Garfield Park
Garfield Park is a 184-acre (0.74 km2) urban park located in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on Chicago's West Side. Visitors find it in Chicago. A drive of 5.4 mi reaches Soldier Field.
A garden inside Chicago
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 18°. When to go ↓
You can stay in Chicago
Garfield Park is inside Chicago, which has 382 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Open since 1874
Garfield Park opened in 1874, 152 years ago. About ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, July, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 63–84°. When to go ↓
An airport 7 miles away
Chicago Midway (MDW) has airline service, about 7 miles from Garfield Park.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Highs and lows by month
Every month near Garfield Park is set out below.
Garfield Park
Garfield Park is a 184-acre (0.74 km2) urban park located in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on Chicago's West Side. It was designed as a pleasure ground by William LeBaron Jenney in the 1870s and is the oldest of the three original parks developed by the West Side parks commission on the Chicago park and boulevard plan (Humboldt Park, Garfield, and Douglass Park). It is home to the Garfield Park Conservatory, one of the largest plant conservatories in the United States. It is also the park furthest west in the Chicago park and boulevard system.
- Type
- Garden
- Opened
- 1874
- Area
- 184 acres
- Listed
- National Register of Historic Places (1993) · Chicago Landmark (2009)
- Wikipedia readers
- 9.9K a year
Where to stay near Garfield Park
Nearest for a night are Chicago (382) and Leyden Township (36).
- 1Soldier Field
- 2Wrigley Field
- 3United Center
- 4Barack Obama Presidential Center
- 5Rate Field
- 6Art Institute of Chicago
- 7Field Museum of Natural History
- 8Hull House
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Garfield Park | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | in town | — | 382 320 hotels · 20 motels · 20 inns & B&Bs · 9 lodges & cabins · 8 hostels · 3 campgrounds · 2 RV parks | 2,731,585 | $334K | D |
| Leyden Township | 9 mi northwest | 15 min | 36 29 hotels · 7 motels | 90,402 | $288K | — |
| York Township | 13 mi west | 20 min | 52 45 hotels · 2 motels · 3 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds | 128,137 | $397K | — |
| Rosemont | 11 mi northwest | 15 min | 22 22 hotels | 3,815 | $345K | D− |
| Maine Township | 13 mi northwest | 20 min | 24 20 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 2 campgrounds | 136,611 | $375K | — |
| Lyons Township | 11 mi southwest | 15 min | 18 11 hotels · 6 motels · 1 lodge or cabins | 112,345 | $364K | — |
| Proviso Township | 8 mi west | 10 min | 12 9 hotels · 1 motel · 2 lodges & cabins | 147,144 | $284K | — |
| Stickney Township | 8 mi south | 15 min | 12 11 hotels · 1 motel | 40,266 | $269K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
While you are near Garfield Park
These lie within 10 miles as the crow flies.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw410 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw56 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw65 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a year
75 mi MuseumField Museum of Natural History1.4M visitors a year
84 mi MuseumHull HousePhoto credits
Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0 · Field Museum of Natural History: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hull House: User talk:Hied5, Public domain
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Good to know about Garfield Park
Is Garfield Park in Chicago?
Yes. It’s inside Chicago, IL.
When is the best time to visit Garfield Park?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 63–84°.
What is the closest airport to Garfield Park?
Chicago Midway (MDW), about 7 miles away.
Where should I stay near Garfield Park?
Chicago (in town, 382 places to stay), Leyden Township (9 mi, 36 places to stay) and York Township (13 mi, 52 places to stay).
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.