Nice picnick park?

Hello,

I wonder you could tell me where is the good park around chicago to do picnic -- Looking at Lake Michigan, spread tarp to do picknic, bathroom facility etc..

Can you also advise parking?

I will be staying on Diversey by Lincoln ave.

Nice picnick park?

www.millenniumpark.org

Nice picnick park?

People picnic all summer long along the lakefront. The major beaches, i.e. North Avenue, Montrose, Foster, all have bathroom facilities. Lincoln Park, directly east of where you are staying, abuts the lakefront and is a lovely place as well. From about Montrose north to Hollywood, the lakefront on summer weekends is teeming with soccer games. Farther south are volleyball courts. All along it is a bike path. so you can%26#39;t go wrong picnicking anywhere, pretty much, along the lakefront. I haven%26#39;t been down to the lakefront yet this year, but I believe that they were talking about changing the free parking to metered parking, perhaps someone else has better info on that. Downtown your best bet is to park in the Millenium Park or East Monroe garage.

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Thank you for your reply. The names you mentioned North Avenue, Montrose, Foster, are they street names?

Is there a public parking and where is it?? (free?) Is it large or limited parking space? (do you have to go early to find a spot?)

Thank you.

Yes those are street names. Take those streets directly east and you will end up at the beach. Regarding parking, the closer you are to downtown, the harder it is to park. You may want to consider bussing down to the beach or cabbing. But if you must park, I suppose I would go to Montrose which has a huge parking area. Most spots are free, but because of that, they do go early.

The peninsula that the Planetarium is on is absolutely amazing. There is not a better view of the park or the city.

I agree all of those are great spots. Pastoral is a wine and cheese shop and they have FANTASTIC picnic baskets with all of the yummy ingredients for a gourmet picnic. http://www.pastoralartisan.com/picnics.shtm

Second Pastoral for the picnic idea. I asked my wife-to-be to marry me while enjoying a Pastoral picnic spread in Grant Park.

Not cheap, but worth it for something different. Upscale cheeses, meats, breads, etc.

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Regarding the peninsula that the Planetarium, can you drive by without parking? or is there meter parking to park for a little bit?

Yes and yes.

There is a lot of parking between Montrose and Foster, it does fill up in weekends, though. The city privatized the parking meters recently and the rates all went up astronomically. There was talk about putting meters in along the lakefront, which up until now has been free, but I am not sure if that has been done or is still being planned. Perhaps someone else has more current information on that. There is a limited amount of parking in Lincoln Park between Diversey and North, and there is a pay lot east of Lincoln Park Zoo. Bring lots of quarters if you are planning to use the meters.