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    Milton Lee Olive Park

    4.6 (47 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Eric J.

    You can capture great backdrops of the city and waster. You can even get great pics of the Centennial Wheel from a distance. I've seen water planes land and take off at this park and jetskies is full motion, sail boats and crew ship boats. Very nice park to bring your hammock and chill at the park. I've even brought my mobile office and worked from here under the shade of this large trees. In the fall the park turns into gold. The fall leaves dress this place up nicely.

    Views from the end of the park!
    Francis R.

    Cool little park tucked between Oak Street beach and Navy Pier, where you'll find plenty of open grass fields and a couple look out points for photo ops of the north side of Chicago skyline. With the amount of foot traffic Navy Pier gets, I'm surprised you don't see as many people here. But I guess the single entrance & exit out of this park is easy to miss if you walking along the Lakefront Trail. Note that this is a free park. So feel free to run thru, bike thru, or even bring your 4 legged friends along. It seems pretty dog friendly as I noticed plenty of furry friends playing in the grassy area off leash. Also be sure to snap some pics off of the lookout points for the gram or just cruise thru for some inspiration. Cool spot to visit year round! That's all I got on this one! 'Til next time, cheers! 91/365

    My $9/ hour bicycle
    Iulia G.

    I'm baffled as to how this place has a rating below 5 stars. If I could, I would give it 10! When I think of a park, I think of a pretty large wooded area; however, Milton Lee Olive Park is pretty much a strip along the water to the left of the Navy Pier craziness. Even though small, it is worth the visit when in town. It has amazing views of the skyline and it's just perfect for a relaxing day with family, friends or solo. I rented a bicycle (about 3 different locations around Navy Pier) for just $9/ hour and simply enjoyed my time. Gorgeous views, light breeze, wind in my hair and bunch of people on bicycles, roller blades or taking wedding pictures - perfection! Don't deny yourself this beauty and definitely go for a visit! I will be coming back and next time I will check it out at sunset, I can only imagine how breathtaking it would be :)

    Christine L.

    A small park with great views of the city and lakefront, some shade from the tree lined parkway. It's much quieter here than the neighboring Ohio Street Beach and Navy Pier. Beautiful area for a leisurely stroll away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

    Valeria G.

    One of my favorite places in Chicago! It's a serene park that overlooks the playpen and John Hancock. It's honestly the best of both worlds: the lake, the skyline, Ohio Street beach and a park. It's also very special because it's named after Milton Olive - very patriotic. A little hidden known fact is that this park is also a great spot to get a tan. The sun sets around 6:30 and goes down between buildings; so you really get the most sunlight. I love this park and it's my little happy place. I still maintain that it is a hidden gem. As another commentator posted, it's smack between touristy spots, and that's exactly why it tends to get overlooked. Most tourists are in a rush to see Navy Pier and usually head over to the nearby beaches afterwards. Anyway, it's my happy place and I love it!

    Playing catch  with my favorite person!
    Patricia J.

    The grass is perfect! The trees are lush and green! There is no other place like Chicago, you can have the City/Beach/Navy Pier and the Great Lake Michigan that looks like an Ocean! That's right it fooled me too! It took me a while to get used to my view because I promise it's so beautiful, blue greenish and it looks like an ocean. We love playing badminton but with the city's windy wind, it's hard to accomplish so we stick to football. We love riding our bike around this area, and off along Lake Shore Drive. After we play football, we love to people watch and the Big Bus always transports a lot of characters. When we get tired we love coming to Navy Pier as it is just a few steps always and we love graving a bite to eat. The restaurant selection is quite grand. It's amazing the amount of tourists that this place attracts. We are looking forward to the rest of this summer 2016 extravaganza! I highly recommend this park. Chicago has lots of beautiful parks but this one is quite unique.

    Christopher M.

    What is the pending construction at Olive Park and when might it reopen:( It's a real gem, secret gem - I hope that the unique qualities won't be lost. Presumably they're taking the old fountains out. Any info out there?

    Michelle W.

    Walking back into the city from Navy Pier I came up on this little path and which goes out along side Lake Michigan. It was so serene and the view is just out of this world. You can see the Ferris Wheel and Navy Pier, the Oak Street Beach and the John Hancock building area of the skyline or just gaze out into the unending blue of Lake Michigan. There are benches and plenty of grassy areas to sit and relax. There may have been 10 -15 people there the whole 30 ish minutes I was there and everyone was so quiet and mindful, reading, eating, meditating, Tai Chi, and one woman was doing yoga on the grass. A few cyclist and runners came through and I have to say I was pretty jealous they get this view during their runs. I was so glad I stumbled across this path even though looking at its location it doesn't seem like it should be a hidden gem, but its definitely is one for the books.

    Had an awesome photo shoot at Milton Lee Olive Park!
    Shivali D.

    This is an incredible hidden gem of Chicago and it's that way because so many Chicago natives have never heard of it or seen it until you ask them to take a look! Breathtaking views of the sky line, water and lake shore drive. My family and I did a photoshoot here in the summer and I'm so happy we chose this spot. It's free to access and really covers the essence of Chicago! I love bringing tourists here, it leaves them mesmerized every time!

    Harish V.

    Just a mile walk from my place quite close to navy pier. This place is good for photoshoots with good background of the lake shore sky scrappers. Pretty calm and caffe oliva is next to it for food and coffee.

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    Cute but much smaller than I expected. We took our engagement photos here, great view of the skyline!allows dogs!

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    I got married here on a Tuesday morning in 1998...it was lovely and private with amazing views of the skyline....

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    I rented a bicycle (about 3 different locations around Navy Pier) for just $9/ hour and simply enjoyed my time.

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