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Jones (Mary Richardson) Park

A three-room playground on soft rubber — a large structure with a circular monkey bar for older children, a swing area with the standard toddler, adaptive and belt seats, and a younger-children area with a multi-car play train. Fully enclosed from the street.

CHICAGO, IL · PARK WITH PLAYGROUND · READ FROM 16 VISITOR ACCOUNTS · LAST CHECKED 2026-08-22

Enclosure
Fully enclosed

Fully enclosed from the street, opening into the rest of the park

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Ground surface
Poured rubber

Soft rubber throughout

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Toddlers
Yes

A dedicated room for younger children with a tiny standalone slide and a large multi-car play train, plus toddler and adaptive swing seats

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Older kids
Yes

A large structure with many slides, climbing elements and a circular monkey bar

2 accountshigh confidencechecked 2026-08-22
Accessibility
Yes

An adaptive seat among the standard swing set

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Shade
Partial

Several shady areas throughout the park

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Seating
Yes
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Equipment
Dated

A visitor notes the playground is a lot older than some photos suggest

1 accountmedium confidenceaccounts differchecked 2026-08-22
How busy
Usually quiet

Tucked into a quiet part of the Near South Side

2 accountshigh confidencechecked 2026-08-22

What we could not confirm

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

  • Restroom
  • Water
  • Parking
  • Upkeep
  • Walking trail

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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.