Calumet Park
✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season
Where: 9801 S. Avenue G, Chicago, IL 60617, Chicago, Illinois
When: typically open in warm months (check before visiting)
Hours: Park 6:00 am-11:00 pm daily
Cost: free
public-park
The Southeast Side's 181-acre lakefront giant puts its playground minutes from Calumet Beach, picnic groves, and a boat launch, with a fieldhouse holding gyms, a model-train exhibit, and a gymnastics center. Beach season runs Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.