# Best Parks in Chicago

Lakefront green space and neighborhood parks, from downtown gardens to a former rail line turned trail. · community starter list

7 parks in Chicago, including Millennium Park (Loop, Chicago). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, and the community's votes decide it from here.

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**Updated:** 2026-08-25 16:17:56

1. **[Millennium Park](/e/millennium-park---1298.md)** (park) — Free downtown park built over rail yards, home to Cloud Gate, Crown Fountain, and the Pritzker Pavilion. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Park, https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_park.html
2. **[Grant Park](/e/grant-park---1299.md)** (park) — Chicago's "front yard," stretching along the lake with Buckingham Fountain and the Museum Campus at its southern end. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Park_(Chicago), https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/grant-ulysses-park
3. **[Maggie Daley Park](/e/maggie-daley-park---1300.md)** (park) — 20-acre park next to Millennium Park with climbing walls, a play garden, and a skating ribbon that runs in winter. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Daley_Park, https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/maggie-daley-park
4. **[Lincoln Park](/e/lincoln-park---1301.md)** (park) — Chicago's largest park, running miles along the lakefront with the free Lincoln Park Zoo and the Lincoln Park Conservatory. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Park_(Chicago_park), https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/lincoln-abraham-park
5. **[Jackson Park](/e/jackson-park---1302.md)** (park) — South Side lakefront park built for the 1893 World's Fair, with the Wooded Island and the Japanese-style Osaka Garden. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Park_(Chicago), https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/jackson-park
6. **[Humboldt Park](/e/humboldt-park---1303.md)** (park) — West Side park with a boathouse-lined lagoon, an inland beach, and the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture nearby. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt_Park_(Chicago_park), https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/humboldt-alexander-von-park
7. **[The 606](/e/the-606---1304.md)** (park) — Elevated 2.7-mile trail and park system built on a former rail line, linking Logan Square, Humboldt Park, and West Town. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_606, http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/606

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