# Kid-friendly places in Evanston

59 listed places in Evanston: 58 playgrounds and things to do and 1 restaurant. Each lists high chairs, changing tables, kids' menus and wheelchair access where known.

Last updated 2026-11-02, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## Narrower lists

- [Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Evanston](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/evanston/playgrounds) (58)

## Places

1. [Robert Crown Community Center & Library](https://ourplayday.com/places/robert-crown-community-center-library) (playground, Evanston). Two ice rinks with public skating and rental skates from child size 8, a library branch with storytime for toddlers and preschoolers, and a playground for ages 2 to 5 outside.
2. [Evanston Ecology Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/evanston-ecology-center) (nature area, Evanston). An Evanston nature center with a live-animal classroom and hands-on environmental programs, next to the Ladd Arboretum along the North Shore Channel.
3. [Ackerman Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/ackerman-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a playground.
4. [Alexander Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/alexander-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a playground.
5. [Baker Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/baker-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a playground.
6. [Beck Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/beck-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Park along the canal with a playground.
7. [Bent Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/bent-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a playground.
8. [Brummel-Richmond Tot Lot](https://ourplayday.com/places/brummel-richmond-tot-lot-evanston) (attraction, Evanston). Neighborhood tot lot with a playground.
9. [Burnham Shores](https://ourplayday.com/places/burnham-shores-evanston) (attraction, Evanston). Lakefront park with a playground and a sailboat launch.
10. [Butler Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/butler-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Park along the canal with a playground.
11. [Cartwright Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/cartwright-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Park with a playground, a gazebo and a sculpture.
12. [Clyde & Brummel Tot Lot](https://ourplayday.com/places/clyde-brummel-tot-lot-evanston) (attraction, Evanston). Tot lot with a children's playground and a fieldhouse.
13. [Currey Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/currey-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground.
14. [Dobson-Brummel Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/dobson-brummel-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground and a gazebo.
15. [Eggleston Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/eggleston-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground.
16. [Eiden Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/eiden-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground.
17. [Ellingwood Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/ellingwood-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground.
18. [Emerson Square Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/emerson-square-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground.
19. [Firefighter's Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/firefighter-s-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground.
20. [Firehouse Grill](https://ourplayday.com/places/firehouse-grill-evanston) (restaurant, Evanston). A casual Evanston restaurant in a converted early-1900s firehouse, serving burgers and Detroit-style pizza with toy fire trucks for kids at the table.
21. [Fitzsimons Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/fitzsimons-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground.
22. [Garden Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/garden-park-evanston) (garden, Evanston). Lakefront park with a children's playground.
23. [Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/gichigamiin-indigenous-nations-museum) (museum, Evanston). A Native-led Evanston museum focused on Great Lakes Indigenous nations and Chicago's Native community, renamed from the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian in a 2024 rebrand at the same address.
24. [Gilbert Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/gilbert-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground.
25. [Grandmother Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/grandmother-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground.
26. [Grey Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/grey-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground.
27. [Grosse Point Lighthouse & Lighthouse Beach](https://ourplayday.com/places/grosse-point-lighthouse-beach) (beach, Evanston). Climb the 141 steps of an 1873 lighthouse to see the lens up close, then cool off at the Lake Michigan beach next door.
28. [Harbert Payne Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/harbert-payne-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Park along the canal with a children's playground.
29. [Hinman Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/hinman-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground.
30. [Hobart Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/hobart-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground.
31. [Independence Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/independence-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a playground.
32. [James Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/james-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Park with a children's playground, a fieldhouse and community gardens.
33. [Kamen Park East](https://ourplayday.com/places/kamen-park-east-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a playground.
34. [Kay Lee Tot Lot](https://ourplayday.com/places/kay-lee-tot-lot-evanston) (attraction, Evanston). Neighborhood tot lot with a playground.
35. [Kelly Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/kelly-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a playground.
36. [Larimer Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/larimer-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground.
37. [Lawson Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/lawson-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground and community gardens.
38. [Leahy Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/leahy-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground.
39. [Levinson Tot Lot](https://ourplayday.com/places/levinson-tot-lot-evanston) (attraction, Evanston). Small tot lot with a children's playground.
40. [Lomar Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/lomar-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground.
41. [Lovelace Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/lovelace-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Park with a children's playground and a pond.
42. [Mason Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/mason-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a playground.
43. [McCulloch Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/mcculloch-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground.
44. [Megowen Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/megowen-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground.
45. [Monroe Tot Lot](https://ourplayday.com/places/monroe-tot-lot-evanston) (attraction, Evanston). Small tot lot with a children's playground.
46. [Penny Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/penny-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground.
47. [Perry Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/perry-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a playground.
48. [Philbrick Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/philbrick-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground.
49. [Porter Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/porter-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground.
50. [Raymond Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/raymond-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground.
51. [Reba Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/reba-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a playground.
52. [Ridgeville Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/ridgeville-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a playground.
53. [Sargent Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/sargent-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground.
54. [Smith Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/smith-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a playground.
55. [Snyder Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/snyder-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground.
56. [Southwest Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/southwest-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground.
57. [Tallmadge Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/tallmadge-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Park with a children's playground beside the Noyes Cultural Arts Center.
58. [Torgerson Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/torgerson-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Neighborhood park with a children's playground.
59. [Twiggs Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/twiggs-park-evanston) (park, Evanston). Park along the canal with a children's playground and community gardens.

## About this list

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