Union Park
Union Park is a municipal park in Chicago, Illinois, comprising 13.46 acres (5.45 ha).
A garden inside Chicago
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 18°. When to go ↓
You can stay in Chicago
Union Park is inside Chicago, which has 382 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Established in 1853
Union Park dates from 1853. 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 8 miles away
Chicago Midway (MDW) has airline service, about 8 miles from Union Park.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Chicago. Green months are the mild ones.
Union Park
Union Park is a municipal park in Chicago, Illinois, comprising 13.46 acres (5.45 ha).
Located in the Near West Side, the park is just south of Ashland/Lake station on the Green and Pink lines of the Chicago 'L', bordered by North Ashland Avenue on the west, West Lake Street on the north, the diagonal North Ogden Avenue along most of the east border, and West Washington Boulevard on the south. The park has several large green fields used for demonstrations or various forms of football, playgrounds, a swimming pool, a fieldhouse, tennis and pickleball courts, baseball fields, and basketball courts.
- Type
- Garden
- Area
- 13 acres
- Established
- 1853
- Wikipedia readers
- 2.2K a year
Where to stay near Union Park
The closest towns with hotels, motels or campgrounds 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 Union 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 | 11 mi west | 15 min | 36 29 hotels · 7 motels | 90,402 | $288K | — |
| York Township | 16 mi west | 25 min | 52 45 hotels · 2 motels · 3 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds | 128,137 | $397K | — |
| Rosemont | 13 mi northwest | 20 min | 22 22 hotels | 3,815 | $345K | D− |
| Maine Township | 15 mi northwest | 20 min | 24 20 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 2 campgrounds | 136,611 | $375K | — |
| Lyons Township | 13 mi southwest | 20 min | 18 11 hotels · 6 motels · 1 lodge or cabins | 112,345 | $364K | — |
| Thornton Township | 20 mi south | 30 min | 46 32 hotels · 9 motels · 3 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds | 152,667 | $157K | — |
| Stickney Township | 10 mi southwest | 15 min | 12 11 hotels · 1 motel | 40,266 | $269K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Union Park
Other well-known places within 8 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw3in town Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw48 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw54 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw62 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a year
73 mi MuseumField Museum of Natural History1.4M visitors a year
8in town 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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Visiting Union Park
Is Union Park in Chicago?
Yes. It’s inside Chicago, IL.
When is the best time to visit Union Park?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 63–84°.
What is the closest airport to Union Park?
Chicago Midway (MDW), about 8 miles away.
Where should I stay near Union Park?
Chicago (in town, 382 places to stay), Leyden Township (11 mi, 36 places to stay) and York Township (16 mi, 52 places to stay).
Tips from people in Chicago
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.