Top rated Public beaches in Chicago, United States to elevate your visit (Updated February, 2024)

Top rated Public beaches in Chicago

Experience the best that Chicago has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 17 places from Public beach category.

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Tobey Prinz Beach Park

Park

👍👍 Nice, calming environment, beautiful view, and nice art wall/ seating structure

4.70 (678 reviews)

The Concrete Beach

Public beach

👍👍 One of the best places on earth for advanced open freshwater swimming in an urban setting. The lifeguarded swimming area runs for 600m with a ladder every 50m. The swimming area boundary to the North is marked with a gold painted ladder, located 100m south of Chess Pavilion/North Ave Pier. The Sout...

4.70 (320 reviews)

North Shore Beach Park

Park

👍👍 This is my favorite spot feels like I’m in another state

4.70 (185 reviews)

Oak Street Beach

Public beach

👍 Went with my family and had a great time. Very clean. Love it

4.70 (96 reviews)

Montrose Beach

Public beach

Bustling seasonal swimming beach near a bird sanctuary featuring volleyball, jet ski rentals & bar.

4.60 (3.5K reviews)

Ohio Street Beach

Public beach

Sandy, north-facing public beach on Lake Michigan, popular for open-water swimming & skyline views.

4.60 (1.1K reviews)

Lane Beach

Public beach

Sandy beach manned by lifeguards plus a small park & soft-surface playground for kids.

4.60 (610 reviews)

12th Street Beach

Public beach

Tranquil beach with lifeguards, a beach house, restrooms, concessions & a non-motorized boat launch.

4.60 (408 reviews)

Hartigan Beach Park

Park

👍👍 Hartigan Beach in Rogers Park. Small neighborhood beach in Rogers Park, kinda of a secret location as far as Chicago beaches go.Very close to the Loyola lake front campus.

4.60 (373 reviews)

Kathy Osterman Beach House at Hollywood Beach

Beach pavillion

👍👍 Awesome beach! You forget that you're in Chicago. It's not a nude beach (officially), but it very definitely has a Haulover Beach feel to it. The north end of the beach tends to be the family end, while the south end is more fun, open-minded, and LGBT.

4.60 (315 reviews)

Leone Beach Park

Park

A sandy, lakefront spot for sunbathing, with an adjacent playground, athletic fields & kayak launch.

4.50 (522 reviews)

Marion Mahony Griffin Beach Park

Park

👍 The beach area is accessible, although covered in pebbles and branch/leaf debris. It's a smaller beach front, so in the summer it fills up quickly, but it's nice and intimate when it's not full. We visited on a cooler day, so there weren't as many people around maling it nice & intimate.

4.50 (174 reviews)

Oak Street Beach Restaurant

Restaurant

Scenic beachside restaurant offering American grub & drinks in view-filled digs with outdoor tables.

$ $$$

4.40 (1.4K reviews)

63rd Street Beach

Public beach

👍👍 Enchanting Night | Paint & Sip hosted by Ms Charlene with my forever friends...

4.40 (605 reviews)

Juneway Beach

Public beach

🫤 Unfortunately the beach is no longer - the high waves were eroding the shore to such a degree that the city had to move in and fill in the beach with big boulders. Very sad...

4.40 (134 reviews)

Volleyball Courts

Beach volleyball court

👍 Good

4.40 (34 reviews)

Rainbow Beach Park

Park

Large beach with showers, a playground, fitness center, handball courts & free WiFi.

4.30 (2.2K reviews)

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Top rated Public beaches in Chicago, United States