Outdoors in Chicago

Wheeling Park District

Indian Boundary Park

Boasting a Tudor-style fieldhouse, this park also features a lagoon, playground & tennis courts.

Bunker Hill Forest Preserve

Forest preserve with prairie & groves offering hiking & biking paths plus scattered picnic tables.

Veteran Acres Park

Nature center, trails, sports fields, playground & pond featured in a spacious preserve & prairie.

Bloomingdale Trail Park - Eastern Trailhead

This 2.7-mile elevated former rail track is open to both cyclists & walkers.

Catherine Chevalier Woods

This expansive tract features a variety of nature habitats, plus areas for picnicking & hiking.

St. James Farm Forest Preserve

Hikers, bikers & horseback riders can explore a protected area of woodlands, prairies & wetlands.

Greene Valley

Massive park with trails for hiking & cross-country skiing, plus picnic areas & camping facilities.

Palmer Square Park

7-acre green space with a "Velveteen Rabbit"-themed playground & a track that circles the park.

Lippold Park

Public park with ball fields, a disc golf course & a skateboard park, plus ponds & hiking trails.

Douglass (Anna and Frederick) Park

Gallery Park

A walking/biking path circles a fish-stocked lake at this 140-acre park, which also has ball fields.

Deer Grove Forest Preserve (Forest Preserves of Cook County)

Protected parkland offering wildlife viewing, trails, a model airplane flying field & lake fishing.

La Villita Park

This 21-acre park offers turf & natural grass fields, plus a skate park & community gardens.

Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo

Prairie-style garden with trails, filled with native plants & home to birds, frogs & other wildlife.

Busse Forest Elk Pasture

Popular park offering wooded trails for hiking & biking, plus an enclosed pasture with elk.

Bartelme (Mary) Park

1.4-acre park featuring a play area, a sunken dog park & a viewing hill with city vistas.

The Grove

Protected prairie grove at the former home of famed horticulturist & educator, Dr. John Kennicott.

Fabyan Forest Preserve

Riverside nature preserve with a museum & historical windmill offering fishing, boating & biking.

Camera Park