Pretty nice neighborhood Chicago park. PLENTY of street parking that leads you right up to the…read morepark. The kids love the equipment here, especially the jungle gym made of ropes. There was one of those swings where you can lay down in (not sure what they are called) and one weekend it was broken, the next weekend it was fixed. Talk about great response time!

Pleasant Park is a nice, quiet playground near Devon and Harlem. It is tucked away in the…read moreneighborhood and has plenty of parking on the one way street. Every time I have visited there were few to no people there, so it is kind of a hidden gem. This park doesn't have a ton of equipment, but the playground they have is pretty nice. The surface is a nice bouncy surface and there are a few slides for the kids. There are 6 different single swings and a big hammock type swing by multiple kids. The park district did a nice job or incorporating some rolling hills into the play area to make it a little more exciting than a flat park. A large rope structure allows kids of all ages to climb and hang from the different lines. The park has a nice open space for kids to run around at. There is also a full size basketball court with lights for nighttime games. This is a pretty chill park to enjoy some time with your young ones at.

The "Home Alone" gazebo might be gone, but a new era just began…read more A $2 million dollar renovation happened in the center of the Hubbard Woods Business District, and this beautiful green activity hub for the community was born. Currently the focal point of a Wednesday summer concert series, musicians are rocking the new pavilion and kiddos are getting their moves on at the splash pad and various climbing structures. Adjacent to the Hubbard Woods Metra Station and across from Once Upon A Bagel, this place is a refuge for commuters, shoppers enjoying the Design District, and passersby looking for an impromptu picnic or rest. Fun for the whole family, the play area is appropriate for ages up to seven or eight with various play structures and swings for the bigger kids. Plenty of seating and parking surrounding the park. Super cool factor alert: There's a free-standing station for repairing your bicycle, just in case you get a flat or need to tweak your seat height or handle bars. Air and all the tools you could need!

Beautiful park, with water. Nice people and what a neighborhood?! We love coming up this way where…read moreit's actually safe!

We looked at this park for accessibility for mobility challenged people. Know before you go! Here…read moreis what we found: - No handicap accessible parking or restrooms - Terrain is wood chips, concrete, and patio bricks - 2 ramps to get into the park - 2 accessible water fountains - No play ramps - No accessible equipment Nice park!

Located across the JC Penney parking lot at Golf Mill Shopping Center, this is a nice park in a…read moregreat location. It is another favorite playground for my 3-year old. What maks this one great is the multitude of slides: regular, twin, spiral, roller and tunnel slides! It is not uncommon for my son Erik to go down 20-30 times on a single visit to this park. There's a nice bridge to run across or bounce on, lots of climbing contraptions, and usually the ice cream truck shows up too. This park is a nice stop for us before we go grocery shopping and helps Erik burn off some excess sugar and behave once we get to Shop & Save afterwards, also located across the parking lot. Another nice thing about Golf Mill Park is the ethnic diversity. I see lots of Indian, Mexican, Korean or Middle Eastern kids. One time my son played with a group of very well-behaved Lebanese kids whose strict, eagle-eyed mom watched them from afar. Most of the regular kids coming to this park are from nearby unincorporated Maine Township, which is a working class neighborhood. It helps my son see there are other people out there besides the sparkling white boys and girls with perfect haircuts he usually meets at the other parks around Park Ridge and Niles. In the early evening, there's always a group of adults playing soccer on the nearby field while their kids are at the playground. The park has tennis courts and an outdoor stage of some sort, which I've never seen used for performances. On the down side, there is no field house and the porta-potty smells pretty bad, so kids sometimes use the bushes for bathroom breaks. Funny story: One time my son Erik saw a gray-bearded grandfather wearing a white turban and robe, sitting on the park bench watching his grandchild playing nearby. Erik pointed at him and asked me, "What do you call that guy?" Correct answer: "You call him a person."

great facility gym…read morebaseball fields open fields park and playground great for the locals in the area.

Very impressed so far. Northfield is like living in small town on the North Shore. Both the school…read moredistrict and park district has a very real and hands on feeling. The entire staff of the Park District is approachable. The prices are reasonable the gym that is connected to middlefork school is as nice as the bigger park districts in the area.

Really cute and clean park! Great for toddlers and bigger kids. There was also fitness equipment…read morefor adults and tennis, basketball courts. Easy parking lot.

A well needed breath of fresh air for me the morning I conducted my run at Laramie Park. A run…read moreroute that took me out-and-back, through this neighborhood towards downtown Skokie, and back! Once I realized my route along Niles Center Rd was taking me into downtown Skokie, I thought to myself, yes! Laramie Park has a rectangular shape, looking at it from a satellite view. And it literally sits right off of Niles Center Rd in a highly trafficked area nearby a plethora of restaurants and businesses, where Skokie meets Niles! Along with there being neighborhood parking, there are also well-enough parking spots available being that there are two parking lots. I noted a number of outdoor activities you can partake in at this park, like tennis, a playground for children to enjoy, exercising on its exercise equipment, ping-pong, cornhole, basketball, and even baseball which this park does have two baseball diamonds within it. And post completion of my out-and-back run, I did a little yoga followed by a walk along its walk path where I saw even more of its other features within. Not only are there benches throughout its walk path, but there are also sheltered spots in order to stay shaded and avoid exposure to an excessive amount of sunlight. A very pleasant experience I had visiting Laramie Park, and I very much anticipate returning after I took notice of all what it consists of. ~Gonna run 'til I don't jiggle. ~ Thomas G

It was great taking my family out here for outdoor activities. My kids love it. They were playing…read moresoccer with some random friends on the fields for a few hours and got exhausted

Thanks to Google maps, i found this park. I wanted to cycle in Evanston, and needed a turnaround…read morepoint. This was it! Peaceful park, with a playground for children. This is one of those so peaceful you can take a nap type of parks; also have a picnic. I do see many more trips to this park in the future. Enjoy, if you decide to visit this park.

The sculpture park spans two miles along the west side of the north channel of the Chicago River…read more It's not a playground park, though of course you could play here. There are trails for walking and biking, and dogs are welcome as long as you pick up after them of course. In a few areas of the park there are picnic tables as well, and there are parking lots in a few spots along the park. Currently, in 2023, the southern end of the park is under renovation. You can take tours of the park--they happen monthly. Of course you can embark on a self-guided tour as well, viewing some or all of the approximately 60 sculptures in the park. My favorite has always been the whimsical birthday cake. There's a section that has pieces by students at the local high schools as well which is a pretty cool way to incorporate folks from the community into the fabric of the park.

A few of us recently visited the Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park, as it was a gorgeous and warm…read moreSaturday afternoon and we wanted to enjoy the great outdoors in a socially distant manner. The Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park stretches between Dempster and Touhy in Skokie alongside the north channel of the Chicago River, so it runs for a significant length. Due to time restraints we did not walk the entire length of the park, but you can appreciate several "sections" of the park and still feel good about it. This park is fine for joggers, bicyclists, or walkers looking to enjoy some nature with some public art mixed in. While there are no Picasso or Calder masterpieces amongst the sixty-plus number of sculptures, there is an eclectic variety in the collection. I liked the use of industrial materials such as steel coils, re-bars, and even parts from airplane wings. The Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park is free and is open every day. There are several free parking lots along the length of the park for visitors.

Tucked away in a tranquil residential area in NW Evanston, Cartwright park offers fun recreational…read moreactivities for people and pooches of all ages. There is a nice little playground for the children, a cute sculpture that can be used as a sled, a gazebo for picnics, a small hill, tennis courts, basketball courts, and a large grassy area that is perfect for frisbee, various children's sports, and for exercising the dogs. Although the playground structure is a little older than the ones in other parks we frequent, I love that this park feels very peaceful and does not get too crowded. One thing I wish this park has is a public bathroom. Overall, a very nice park! Highly recommended!