On May 27th, Chicago beaches open for business. This means that the lovely Castaways will be dusting off the year old sand and grime that has been accumulating and will gear up for a hopeful beautiful summer.
In general, Chicagoans await the weekend when they can trek over to Lakeshore and get on the trail to head down to North Avenue beach. "Do you think the beach will be crowded?", "What does the forecast look like later in the day? I hope it doesn't rain". These questions are always in the back of our minds because in all honesty, as soon as you get to the beach, you feel a drop and have to pick up.
However, there are so many more places to get rays during the first few hazy days of summer. This past Sunday, it was almost 80 degrees and there were hardly any clouds or rain (til 9 pm...) I was on a mission to find somewhere other than the beach to rest my pale fair skin to get some lovin from the sun.
If you don't want a sandy crack, here are some places to throw around a ball, do handstands, play with some dogs, or be lazy on some grass.
Lincoln Park/Lakeview
Jonquil Park (Wrightwood and Sheffield)Oz Park (Orchard and Webster)
North Pond (Diversey and North Cannon)
Lincoln Park (Montrose and Lakeshore)Northside
Winnemac Park (Damen and Foster)
Welles Park (Lincoln and Foster)Westside
Wicker Park (Schiller and Damen)
Garfield Park (Washington and Hamlin)Union Park (Lake and Ashland)
Downtown
Seward Park (Division and Orleans) Lakeshore East (Wacker and Field)
Millenium Park (Michigan and Randolph)
Grant Park (Columbus and Congress)
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