the slide.
A tiny hidden playlot with a double slide, a structure for a range of ages and a few kinds of swings.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, a beach, a sled hill, a skate park and a nature sanctuary.
Neighborhood park with a playground.
Neighborhood park with a water playground, a playground and an outdoor pool, plus tennis courts.
Two treehouse-style structures of natural wood, fully enclosed and shaded by beautiful old trees.
The seasonal spray-pool feature in Humboldt Park, separate from the park's indoor pool building on Sacramento Ave.
Park with a water playground, a playground, an outdoor pool and a lagoon, plus tennis courts.
Park with a water playground, a playground and a basketball court.
Newer equipment with curving monkey bars and an overhead slider for big kids, and a clean little structure for small ones.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, a lagoon, a nature sanctuary and a community garden, plus a basketball court.
Neighborhood park with a playground, plus a basketball court.
A small triangular Albany Park park built around a nature-play area with a hands-on mud kitchen and a hand water pump, for open-ended outdoor play.
Neighborhood park with a water playground and an outdoor pool.
Park with a playground, an outdoor pool and a basketball court.
Park with a splash pad, a playground, a community garden, a basketball court and tennis courts.
A sandbox, a playhouse, a tire swing and a twisting metal climber with wall holds, around a big play structure.
Park with a water playground, a playground, a basketball court and tennis courts.
Park with a water play area and a playground.
Park with a water play area, a playground, a basketball court and tennis courts.
Views of passing trains, a little zip line with a round seat and a sprawling structure on a quiet street.
Neighborhood park with a playground.
Neighborhood park with a water playground and a playground, plus tennis courts.
Neighborhood park with a water playground and a playground, plus basketball and tennis courts.
Park with a playground and tennis courts.
Park with a playground and a basketball court.
Neighborhood park with a playground, plus a basketball court.
Neighborhood park with a water playground, a playground and a community garden, plus a basketball court.
Park with a natural play area, a lagoon and a nature sanctuary.
