Every Park in Lincoln Park, by Size

Lincoln Park, Chicago’s community area 7, has 17 Chicago Park District parks. The biggest is lakefront Lincoln Park, which covers about 1,189 acres in all and runs from North Avenue to Diversey along the neighborhood. The other 16 add up to about 28.5 acres. Oz Park (14.4 acres) is the largest of them, and Eugenie Triangle Park (0.06 acres) is the smallest. Acreage below comes from the Park District’s own park pages, checked in October 2026.

All 17 parks, largest to smallest

Every park below is run by the Chicago Park District and links to its page in our directory.

#	Park	Address	Acres	Highlights
1	Lincoln Park (lakefront)	2045 N. Lincoln Park West (Park District address)	about 1,189 (whole park)	Zoo, conservatory, North Avenue Beach, ponds, harbor, Lakefront Trail
2	Oz Park	2021 N. Burling St.	14.40	Wizard of Oz statues, Dorothy’s Playlot, Emerald City Gardens, fieldhouse and gym, tennis, baseball
3	Wrightwood Park	2534 N. Greenview Ave.	4.64	Junior pool, spray playground, track, sand volleyball, fieldhouse
4	Jonquil Park	1001 W. Wrightwood Ave.	3.25	Richard Hunt’s “Eagle Columns,” playlot, spray feature, tennis
5	Trebes Park	2250 N. Clifton Ave.	1.85	Iron gazebo, community garden, bocce, playground
6	Bauler Park	501 W. Wisconsin St.	0.81	Play slab and pickleball court
7	Adams Playground	1919 N. Seminary Ave.	0.78	Sandbox, water spray, picnic grove, small fieldhouse
8	Noethling Park (Wiggly Field)	2645 N. Sheffield Ave.	0.54	The neighborhood’s official dog-friendly area, soft-surface playground
9	Clybourn Park	1755 N. Clybourn Ave.	0.49	Chicago Plays! playground, two basketball hoops
10	Supera Park	2522 N. Racine Ave.	0.42	Pirate-ship playground with sandbox
11	Clover Park	2210 N. Southport Ave.	0.41	Mid-block playground, two basketball hoops
12	Schaefer Park	2415 N. Marshfield Ave.	0.25	Renovated Chicago Plays! playlot, open until 9 p.m.
13	Park West Park	745 W. Wrightwood Ave.	0.21	Accessible playlot, brick patio
14	Privet Park	1844 N. Sheffield Ave.	0.16	Tiny playground with slide and tunnel
15	Park No. 535	800 W. Wisconsin St.	0.14	Pocket playlot for ages 5 and under
16	Mid-North Park	401 W. Belden Ave.	0.13	Passive park with the Mid-North Fountain
17	Eugenie Triangle Park	1701 N. LaSalle St.	0.06	Passive triangle at Clark and LaSalle, park land since 1877

The Park District’s park pages and the City of Chicago’s park-boundary data sometimes give slightly different numbers, for example 0.54 versus 0.58 acres for Noethling Park. We use the park pages. The Park District also publishes no acreage for just the North Avenue-to-Diversey stretch of the lakefront park.

The big one: lakefront Lincoln Park

Lakefront Lincoln Park is Chicago’s largest park, and most of the neighborhood’s open space is in it. The Park District’s page gives several sizes (1,188.62, about 1,200 and 1,118 acres), so “about 1,189 acres” is the safest figure. The park runs north past Diversey, but the stretch that borders the neighborhood holds most of its best-known sights:

Lincoln Park Zoo, 49 acres, free every day.
Nature Boardwalk at South Pond, about 12 acres of prairie and wetland at the zoo’s south end, designed by Studio Gang and opened in 2010.
Lincoln Park Conservatory, 2391 N. Stockton Dr., free with a timed reservation. Next to it is Grandmother’s Garden, a historic flower garden about three blocks long on Stockton Drive.
Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool, about 3 acres at 125 W. Fullerton Pkwy., open dawn to dusk from mid-April to mid-November. Our post on the Lily Pool has more.
North Pond Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area with Friday guided walks run by the Lincoln Park Conservancy. The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and the North Pond restaurant are nearby.
North Avenue Beach, 1601 N. DuSable Lake Shore Dr. It’s the neighborhood’s only designated swimming beach, with lifeguards from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in season. Fullerton has a lakefront promenade, not a swimming beach.
Diversey Harbor, 2601 N. Cannon Dr. It has 719 powerboat slips, a fuel dock and a two-lane launch.
Theater on the Lake at Fullerton and the lake, the Lincoln Park Cultural Center at 2045 N. Lincoln Park West, and the Lakefront Trail, which has separate bike and pedestrian paths.

For how to spend a day here, see our parks and lakefront guide. For seasonal events, see the Lincoln Park events calendar.

The neighborhood parks: Oz, Wrightwood, Jonquil and Trebes

Only four parks away from the lakefront are bigger than an acre, and they hold most of the neighborhood’s ball fields and courts. Oz Park, the largest at 14.4 acres, has the Tin Man, Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion and Dorothy-and-Toto statues and a full fieldhouse. Wrightwood Park has a junior pool, a track and sand volleyball, and it hosts the Taco & Tequila Fest and World Dumpling Fest. Jonquil Park hosts the Lincoln Park Wine Fest each October. Trebes Park, next to Oscar Mayer Magnet School, has a community garden and bocce.

Mini-parks and playlots

The other 12 parks are each under an acre, and most are playlots on residential blocks. Several are built for small children: Park No. 535 is for ages 5 and under, Privet Park has a slide and tunnel, and Supera Park has a pirate ship. Bauler Park has a pickleball court. Mid-North Park and Eugenie Triangle are “passive” parks with no play equipment. Our family guide to Lincoln Park picks out the best stops for kids.

Where dogs can go off leash

Wiggly Field, in Noethling Park at 2645 N. Sheffield Ave., is the neighborhood’s only official Park District dog-friendly area. The lakefront park has no official dog area between North Avenue and Diversey; the closest lakefront ones are farther north. Dogs need a Park District tag to use a dog-friendly area. Our Lincoln Park dog guide covers tags and rules.

Good to know

Fact	Detail (Chicago Park District, October 2026)
Park District parks in Lincoln Park	17 (lakefront Lincoln Park plus 16 neighborhood, mini and passive parks)
Largest	Lakefront Lincoln Park, about 1,189 acres (whole park)
Largest neighborhood park	Oz Park, 14.40 acres, 2021 N. Burling St.
Smallest	Eugenie Triangle Park, 0.06 acres, 1701 N. LaSalle St.
Combined size of the 16 non-lakefront parks	About 28.5 acres
Swimming beach	North Avenue Beach, 1601 N. DuSable Lake Shore Dr.
Official dog-friendly area	Wiggly Field, Noethling Park, 2645 N. Sheffield Ave.

Frequently asked questions

How many parks are in Lincoln Park, Chicago?

The Lincoln Park community area has 17 Chicago Park District parks. They are the lakefront park, Lincoln Park itself, plus 16 neighborhood parks, mini-parks and passive parks, from 14.4-acre Oz Park down to 0.06-acre Eugenie Triangle Park.

How big is lakefront Lincoln Park?

The Chicago Park District lists Lincoln Park at 1,188.62 acres, which makes it the city’s largest park. The same page also gives 1,118 acres in its history section. The park stretches north well beyond the neighborhood, which only borders it from North Avenue to Diversey.

What is the largest neighborhood park in Lincoln Park?

Oz Park, at 2021 N. Burling St., is 14.40 acres. It is the largest Park District park in the neighborhood after the lakefront, and it is known for its Wizard of Oz statues and Dorothy’s Playlot.

Is there a dog park in Lincoln Park?

Yes. Wiggly Field, in Noethling Park at 2645 N. Sheffield Ave., is the neighborhood’s official Chicago Park District dog-friendly area. The lakefront park has no official dog area between North Avenue and Diversey.

Sources

Last updated October 2026 by Live Lincoln Park.