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Forest Preserves, Parks & Trails

The Chicago area has an abundance of forest preserves, parks, walking & bicycle trails.

article Abbott Park - 49 E. 95th Street
The Chicago Park District acquired the site...

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article Ada Park - 11250 S. Ada Street
Created in 1930, Ada Park provided...

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article Adams Park - 7535 S. Dobson Ave.
In 1959, the city transferred Adams Park to the...

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article Adams Playground Park - 1919 N. Seminary Ave
Tucked away in Lincoln Park, Adams Playground...

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article Addams Park - 1301 W. 14th St.
Operated jointly with Medill Elementary School,...

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article Aiello Playlot Park - 2133 N. McVicker Ave.
The Chicago City Council authorized the...

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article Almond Park - 2234 W. 115th St.
The oval-shaped tract of land now known as...

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article Altgeld Park - 515 S. Washtenaw Ave.
Established in 1873 as Congress Park, the land...

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article Altgeld Park - 515 S. Washtenaw Avenue
Established in 1873 as Congress Park, the...

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article Amundsen Park - 6200 W. Bloomingdale Ave.
Amundsen Park is among the thirteen parks...

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article Anderson Playground Park - 3748 S. Prairie Ave.
Anderson Park takes its name from attorney...

(No rating)  April 18, 2008    Views: 249   
article Andersonville Playlot Park - 5233 N. Ashland Ave.
Andersonville Park is named for the...

(No rating)  April 18, 2008    Views: 243   
article Arcade Park - 11132 S. Saint Lawrence Ave.
Arcade Park is one of two parks donated to the...

(No rating)  April 18, 2008    Views: 235   
article Archer Park - 4901 S. Kilbourn Ave.
Archer Park takes its name from the surrounding...

(No rating)  April 18, 2008    Views: 244   
article Arie Crown Trail System - Western Cook County
The Arie Crown Trail System is a class I...

(No rating)  April 18, 2008    Views: 260   
article Armour Square Park - 3309 S. Shields Ave.
In 1906, the year after Armour Square opened to...

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article Armstrong Park - 4433 S. St. Lawrence
Fomerly known as Park No. 492 it was renamed...

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article Arnita Young Boswell Park - 6646 S. University Ave.
Known previously as Chokeberry Park, the...

(No rating)  April 18, 2008    Views: 215   
article Arrigo Park - 801 S. Loomis St.
Arrigo Park, known as Vernon Park for much of...

(No rating)  April 18, 2008    Views: 239   
article Ashe Beach Park - 2701 E. 74th St.
Ashe Beach Park lies along Lake Michigan in...

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article Ashmore Playlot Park - 4807 W. Gunnison St.
Early in 1970, residents of Chicago's...

(No rating)  April 18, 2008    Views: 186   
article Aspen Playlot Park - 4237 S. Wabash Ave.
The Chicago Park District purchased this park...

(No rating)  April 18, 2008    Views: 215   
article Aster Playlot Park - 4639 N. Kenmore Ave
The Chicago Park District created tiny Aster...

(No rating)  April 18, 2008    Views: 219   
article Athletic Field Park - 3546 W. Addison St.
Created by the Irving Park District, Athletic...

(No rating)  April 18, 2008    Views: 449   
article Auburn Park - 406 W. Winneconna Pkwy
In 1889, the Auburn community was annexed with...

(No rating)  April 18, 2008    Views: 255   
article Augusta Park- 4433 W. Augusta Blvd.
The City of Chicago purchased the property for...

(No rating)  April 18, 2008    Views: 223   
article Austin Park - 5951 W. Lake St.
In 1865, Henry W. Austin (1828-1889) purchased...

(No rating)  April 18, 2008    Views: 190   
article Austin-Foster Playlot Park - 6020 W. Foster Ave.
As early as 1960, residents of the growing...

(No rating)  April 18, 2008    Views: 308   
article Avalon Park - 1215 E. 83rd St.
The South Park Commission created Avalon Park...

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article Avondale Park - 3516 W. School St.
Created by the Irving Park District, Avondale...

(No rating)  April 18, 2008    Views: 232   
article Back of the Yards Park (Throop Park) - 4922 S. Throop St.
Throop Park is one of many small city parks...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 219   
article Baraga Playlot Park - 2434 S. Leavitt St.
Baraga Park stands on the former site of a...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 224   
article Barberry Playlot Park - 2825 W. Arthington St.
The Chicago Park District transformed this...

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article Barnard Playlot Park - 10431 S. Longwood Dr.
On October 12, 1900, the Chicago Tribune...

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article Barrett Park - 2022 W. Cermak Rd.
Barrett Park dates to just after 1900, when the...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 167   
article Bauler Playlot Park - 501 W. Wisconsin St.
In March 1970, the Chicago Park District...

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article Beehive Park - 6156 S. Dorchester Ave.
In 1969, the Chicago Park District acquired...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 223   
article Beilfuss Playlot Park - 1725 N. Springfield Ave.
In the early 1900s, Chicago's park commissions...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 211   
article Bell Park - 3020 N. Oak Park Ave.
Bell Park takes its name from Major General...

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article Berger Park & Cultural Center - 6205 N. Sheridan Rd.
As an early proponent of developing street-end...

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article Bessemer Park - 8930 S. Muskegon Ave.
The South Park Commission created Bessemer Park...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 163   
article Bessie Coleman Park (Willow Park) - 5445 S. Drexel Ave.
Willow Park is one of six properties identified...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 208   
article Beverly Park - 2460 W. 102nd St.
Beverly Park lies in the western portion of the...

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article Bickerdike Square Park - 1461 W. Ohio St.
In 1856, early lumber mill owner and real...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 210   
article Birch Playlot Park - 425 E. 45th St.
The Chicago Park District transformed this...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 215   
article Bixler Playlot Park - 5651 S. Kenwood Ave.
Lying less than a block from William H. Ray...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 205   
article Blackhawk Park - 2318 N. Lavergne Ave.
Located in Chicago's Cragin neighborhood,...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 226   
article Blackwelder Park - 11500 S. Homewood Ave.
In 1844, Englishman Thomas Leeds Morgan began...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 164   
article Block Park - 346 W. 104th St.
 

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article Bogan Park - 3939 W. 79th St.
Bogan Park and neighboring Bogan High School...

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article Bohn Park - 1966 W. 111th St.
Bohn Park is a small triangle of land bordering...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 232   
article Boler Park - 3601 W. Arthington St.
Acquiring the property in 1995, the park...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 237   
article Bosley Playground Park - 3044 S. Bonfield St.
In 1899, Mayor Carter Harrison formed the...

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article Bradley Park - 9729 S. Yates Ave.
In 1943, developers of the Jeffery Manor...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 164   
article Brainerd Park - 1246 W. 92nd St.
During the decade between 1920 and 1930, the...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 209   
article Brands Park - 3259 N. Elston Ave.
Brands Park bears the name of the...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 196   
article Brighton Park - 3501 S. Richmond St.
The Chicago Park District purchased the site of...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 200   
article Broadway Armory Park - 5917 N. Broadway St.
Located along Broadway and Thorndale Avenues in...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 263   
article Bromann Playlot Park - 5400 N. Broadway St.
The affluent Edgewater neighborhood began to...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 222   
article Broncho Billy Playlot Park - 4437 N. Magnolia Ave.
The Chicago Park District established this...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 211   
article Brooks Park - 7100 N. Harlem Ave.
Located on Harlem Avenue, just south of Touhy...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 214   
article Brown Memorial Park - 634 E. 86th St.
The Chicago Park District purchased nearly...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 270   
article Brynford Playlot Park - 5636 N. Pulaski Rd.
In 1948, the City of Chicago purchased this...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 217   
article Buckeye Playlot Park - 4900 N. Troy St.
Buckeye Park's north side Albany Park...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 213   
article Buckthorn Playlot Park - 4345 S. Calumet Ave.
The Chicago Park District transformed this...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 206   
article Buena Circle Playlot Park - 1049 W. Buena Ave.
In 1908, the Buena Avenue Citizens Association...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 218   
article Buffalo Playlot Park - 4501 N. California Ave.
By an overwhelming majority, residents of the...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 300   
article Burnham Park - 425 E. Mcfetridge Dr.
In the mid-1890s, Chicago's famous architect...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 184   
article Burnside Park - 9400 S. Greenwood Ave.
The Chicago Park District acquired Burnside...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 244   
article Busse Woods Trail System - Northwest Cook County
The Busse Woods Trail System is located...

(No rating)  April 18, 2008    Views: 278   
article Buttercup Playlot Park - 4901 N. Sheridan Rd.
History In 1973, the Chicago Park District...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 216   
article Butternut Playlot Park - 5324 S. Woodlawn Ave.
In the 1940s, the south side Hyde Park...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 200   
article California Park - 3843 N. California Ave.
California Park, which takes its name from...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 234   
article Calumet Park - 9801 S. Ave. G
Envisioned in 1903 as part of the South Park...

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 257   
article Carmen Playlot Park - 1224 W. Carmen Ave.
Chicago's post-World War II housing shortages...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 219   
article Carpenter Playlot Park - 6153 S. Carpenter St.
In 1954, the City of Chicago decided to...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 154   
article Carver Park - 939 E. 132nd St.
Carver Park lies adjacent to the Chicago...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 140   
article Catalpa Playlot Park - 4324 S. Kedvale Ave.
The Chicago Park District created Catalpa Park...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 213   
article Cedar Playlot Park - 5311 N. Winthrop Ave.
Located in the Edgewater community, this family...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 192   
article Centennial Park - 6068 N. Northwest Hwy.
Centennial Park straddles the tracks of the...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 271   
article Central Playlot Park - 721 N. Central Park Ave.
Central Park is one of many small parks created...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 272   
article Challenger Playlot Park - 1100 W. Irving Park Rd.
In 1990, Mayor Richard M. Daley announced plans...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 199   
article Chamberlain Triangle Park - 4227 S. Greenwood Ave.
In 1888, real estate developers Miller and...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 206   
article Chase Park - 4701 N. Ashland Ave.
Located in the Uptown neighborhood, Chase...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 202   
article Chestnut Playlot Park - 7005 S. Dante Ave.
The City of Chicago acquired the land for...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 281   
article Chi Che Wang Playlot Park - 1762 W. Diversey Pkwy.
 

(No rating)  April 20, 2008    Views: 252   
article Chicago Botanic Garden - 1000 Lake Cook Rd.
Explore a world-renowned garden right in...

(No rating)  May 11, 2008    Views: 259   
article Chippewa Park - 6748 N. Sacramento Ave.
Chippewa Park was one of four parks created...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 194   
article Chopin Park - 3420 N. Long Ave.
Eight-acre Chopin Park, is situated in the...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 165   
article Christiana Playlot Park - 1533 S. Christiana Ave.
Christiana Park is one of many small parks...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 135   
article Churchill Field Playlot Park - 1825 N. Damen Ave.
Around 1970, the Dana Civic Association began...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 366   
article Claremont Playlot Park - 2334 W. Flournoy St.
The Chicago Park District purchased this...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 198   
article Clarendon Park Community Center - 4501 N. Clarendon Ave.
Completed in 1916, the Clarendon Park...

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article Clark (John) Park - 4615 W. Jackson Blvd.
Just before 1900, the City of Chicago acquired...

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article Clark (Richard) Playlot Park - 3400 N. Rockwell St.
Richard Clark Park comprises nearly ten acres...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 368   
article Clemente Park - 2334 W. Division St.
Clemente Park lies adjacent to Roberto...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 182   
article Clover Playlot Park - 2210 N. Southport Ave.
The now-affluent Lincoln Park neighborhood was...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 225   
article Clybourn Playlot Park - 1755 N. Clybourn Ave.
In 1943, Chicago's new $34 million subway...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 151   
article Cochran Playlot Park - 5554 N. Magnolia Ave.
The Chicago Park District purchased this paved...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 217   
article Coliseum Park - 1466 S. Wabash Ave.
Coliseum Park features one playground, a...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 219   
article Columbus Park - 500 S. Central Ave.
Columbus Park is considered the masterpiece...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 242   
article Commercial Club Park - 1845 W. Rice St.
Concerns about the lack of playgrounds in...

(No rating)  May 11, 2008    Views: 341   
article Connors Park - 871 N. Wabash Ave.
Connors Park is nearly as old as the city...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 213   
article Cooper Park - 11712 S. Ada Street
In 1966, the Chicago Park District acquired 4.3...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 158   
article Cornell Park - 5473 S. Cornell Ave.
During the late 1940s and 1950s, as Chicago's...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 206   
article Cornell Square Park - 1809 W. 50th St.
The South Park Commission created Cornell...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 207   
article Cosme Park - 9201 S. Longwood Dr.
The Ridge Park District, one of 22 independent...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 219   
article Cotton Tail Park - 44 W. 15th St.
In 1990, the Dearborn Park Corporation donated...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 327   
article Cottonwood Playlot Park - 5056 W. West End Ave.
The Chicago Park District purchased this...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 137   
article Cragin Park - 2611 N. Lockwood Ave.
Cragin Park is among thirteen parks created...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 148   
article Crawford Playlot Park - 1516 S. Karlov Ave.
The Chicago Park District acquired the property...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 198   
article Crescent Park - 2230 W. 108th Pl.
Crescent Park is one of six parks established...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 189   
article Curie Park - 4949 S. Archer Ave.
Curie Park is among a number of sites within...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 208   
article D'Elia Playlot Park - 6340 N. Lakewood Ave.
In 1972, the Chicago Park District purchased...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 169   
article Davis Park - 5427 W. Division St.
In 1955, the City of Chicago purchased this...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 220   
article Davis Square Park - 4430 S. Marshfield Ave.
Davis Square was one of ten innovative parks...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 212   
article Dawes Park - 8052 S. Damen Ave.
Soon after World War II, the Chicago Park...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 194   
article De Bow Playlot Park - 1126 E. 80th St.
DeBow Park's south side Avalon Park community...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 271   
article De George Playlot Park - 4901 W. Wabansia Ave.
DeGeorge Park is one of many small parks...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 237   
article De Julio Playlot Park - 6056 N. Landers Ave.
In the late 1960s, as construction of the...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 167   
article Dean Playground Park - 1344 N. Dean St.
In response to the post-World War II baby boom,...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 155   
article Dearborn Park - 865 S. Park Terrace
Dearborn Park lies near the northern end of the...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 348   
article Deer Grove Trail System - Northwestern cook County
The Deer Grove Trail System is a Class I paved...

(No rating)  April 18, 2008    Views: 403   
article Dickinson Playlot Park - 4101 N. Lavergne Ave.
In 1909, Special Park Commission member Albert...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 212   
article Dinah Washington Park - 8215 S. Euclid Ave.

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 286   
article Dobson Playlot Park - 7521 S. Dobson Ave.
In 1881, the City of Chicago acquired the lot...

(No rating)  April 21, 2008    Views: 211   
article Dogwood Playlot Park - 2732 W. Polk St.
The Chicago Park District purchased this...

(No rating)  April 22, 2008    Views: 203   
article Donovan Playground Park - 3620 S. Lituanica Ave.
Donovan Park is one of three Chicago parks...

(No rating)  April 23, 2008    Views: 146   
article Dooley Playground Park - 3402 W. 77th St.
In 1960, the Central Park and St. Louis...

(No rating)  April 22, 2008    Views: 137   
article Dougherty Playground Park - 9336 S. Kingston Ave.
In 1953, the South East Little League developed...

(No rating)  April 22, 2008    Views: 219   
article Douglas Park Cultural & Community Center - 1401 S. Sacramento Dr.
In 1869, the Illinois state legislature...

(No rating)  April 22, 2008    Views: 300   
article Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park - 1219 W. 76th St.
 

(No rating)  April 23, 2008    Views: 350   
article Drexel Playlot Park - 6931 S. Damen Ave.
The Chicago Park District purchased the site of...

(No rating)  April 22, 2008    Views: 241   
article Dubkin Playlot Park - 7442 N. Ashland Ave.
Dubkin Park was one of four city "baby...

(No rating)  April 22, 2008    Views: 208   
article Dunbar Park - 300 E. 31st St.
The elegant south side Douglas community...

(No rating)  April 23, 2008    Views: 193   
article Dunham Park - 4638 N. Melvina Ave.
Tucked away just south of Lawrence Avenue and...

(No rating)  April 23, 2008    Views: 160   
article Durkin Park - 8445 S. Kolin Ave.
Chicago's Ashburn community remained sparsely...

(No rating)  April 23, 2008    Views: 164   
article Durso Playlot Park - 421 W. Locust St.
Durso Park's Near North Side community is among...

(No rating)  April 22, 2008    Views: 162   
article Dvorak Park - 1119 W. Cullerton St.
In 1907, during an era of major political...

(No rating)  April 23, 2008    Views: 162   
article Eckersall Playground Park - 2400 E. 82nd St.
Soon after World War II, the Chicago Park...

(No rating)  April 23, 2008    Views: 195   
article Eckhart Park - 1330 W. Chicago Ave.
The West Park Commission created Eckhart Park...

(No rating)  April 24, 2008    Views: 227   
article Edgebrook Park - 6525 N. Hiawatha Ave.
Located just north of Devon Avenue and east...

(No rating)  April 24, 2008    Views: 238   
article Edison Park - 6755 N. Northwest Hwy.
Located on Northwest Highway in the heart of...

(No rating)  April 23, 2008    Views: 191   
article Edmonds Playlot Park - 711 W. 60th Pl
In 1970, the Chicago Park District began...

(No rating)  April 23, 2008    Views: 137   
article Ellen Gates Starr Park - 2306 W. Maypole Ave.
In 1996, the Chicago Park District began...

(No rating)  April 23, 2008    Views: 158   
article Ellis Park - 707 E. 37th St.
Ellis Park, takes its name from Samuel Ellis,...

(No rating)  April 23, 2008    Views: 240   
article Elm Playlot Park - 5215 S. Woodlawn Ave.
The Chicago Park District developed this park...

(No rating)  April 23, 2008    Views: 192   
article Elston Playlot Park - 3451 N. Troy St.
As the bureau's practice was then to name parks...

(No rating)  April 23, 2008    Views: 203   
article Emerald Playlot Park - 5600 S. Emerald Ave.
As World War II drew to a close, the city began...

(No rating)  April 23, 2008    Views: 182   
article Emmerson Park - 1820 W. Granville Ave.
Located in the Edgewater neighborhood (at the...

(No rating)  April 23, 2008    Views: 207   
article Erhler Playlot Park - 2230 W. Cortland St.
The Chicago Park District established Erhler...

(No rating)  April 23, 2008    Views: 194   
article Essex Playlot Park - 7687 S. Chicago Ave.
The Chicago Park District acquired this playlot...

(No rating)  April 23, 2008    Views: 206   
article Euclid Park - 9800 S. Parnell Ave.
In the 1920s, as the Washington Heights...

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article Eugene Field Park - 5100 N. Ridgeway Ave.
Officially designated a Chicago Park District...

(No rating)  April 23, 2008    Views: 213   
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