
Beach & Lakefront
North Avenue Beach
At the southern edge of Lincoln Park, North Avenue Beach is Chicago's busiest stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline, anchored by a ship-shaped beach house that has been a lakefront landmark since the 1940s. Sand volleyball courts, a seasonal beach bar, and miles of the Lakefront Trail for running or biking all sit right along the water, with a postcard view back toward the skyline and the John Hancock Center rising just behind the dunes. Lifeguards are on duty daily from late May through Labor Day, but the paved path and beach house stay open and usable well beyond swim season. A full lake day, including a skyline view most cities can't match, is a walk from home rather than a drive.
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