4/5 Dan Z. 3 months ago on Google • 71 reviews New
One
of
my
favorite
beaches
in
all
of
Chicago
and
one
of
my
favorite
beaches
in
the
country
at
that!
Montrose
beach
is
the
perfect
getaway
within
the
city.
Its
within
the
Uptown
area
of
Chicago
and
not
far
from
Edgewater.
So
there's
lots
of
cool
eats,
restaurants,
bars
and
other
cool
attractions
to
see
and
do
if
you
want
to
do
something
before
or
after
Montrose.
The
beach
can
be
pretty
very
active
during
the
summer
time
and
that's
probably
the
best
time
to
go
if
you're
looking
to
socialize
and
potentially
meet
people.
The
beach
is
quite
spacious
and
the
sand
is
very
fine,
nice,
never
really
gets
so
hot.
The
water
is
wonderful
and
always
looks
even
better
after
a
day
of
heavy
rain.
There's
times
that
I
have
swam
in
this
water
and
it
looks
like
I'm
in
the
Caribbean.
Its
hard
to
beat
this
beach
during
the
summer.
If
its
too
packed
though,
there's
two
other
beaches
nearby
which
are
just
as
nice
(Foster
and
Kathy
Osterman
beaches).
The
one
negative
is
that
during
the
summer,
since
it
does
get
more
lively
you
sometimes
do
find
some
bozos
who
come
here.
Granted,
this
is
almost
any
beach
you'll
go
to
anywhere
in
the
world
but
giving
that
Montrose
is
a
little
more
compact,
it
can
be
annoying
to
be
near
some
bozos.
But
again,
its
spacious
enough
where
you
can
do
that.
Overall,
Montrose
is
one
of
the
best
beaches
in
Chicago
and
gets
a
big
fat
high
recommendation
from
me!
PROS:
-Beautiful
water
-Sand
is
just
perfect
-Big
enough
to
have
space
-Good
vibes
during
the
summer
-Close
to
Uptown
with
lots
of
great
eats
and
bars
nearby
CONS:
-Its
not
all
the
time
but
you
can
expect
some
bozos
sometimes
but
its
easy
to
avoid
and
isn't
the
norm
-Sometimes
can
be
packed
during
the
summer