Wow! This is a very impressive- clean and immaculately kept public park! Bravo Oak Park…read more Beautiful benches throughout the park. Very nice children's playground equipment. Tennis courts . A beautiful Covered Pavilion. Not only Portable Toilets with hand wash station, additionally inside toilet facilities in summer months. Fantastic dog park as well that's code accessible with Code, you need to permit the dog first for access. Amazing car wash across the street . Right off the 290 expressway . Close to downtown Loop in Chicago Beautiful community Oak Park. Wonderful homes . Many places to eat , shop and enjoy. I definitely recommend this stop on your way

Great free parking! Awesome, leveled walking trails. Not crowded. Enough clean space that even a…read morewalking group would be comfortable!

If you take your dog to the veterinary practitioner for care & complete the NORTHLAKE Dog Park…read moreApplication, you can receive a NORTHLAKE dog park pass ( $50) for non resident & free to resident. It's a lovely park & well kept.

It was a breath of fresh air the evening I decided to run at Miller Meadow Forest Preserve. Being…read morethat I work nearby as well as drive along Roosevelt Ave where I pass by Miller Meadow - North, it was only a matter of time that I would conduct some form of an activity at Miller Meadow. I entered off 1st Ave which is labeled as Miller Meadow - South; and the first feature that immediately caught my eye was its off-leash dog area which was huge. As a fitness enthusiast that has been running for years, I would categorize the difficulty level of Miller Meadow - South as moderate because the terrain is not entirely flat. Distance markings are marked along the path, a loop style path totaling 1.70 miles per loop. I encountered mostly walkers, a few joggers, and a couple of recreational bike riders along the path. At one point during my loop, there was a woman who caught and overtook me as I ran. We went back-and-forth with me overtaking her and her overtaking me which brought competitiveness during my time on the path. I spent no more than forty-minutes during my initial run on the path but could have easily gone longer if I had the time. While well into the path, I felt that sense of being in nature as well as engulfed by tall grass in certain parts. I also felt that feeling of being secluded, but there were always nature's animals within sight that kept me in the moment. I could not help but enjoy the beautiful sounds of birds chirping, glimpses of the red-winged blackbird throughout the entire path, and I even saw a deer from afar in the woods. There are a variety of activities you can conduct within the path of Miller Meadow - South; some of those activities I can certainly see are hiking, running, walking, biking, in-line skating, or even bird watching. The area can also be used to conduct large gatherings, or picnics; and its large field is perfect for many recreational activities you can partake in. The area is well-maintained, consisting of benches with tables located in shaded areas near or underneath trees, but very few picnic shelters which are perfect for large gatherings; and there are even a couple of portable restrooms within the space. Along the path, there are waste and recycling bins, even in some of the secluded spots. And on top of it all, Miller Meadow has a very spacious parking lot. Overall, I had a very pleasant experience at Miller Meadow Forest Preserve, as indicated in this review and would definitely return. As a runner, I can see myself returning just to conduct interval runs around its loop in build-up to long run events I participate in. ~An adventure a day keeps the doctor away. ~ Thomas G

It was good. It went perfectly. I got to ride a tandem bike. There was a lot of stuff to do!read more

Beautiful community here , wonderful dog park. They have exercise equipment for dogs, water turns…read moreon in the summer. Well cared for park- permit is required. Signs are posted . Wonderful area to relax and take in natures beauty. Right off the 290 exit, north or south works, go West to Circle. Located on North side of 290. Lovely downtown area, many places to eat and drink, as well as shop and enjoy

Forest Park's dog park, just north of I-290, is completely fenced in and covered with mulch. Suzy…read moreGreenberg really enjoys it when there aren't too many big dogs around. Technically you are supposed to get a yearly permit from the village for $10, but I've never seen them come in and check. I have, however, been playing with my dog in the park and gotten a parking ticket for not paying the meter. The meters and permits go to the upkeep of the park, so that's a good reason to go along with the small fees. It gets a little hot in the summer as there is no shade, and the mulch turns into a sheet of ice in mid-winter, but it's a decent park over all. Just watch out for the dogs that seem a little afraid or angry and go with your instincts. Owners don't always realize their dog isn't socialized or comfortable at the park and I have seen fights. I leave rather than take the chance.

Decent fenced playground with swings and many slides on wood chips. Play structures are unshaded…read morebut benches in the park and gazebo are usually shaded. There is a security camera for some reason, and bathrooms that always seem to be locked. Easiest street parking is on the east side. Friendly people, adults and children.

Beautiful neighborhood pool!! Well done Oak Park! The locker rooms, showers, deck, and pool are all…read moresuper clean. Looks quite new. Water was perfectly clean, even on a busy July mid-day! We watched the staff practice their safety drills. The staff all appear well-trained, attentive, and ready to go in case of emergency! There is an ice cream shop across the street, at the corner of Ridgeland and Lake, so stop in for a treat after your swim.

Skating classes are worthwhile. Instructors are helpful and in tune with the skaters. Leveling up…read moreprogress reports are nice to bring to the parents. Ice skating show option was wonderful. Open skate is fun. Parking lot is small and usually full, but plenty of street meter parking.

Mills Park is a lovely park that's fairly close to the business district in the city of Oak Park…read more The park's well landscaped, with a nice winding sidewalk, as well as lots of trees and a cast-iron fence all around it. Tip: This park is quite dog friendly :-) In the North East corner of the park stands the Pleasant Home mansion, which is a National Historic Landmark designed in 1897 by architect George W. Maher for John W. Carson. Both the park and mansion are a delight to experience, and the docent-led mansion tour is very interesting. A number of parks in the area have playgrounds for small children, but Mills Park doesn't have one. For me, that's a plus because it makes this place just a bit more peaceful and relaxing. I enjoying visiting to read a book or just to relax. In the evening, this is a nice place to stroll after dining out on Marion Street :-)

Dr. Reid is amazing !…read more Absolutely love this dentist! Dr. Reid is the sweetest and super knowledgeable! Love the hygienist Andrina also! Very thorough and gentle while she cleans your teeth. Highly recommend

Splash pad fun in the Summer time. My kids love going here to play in the Splash pad…read more We usually go to the library inside the Chicago Park District building and when we leave we hit the Splash pad. It's nothing fancy and the other kids always play nice. We're happy that this park is so close by and we can enjoy it all Summer.

Pretty good park. Playground has two play structures, two swingsets, a splash pad, a small garden,…read moreand trains running by to excite your small kids. A branch of the Chicago Public Library is also in the field house, and there are soccer fields and stuff here too. Plenty of free street parking. Everyone I met here is pretty friendly too.

Eldridge Park is well kept little park along Salt Creek. There are paved paths that are great for…read morewalking, jogging or biking. There are plenty of benches throughout the park. When I've walked along the paths, I've seen people fishing in the pond during the warmer months. The playground looks like a nice one. They have a basketball court next to it. I've heard there are tennis courts, but I think they must be on the East side of the park. I'll need to explore that side a bit more. There's a cute little bridge that allows you to easily cross over Salt Creek. I didn't see any photos of the canoe launch, so I'll share a couple here. Unfortunately, we had a lot of rain the day before, so the ramp to the boat launch was pretty flooded. There are also doggy bag stations on the path near the parking lot.

Great park in the middle of Elmhurst. They have hiking/biking trails, 2 children's playgrounds,…read morenice pond full of ducks and geese. Benches to sit on scattered around the park. Nice and peaceful to just walk around and enjoy the pretty scenery . The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because there is a lack of adequate bathrooms. I walked the whole park both side and only saw 1 porta potty on the commonwealth side where the p,at ground is. They could use a few more. Also they could put out a few more picnic table near the pond, and both playgrounds.

We brought our dog here for a first time swim. Our guy is not friendly and very nervous of new…read morepeople- Laurie handled him perfectly, and he enjoyed his swim with her. I love that they make sure the dogs are prepared before they allow them to swim alone. They set them up to be safe and successful. Making an appointment was super easy. I left a message, and they called back shortly after. The second time, I left a message with times that would work, and Laurie called back to confirm what she had.

I'm deeply disappointed by my recent experience with Doggy Paddle, despite the fact that there are…read morethings they do well. The instructors who actually swim with the dogs are consistently lovely, kind, and attentive (Julian especially), and the facilities are clean and well maintained. Unfortunately, the customer service and administrative processes completely undermine those positives. Last August, after my friend's dog Maverick passed away, she contacted Doggy Paddle to transfer his remaining swims to me as a goodwill gesture in his memory (he swam there regularly for several years). Doggy Paddle accepted the transfer -- they requested and received my dog's vet records the same day. However, I never received any confirmation via email or text showing how many swims were transferred, what type they were, or when they expired. There is also no online portal or way for customers to check their balance or expiration dates. Over the following months, Doggy Paddle emailed me multiple times asking for a fecal test, which reasonably implied the swims were active. At no point did anyone mention an expiration date or warn that the swims were nearing expiration. When I attempted to schedule a swim this month, I was told the transferred swims had expired and that I needed to purchase a new package. Apparently, the swims my friend had purchased had expired one year after purchase, on January 1, 2026. When I called to discuss this, they acknowledged there had been no communication on their part to confirm the package was transferred or to share terms/conditions, but repeatedly stated that it was my responsibility to ask or my friend's responsibility to tell me the expiration date, and that expiration dates do not reset upon transfer. They refused to make any exception or accommodation and said there was "nothing they could do." Sorry, but asking my grieving friend when her passed dog's swim packages expired wasn't a priority. This should have been on Doggy Paddle to communicate to the customer at time of transfer. They'd already earned the money from the previous sale; they lost nothing by extending the expiration date a little longer. I requested that they extend the expiration by four weeks and we'd come swim during that time, and they said no. Scheduling itself is also unnecessarily frustrating. You can only book via text or email, which often becomes a long back-and-forth, and there is no transparency about available times -- you can't see a schedule, only ask and wait for someone to tell you what's open. Holding customers to expiration policies that were never disclosed, combined with limited scheduling access and no account visibility, is extremely frustrating. The lack of empathy given the context -- a transfer following a dog's death -- made the experience even more disappointing. It's unfortunate, because the staff and facility are unique in Chicago. My dog loves swimming and we relied on Doggy Paddle during rehab, but I will not go again. This was a senseless policy to hold the line on given the circumstances.