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Ohio Street Beach is Chicago's best site for open-water swimming, located within the city's Streeterville neighborhood near the Jardine Water Filtration Plant and Jane Addams Memorial Park.
The beach, which is located adjacent to the city's Lincoln Park, was originally developed as a temporary bathing facility in 1913 at the Lake Michigan terminus of Ohio Street and enlarged in 1965 as part of the development of the nearby 10-acre Milton Lee Olive Park. Today, visitors can swim in shallow open waters half a mile north of the Oak Street curve, with lifeguards staffed on duty at the beach during certain times in the summer, between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The beach also provides access to the city's Lakefront Trail, which stretches 18.5 miles along the Lake Michigan shoreline and is a prime route for walkers, joggers, and cyclists.
Address: Ohio Street Beach, 600 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611, Phone: 312-74-BEACH
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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