Chase Park — Attraction in Lake View Township

Chase Park features a running track, outdoor pool, and a really great playground. The playground is located in the southwest corner of the park (Ashland and Leland) and features two main play structures as well as two sets of swings. The smaller play structure is designed for younger children and the larger is designed for older children; the larger structure is accessible via a ramp and sprawls outward with a few climbing and traversing elements.

The non-play amenities are great. The entire play area is fully enclosed (important because Ashland is quite busy) and the surface is soft rubber. There are benches and picnic tables inside the play area with a drinking fountain just outside the gate and access to bathrooms via the fieldhouse to the north. There is also decent shade from the large trees surrounding the site. All in all, in terms of play equipment and amenities, this is a great playground;...

I'm living in the area for 7 years now and actually it was just this year when I discovered an absolute greatness of Chase Park and let's say a treasure I got around the corner. I was coming here to play tennis but this summer "was having that all" YAY! Runway, guarded swimming pool with showers and changing room, basket ball hall, outside drinking water fountains, soccer/baseball fields which you can also use to relax and get some tan. On the south side trees with benches where it is so nice to read a book during sunny days. Movie screening during the summer and maze for kids in a fall. This place is a great "vacation at home" for all...

We were from out of town, VA, and looking for somewhere to take our toddlers to play. In VA nice large playgrounds with easy access are pretty common, in Chicago they are a bit harder to come by so we we're to find this park within walking distance of our hotel. The park was pretty good, but didn't have a lot of amenities for small children.

My biggest complaint was that 95% of the huge swarms of kids on the playground were from daycare groups with very little supervision. On a couple of occasions I was forced to parent someone else's child which I really...