ParkFREE
Maggie Daley Park
📍 Loop · Chicago Central
Downtown park next to Millennium Park with playgrounds, courts, gardens and the fieldhouse.
Official site ↗📍 CHICAGO · HUB
🌳 Outdoors this fall in Chicago
Parks, gardens, trails and waterfronts, plus outdoor events.
GardenFREE
Lincoln Park Conservatory
📍 Lincoln Park · Chicago North Side
Historic glasshouse conservatory in Lincoln Park. Free admission with a free timed-entry reservation on the Park District page.
Official site ↗ParkFREE
Gompers Park
📍 North Park · Chicago Northwest Side
Northwest Side Chicago Park District park with a fieldhouse, paths and open green space.
Official site ↗ParkFREE
Portage Park
📍 Portage Park · Chicago Northwest Side
Namesake park for the Portage Park neighborhood, with a fieldhouse and recreation space.
Official site ↗ParkFREE
Humboldt Park
📍 Humboldt Park · Chicago West Side
Large West Side park with lagoons, paths, fields and the historic fieldhouse.
Official site ↗GardenFREE
Oak Park Conservatory
📍 Oak Park · Western Suburbs
Park District of Oak Park glasshouse conservatory. Admission is free; a donation is suggested.
Official site ↗ParkFREE
Busse Woods (Ned Brown Preserve)
📍 Elk Grove Village · Northwest Suburbs
Large Cook County forest preserve with paved trails, fishing waters and an elk pasture. Grounds are free; boat rentals cost money.
Official site ↗Nature CenterFREE
Sand Ridge Nature Center
📍 South Holland · South Suburbs & Northwest Indiana
Cook County nature center with exhibits, wildlife ambassadors and trails through woodlands, prairies and wetlands.
Official site ↗ParkFREE
Millennium Park
📍 Loop · Chicago Central
Downtown park with public art including Cloud Gate (“the Bean”) and the Lurie Garden. Free admission.
Official site ↗GardenPaid
Garfield Park Conservatory
📍 East Garfield Park · Chicago West Side
Historic conservatory with indoor gardens on Chicago’s West Side. Chicago residents present ID for free or discounted entry; non-resident adults pay admission.
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