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Best city parks
Horner Park is one of Best city parks.

1. Horner Park

8.9
2741 W Montrose Ave (at N California Ave), Chicago, IL
Park · Horner Park · 33 tips and reviews

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: This Chicago Park District facility offers baseball fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, gyms and a playground.

Oz Park is one of Best city parks.

2. Oz Park

8.8
2021 N Burling St (btwn Webster Ave & Dickens Ave), Chicago, IL
Park · 29 tips and reviews
Garfield Park is one of Best city parks.

3. Garfield Park

7.1
(btwn Lake St & Congress Pkwy), Chicago, IL
Park · 5 tips and reviews

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: One of Chicago's more prominent parks, Garfield Park offers facilities for baseball, boxing, basketball, tennis and swimming and also has a playground, fitness center, and paths for jogging.

Lincoln Park is one of Best city parks.

4. Lincoln Park

9.3
N Lake Shore Dr (btwn Glenlake Ave & Grand Ave), Chicago, IL
Park · Lincoln Park · 43 tips and reviews

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: The park stretches along the lakeshore and contains the Lincoln Park Zoo, the Lincoln Park Conservatory and the Lincoln Park Cultural Center.

Marquette (Jacques) Park is one of Best city parks.

5. Marquette (Jacques) Park

6.6
6743 S Kedzie Ave (at Marquette Rd.), Chicago, IL
Park · Marquette Park · 8 tips and reviews

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: This park offers auditoriums, baseball fields, a golf course, gymnasium, outdoor basketball courts, paths for running, jogging or biking, a spray pool and tennis courts.

Grant Park is one of Best city parks.

6. Grant Park

9.5
337 E Randolph Dr (at Michigan Ave), Chicago, IL
Park · 135 tips and reviews
Jackson Park is one of Best city parks.

7. Jackson Park

8.0
6401 S Stony Island Ave (btwn 56th St & 67th St), Chicago, IL
Park · 19 tips and reviews

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: Designed by famous landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, Jackson Park became the chosen site for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.

Portage Park is one of Best city parks.

8. Portage Park

8.4
4100 N Long Ave (btwn Berteau Ave & Irving Park Rd), Chicago, IL
Park · Portage Park · 18 tips and reviews

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: This Chicago Park District facility offers a playground, baseball fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, a swimming pool, water playground and paths for walking, jogging or biking.