Ohio Street Beach
Cook County, Illinois, United States
- Paid parking
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to 4 pm, sunset 5:56 pm8.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
7.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to 4 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 11°C51°F
- Water
- —
- Wind
- 53 km/hmph S
- Gusts
- 117 km/hmph
- Waves
- <0.1 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- —
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:56 pm
Tide data is not available for this beach. Rip current and water quality data are not available either.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
About Ohio Street Beach
Ohio Street Beach is a 2.2-acre sandy beach located next to Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois. It is 510 feet from the nearest bus stop and 120 feet from the nearest toilets.
Ohio Street Beach is an urban beach in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It faces north.
In Lonely Planet's 2022 list of the nine "best beaches in Chicago for a taste of the lake life", Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu said Ohio Street Beach was the city's best for swimming.
Source: Ohio Street Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms40 m120 ft away
- Drinking water80 m260 ft away
- Parking9 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 250 m820 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink126 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Picnic tables70 m230 ft away
- Playground200 m650 ft away
- Rentals4 within 500 m0.3 miStreeter Dr & Grand Ave
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 160 m510 ftGrand & Streeter
- Nearest town
- 2.2 km1.4 miChicago (city)
- Nearest airport
- 35 km22 miGary/Chicago International Airport (GYY)
Nearby places
- Streeter Dr & Grand AveRental140 m470 ft
- Bike & RollRental300 m990 ft
- McClurg Ct & Ohio StRental400 m0.2 mi
- McClurg Ct & Erie StRental450 m0.3 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Oak Street Beach1.3 km0.8 mi north-west away7.8 Great later
- North Avenue Beach3.0 km1.9 mi north away7.8 Great later
- Twelfth Street Beach3.3 km2.0 mi south away8.0 Great later
- 12th Street Beach3.3 km2.1 mi south away8.0 Great later
- Fullerton Beach3.9 km2.4 mi north away7.8 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat5.6 GoodBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
- Sun6.5 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Mon5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Tue5.8 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 3%
- Wed9.3 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%