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Clark Street Beach
2 reviews for Clark Street Beach
Alright for those of you who still think that they have a reciprocation deal with the Skokie Park District, they don't. Only with pool passes for the SEASON, and so you know, they stopped doing it years ago with the token/daily pass thing.
However yes, you can buy beach tokens from some relatively oblivious kids doing their summertime jobs and swim until about 8pm. It gets really crowded in the midst of summer but they do have lifeguards. You can't swim very far out, they're very strict about that. The sand isn't the purist, if there aren't rocks you're stepping on you may be stepping on people's garbage that's been buried and is poking you in the foot. But it's not THAT bad, just saying.
I'd still go back if I didn't have to be charged so much to spend the day, it's a beach, it should be free to the public ::grumbles:: that's just me though... They have volleyball courts as well and a nice picnic area outside of the beach if you want to have a bbq and grumble about how you'd rather be out on the sand.
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*Written by Curtis*
Living so close to Chicago, Jade and I usually head down to the free Chicago beaches (like Hollywood) rather than shell out hard earned money to use the beaches in Evanston (Yes, Evanston charges to use their beaches. What's next, charging kids to use the playground??). But this Labor Day, we thought we would go to Clark Street Beach because this particular beach is free on Mondays for Evanston residents.
The sand is rocky, there is no concession stand, and the swimming zone is way too small. Every five minutes, the lifeguard would blow his whistle to tell kids and adults who were playing in less than knee deep water to get back inside the buoys. I went out into the water directly in front of where we had laid out towels and was quickly whistled for being in the non-swim zone. Now maybe there is some unknown danger lurking in the water twenty feet from the swim zone, but it seems a little ridiculous that most of the beach is off limits.
Also, you'd think a beach so close to a major university would have a lot more attractive bodies on it. Clark Street Beach is almost completely families. Nothing against families, but for Jade and I, we'd prefer a much more quiet and adult location.
One positive is that the waves here seem to be stronger, more ocean-like than Hollywood beach.
Jade's Take: Yes, Evanston charges fees for beach access. It's $7 per adult. No thanks. Take that $7 and ride the CTA down to one of Chicago's free beaches. I would rather be at a beach where men strut in thong bikinis than hear lifeguard whistles every five minutes and wade among families in a designated swim zone.
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