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Fernwood Park

A newly remodelled pool with friendly staff, a free Windy City Hoops league popular locally, and a playground with swings and monkey bars. The parking lot is lit but the walkway to it is not.

CHICAGO, IL · PARK WITH PLAYGROUND · READ FROM 16 VISITOR ACCOUNTS · LAST CHECKED 2026-08-18

Water
Pool and wading area

A newly remodelled pool, though flags hung above it make the space look small and dark

3 accountshigh confidenceaccounts differchecked 2026-08-18
Courts and fields
Basketball

A great place to play basketball, with a free Windy City Hoops league that is popular locally

2 accountshigh confidencechecked 2026-08-18
Lighting
No

The parking lot itself is lit but the walkway leading to it has no lighting, which a visitor flags as the sketchy part of the site

2 accountshigh confidencechecked 2026-08-18
Toddlers
Yes

Swings, monkey bars and other equipment alongside the field house

2 accountshigh confidencechecked 2026-08-18
Upkeep
Acceptable

Staff are described as friendly and the pool nice, but an unkept garden area by the pool door draws comment

2 accountsmedium confidenceaccounts differchecked 2026-08-18

What we could not confirm

Visitors have not described these, so we are not guessing:

  • Shade
  • Enclosure
  • Restroom
  • Ground surface
  • Parking
  • Seating

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How we know this

Every value above comes from what visitors described on site, read one park at a time. Where accounts disagree we say so rather than picking a side. Where nobody has mentioned something, we leave it blank and ask you.