Foss Park — Attraction in North Chicago

Foss Park & Beach was dedicated after Sen. George Edmund Foss (1900-1911) who secured the Great Lakes Naval Training Center here in Lake Bluff IL. This native sand beach area is left on its own to naturally grow with grasses & trees along its high water mark. Metal signs warning not to swim are placed every 50 feet. The swimming area is wonderful with sandy bottom & no rocks until the north area line. Every Sept we do a beach clean-up of washed up trash which is park of the Great Lakes...

This park isn't what it used to be back when I was a little boy growing up in North Chicago. Most of the merry-go-rounds and swings are no longer in this park! Most of the beach has washed away and the cliffs my sister and I used to run up and down on are all covered by weeds and over grown brushes and trees. This city has done a very poor job about keeping this park and this so called...

If your a dog owner like me then your dog would definitely love this park. Lots of space to run and be free. Their are picnic tables, a play ground and a descent skate park. Soccer field and baseball field. You can also drive down to the lake and park your car while enjoying a nice view or a relaxing walk...