Montrose Beach Verified listing

Lincoln Park is one of Chicago’s oldest and largest parks. Surprisingly, more than 1,000 acres of this park and its beaches are completely made from landfill.

Montrose Beach is located at 4400 N. Lake Shore Drive (Montrose Ave. at Lake Michigan) near the Uptown neighborhood.  This popular beach offers patrons amenities that include food concessions, kayak and volleyball rentals, showers and restrooms.  There is a non-motorized boat launch. An ADA accessible beach walk is available.  Patrons can park at pay and display lots or street parking.  Distance swimming is available from Tower 4 (north of boathouse) and parallel to shore. A dog friendly beach is located at north end of Montrose Beach.

South of the recreational beach a natural area attracts many migratory birds during the fall and spring seasons.  A serene dune habitat has a rare panne habitat and endangered plant life thrives at this location.

Distance Swimming: tower 4 (north of boathouse), parallel to shore