Harold Washington Park - Facilities

Facilities

Hotel Del Prado The park's southwest corner opposes two National Register of Historic Places

The park is mostly used by picnicking neighborhood residents and is particularly popular during the summer holidays (Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day). The park has 8 tennis courts, an elaborate soft surface children's playground, a bathhouse and a boat pond. The park is best known for its South American Monk Parakeet nests. At 51st street, a there is an overpass leading from the park to the bike path between Lake Shore Drive and Lake Michigan.

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