Adams Playground Park

We took our daughter here every other weekend to hang out and play with her friends. This park is very clean and always crowded with lots of kids. Good place for kids and great place for adult to exercise.

If this place charged admission I'd gladly pay it because it is that awesome. I'm astonished at the fact that this outdoor playground has an attached bathroom to it. I can't think of any other playground in Chicago with that feature so that alone warrants five stars. In addition to your regular playground amenities there's a sandbox as well as a small water park. During our visit I also noticed that someone reserved the "community center" also attached to the park for a birthday party which seemed convenient enough to please the little ones. Parking was a bit scarce but again it was free. Some parents were even having picnics in the few grassy arenas & behind the community center there were even picnic tables. There's plenty of seating to supervise the children & everyone seemed nice!

I give it five stars, but WARNING! They have it torn up for renovations. Water feature is not working. Looking forward to what comes next.

Nice hidden gem!

Water Play with slide and foam mat. Big sandbox with toys, and play gym set.
Rec center open for restrooms.

Minimal free parking, and permit zones in evening.

My kids 5 &7 had a blast!

This is such a great park and has a small but fun splash park during the summer. It's a great place for kids to enjoying playing in water and cool off.

Such a great well maintained option for the community.

Check the hours of the water park before heading over there because it's closed most mornings due to summer camps. And nothing is sadder than a toddler standing in front of a closed water park. Well perhaps the mom who was looking forward to having her toddler occupied in the water park for a few hours?

This is definitely the best "water park" I've seen at the Chicago parks. Most of the parks have a few poles that spray, which is usually enough to excite my 19 month old. However, this one has slides, climbers and all sorts of activities right within the water park. My daughter was a bit intimidated at first, but it wasn't long before she was filling all sorts of buckets (that seem to belong to the park) with lots of water.

On our most recent visit (this past weekend) it was super crowded and I was a little nervous my daughter would get knocked over by all the "big kids" running around. However, she made it thru an hour of fun unharmed fun. I, on the other hand, got attached by a bunch of 4 year olds with their water guns. Dangerous park!

The other side of the park is pretty standard, which is why Adams Playground doesn't seem to be very crowded unless the water park is open. They've got some swings, climbers, slides, etc....as well as a large sandbox. This may be appealing to some, but sandboxes kind of gross me out so I'm happy my daughter hasn't given this one a second look.

On a busy day it can be a bit difficult to find a parking spot, but it's all worth it when I see my daughter's big smile running thru the water!

Absolutely a wonderful place for small kids; the water park was just redone, but without the slide. The slide will be missed!

Very nice playground for kids. I recently went there with my son for the first time. Wow! I was impressed by their splash ped area. My son really enjoyed playing in the water. Also it has a sandbox with lots of toys that kids can play with. We will definitely come again with other friends!

I realized that my son was threatened to be sent home or kicked out because he was acting like a 3 year old which he is! What a bunch of snubs! I won't recommended this play school if the present people who goes there now are still there in the spring.

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Nice playground for kids! There is a sand box and a splash pad. The splash pad is for kids under 10 and 5 feet. Rec center has bathrooms. Has minimal street parking next to it.