Glencoe Park Beach
About
Glencoe Park Beach is a public lake beach in Illinois, about a mile from the village of Glencoe. Summer is the most comfortable time for a beach day. At the nearby Chicago Botanic Garden weather station, typical July highs average 83°F with lows near 63°F, and August is nearly as warm at about 82°F. Other outdoor options lie within a short drive. East Northbrook Trail offers mountain biking about 2 miles away, and paddlers can head to the Lake Michigan Water Trail, roughly 5 miles off. Hikers have the North Branch Brown Unpaved Trail at about 5 miles and Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve at about 7 miles.
Location
Glencoe Park Beach
Illinois
Data: US EPA BEACON (Beach Advisory and Closing Online Notification). Source metadata
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 63–83°F and lows of 43–63°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Chicago Botanic Garden, IL weather station, 1.9 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan32° high16° low
- Feb36° high19° low
- Mar46° high28° low
- Apr57° high38° low
- May68° high48° low
- Jun78° high57° low
- Jul83° high63° low
- Aug82° high62° low
- Sep75° high55° low
- Oct63° high43° low
- Nov49° high33° low
- Dec38° high22° low
Nearby
- East Northbrook TrailMountain biking2.1 mi
- Lake Michigan Water TrailCanoeing4.8 mi
- North Branch Chicago RiverCanoeing5.3 mi
- North Branch Brown Unpaved TrailHiking5.3 mi
- Openlands Open SpaceHiking6.1 mi
- Fort Sheridan Forest PreserveHiking6.6 mi
- Des Plaines River Trail Yellow UnpavedMountain biking7.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
