The Therapeutic scenics with the Horses, Water Sprays and Pavilion were AWESOME. My Handsome…read moreHeavenly Home Brother call this location Thee Sanctuary

I love this park, but I'm quite lucky to be only a block away. It has a barn with two horses , one…read moreShetland horse, two goats, and I think 10 chickens. Don't feed them, and pet them at your own risk. This park also has its own garden. Full of peppers and cucumbers and eggplant. They also have their own being a sanctuary for making honey. When they harvest they bring it to the farmers market on Thursdays between 7 AM and 1 PM. This park also has its own pond with the fountain and a sidewalk that goes all the way around for a walking path. This park also has frisbee golf. This park also has dog parks this park also has a driving range. This is all one block from my house. Oh my goodness, I am almost forgot, they have a stage too. I believe this year they're also going to host movies in the park. I'm very excited for this summer and what the park has to offer.

Love sitting in the parking lot drinking coffee and watching the water and enjoying the sunshine. I…read morelove walking the trail with all the other people and going to the market on Thursdays.

Have you ever heard the phrase "every journey begins with a single step"? Then why are you still…read moresitting down? Get up, get out, take that walk. Chicago has finally cooled off, my kind of weather. I love it. Great day for walking in a beautiful outdoor space. So again, what are you waiting for?

Park recently updated. People come from other suburbs…read more (Look at the cars). Very disappointed. We live in walking distance and can't enjoy the park because children dropped off, nobody watches them, some parents sit at tables and don't watch their kids. My kids were "shooed" away by bigger kids. Come on, this is a park for kids. Older kids should use the aparratas that is their size.

Hey I need to know how long was the park was hear for and how long was the brown climbing rock…read morethere for because I'm haven't flash back to the rock and I'm trying to put the peiceds to get her and online isn't helping so far so if you have any history of this park please share Also I love this park as a kid I played at the park all the time it great place to be kids or even teens

This is another large park in Beverly. It is named for Amy L. Barnard, the daughter of the man who…read moredonated the land for the park (back in the day, 1902). Once upon a time there were tennis courts and a wading pool, and the park would be flooded in winter for ice skating. The wading pool and whatnot was demolished, however, by the late 60s, and the park is no longer used as a skating rink (though once it welcomed up to 5,000 people). There are few benches in the park as well, and I'm sure it would be a nice little place to take a walk and do some people-watching in the warmer weather months, as well as have a picnic. There is area for folks to play baseball and soccer, too. Barnard Park is probably fifty percent larger than nearby Hurley Park, and it too is located very near a Rock Island Metra station; the 103rd Street Station is less than a block away. There is a play lot in addition to the large grassy park. The play lot takes up not a lot of space in the overall area of the park. The play lot is an engineered wood surface, not a soft-surface playground, but it is accessible. However, there do not appear to be bathroom facilities at this park.

This is my boyfriends favorite park in the area. Decent sized playground for big and little kids…read more Also plenty of grassland for a picnic! Several benches scattered through the area, only 1 fountain but no field house or potties nearby, so keep that in mind when you plan a trip here!

I really like this park. It has over three playgrounds for kids, sprinklers, a BBQ/picnic area, and…read morea pond with baby ducks! There are a couple walking trails. They are not very long but make for a nice little stroll. The park is clean and quiet.

Complete trash now. Wildlife? Poor ducks barley have water. Dirty up there . Not taken care of at…read moreall anymore. Shame . Shopping carts and garbage in the water. Awful.

I agree with the review by Susan H. Some of the landscape could definitely be improved . . . and…read morethey could use a small, modern field house with restrooms . . . but then again, this place accommodates hundreds of people during baseball and softball seasons safely and comfortably. It's good to see kids running around, too--they have the space to do it here. They need to put some more trees in. Soon. More arbor diversity--how about some conifers? As Susan says, two of the things I love most about the park are the "Play for Maeve" foundation and the Kevin Dowling scoreboard. They now have a memorial to fallen Marine Conner Lowry, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2012.

This park area is in the middle of a quiet pocket of Morgan Park. The fire station is less than a…read moreblock away. In this park there are several scattered benches, a little garden, but mostly big tall trees & ample grassland. Even a mini hill too! I think this park is good for intimate family fun or couple fun. We stayed out for a few hours and even took a cat nap!

All family functions are here! We've going to this park for years for our family reunion. Plenty of…read morespace to play for the kids and adults to play adult games. They also have a splash pad right next door to the park for her kids to cool off and play water games.

What a nice County park in the city of Chicago. This is a large park, and has portions on both…read moresides of 87th Street. South of 87th Street you enter the parking lot at about 88th Street on Western Avenue ... north of 87th Street you enter the parking lot right on 87th Street just east of Western. The north portion runs all the way down to the train tracks at about 83rd Street, about four blocks. The south portion runs up to 90th Street and partially - on the east side - over to about 91st Street. Either way you are in for a treat. This expansive park has loads of room to spread out, whether a summer picnic group or a small family gathering with a cookout. In fact, during the pandemic, just visiting and sitting in the parking lot with your friends in lawn chairs is a way to keep active socially. There are a couple of shelters on each side of the park, but these undoubtedly require reservations. There is enough room for a pickup family flag-football game. The south section is mostly flat, while the north end is hilly, and they used to have toboggan slides there. The parking lots also hold scores of cars. Give this place a try and you'll enjoy.

My family really enjoys this park and it seems like the neighborhood really utilizes the Chicago…read morepark facility as well every time that we go is several teams out whether it be softball or baseball Peewee leagues out there playing and utilizing the baseball diamonds I counted at least three separate baseball diamonds along with a small playground they also have a walk path that we also use as a bicycle path as well when you go to the facilities part they have a indoor pool as well as a basketball court. We have never had an issue at the park thankfully and we will continue to visit the park in the future

For this review, I am focusing on the indoor pool…read more I am amazed that this pool doesn't get more hype. When I worked in social services in Englewood and West Lawn I used to bring my kids here all the time, and they always loved it. It has a great atmosphere and everyone is friendly. Let me tell you -I was completely shocked the first time I came here. This isn't just your average community pool. This is a gigantic, Olympic sized pool that has glass walls and a high, HIGH glass ceiling and is lit entirely by sun light. It is grand and clean and gorgeous. The air is warm and moist and people are here all winter. It's too bad I don't live nearby, since I would definitely take advantage of it. It's surrounded by a very pleasant residential neighborhood of small family homes. The park itself is lovely, and it's great place to have events and barbeques in the summer. The one thing that annoys me, though, are the hours. What are they? Not that many people know. The Chicago Parks District website doesn't have up to date information. And when you call and ask them, they give you accurate info about 50% of the time. You have to actually go there in person and ask for the open swim hours, and do so every few weeks. That said, hell, it's run by the city, so what do you expect? Still, this is a gem in the parks system.