Rainbow Park Beach
Cook County, Illinois, United States
- Paid parking
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 5:56 pm8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.0
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 13°C55°F
- Water
- —
- Wind
- 85 km/hmph SE
- Gusts
- 127 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.
Facilities
- Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m580 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Playground370 m0.2 mi away
- Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miRainbow Beach
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 460 m0.3 miSouth Shore Drive & 77th Street
- Nearest town
- 10 km6.2 miWhiting (town)
- Nearest airport
- 19 km12 miGary/Chicago International Airport (GYY)
Nearby places
- Rainbow BeachRental190 m630 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Arthur Ashe Beach0.8 km0.5 mi north-west away7.8 Great later
- South Shore Beach1.5 km0.9 mi north-west away7.8 Great later
- Sixty-seventh Street Beach2.3 km1.4 mi north-west away7.8 Great later
- Jackson Park Beach3.2 km2.0 mi north-west away7.8 Great later
- Fiftyninth Street Beach4.1 km2.6 mi north-west 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.
- Sat5.9 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%
- Sun6.5 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Mon5.6 GoodBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Tue5.9 GoodBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 3%
- Wed9.3 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 1%