9. McKinley Park
Category:
Parks
Neighborhoods:
New City,
Back of the Yards
4.5 star rating
4 reviews McKinley Park and W Pershing Rd
Chicago, IL 60609
is really nice. It was designed by Olmsted and has a lagoon that gets annually stocked with fish. Tennis courts, an ice skating rink and fieldhouse ring the perimeter. The housing stock is premier
4 star rating
11/12/2008
This park has come a long way since I was a kid. The formerly disgusting lagoon is now an attractive bird sanctuary with a walking path. It's also stocked with fish. The large outdoor pool has an adjacent water play area for small children. On summer weekends, the park is filled with BBQs, soccer games, etc. Vendors with carts roam the park. They have an
outdoor ice rink in the winter.
5 star rating
9/24/2007
This is a surprisingly lovely and versatile neighborhood park. There is a sweet lagoon with a pleasant walking path around it, ducks, geese, fish, etc. Whenever I've been there, I've seen couples, families, people walking their dogs, teams playing sports, and everyone generally having a good time. It is a spacious park with a paved biking/walking/running/rollerblading path, a pool, baseball diamond, and space for other sports--soccer and football, I guess (I'm not too sure what sports exactly 'cuz I'm not all that into team sports...).
In the wintertime there is an ice rink (which I swear I will try next winter!). It's also easy to get to by public transportation, I would imagine, because it is not too far from the Orange Line or the Archer Ave. bus (one corner of the park is where Archer meets Western). I just wish I lived a little closer to it because I would defintely use it more often. It is one of those lesser-known, under-appreciated Chicago resources because it is on the southside.
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