Howard Street Park Beach
About
Howard Street Park Beach is a public lake beach in Illinois, sitting within the Howard (Ure) Beach unit about 2.5 miles from Evanston. Summer is the natural season for a beach visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Chicago Botanic Garden show July highs around 83°F with lows near 63°F, and August runs nearly the same at about 82°F. For more time outdoors in the area, River Bank Neighbors Trail and Horner Park Nature Trail are both within about 5 miles. Paddlers can head to the North Branch Chicago River or the Lake Michigan Water Trail, roughly 5.4 and 5.7 miles away.
Location
Howard Street 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, 10 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
Where it is
- Howard (Ure) Beach · Public land
- Nearest town
- Evanston, Illinois · 2.5 mi
Source: NIFC Jurisdictional Units; USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
- River Bank Neighbors TrailHiking4.5 mi
- Horner Park Nature TrailHiking4.6 mi
- North Branch Chicago RiverCanoeing5.4 mi
- ResistRock climbing5.5 mi
- Lake Michigan Water TrailCanoeing5.7 mi
- North Branch Brown Unpaved TrailHiking5.8 mi
- Logan Square BouldersRock climbing6.9 mi
- East Northbrook TrailMountain biking8.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
