Park District nature play spaces

Free natural playgrounds — logs, boulders, native plantings — made for unstructured toddling.

Why you'll go

17 free natural playgrounds across the city, no equipment formula — just logs, boulders, sand, and native plants made for unstructured play.

The ones worth knowing

• Jackie Robinson Nature Play Space (Beverly / Morgan Park) — Designed by local students; climbing, building, a natural canopy.
• Leone Beach Park (Rogers Park (lakefront)) — 110 log steppers, hollow logs, adjustable rolling logs, native plantings.
• Horner Park (Irving Park) — A riverside natural play area on the North Branch.