North Chicago Foss Park Beach
About
North Chicago Foss Park Beach is a public lake beach in Illinois, part of Foss Park and about 1.5 miles from the town of North Chicago. Summer is the most comfortable time for a beach day. Typical July highs reach about 82°F with lows near 63°F, and August is close behind at around 80°F. These are typical averages from a nearby weather station in Waukegan. Several trails lie within about 10 miles. Old School Yellow Trail and the Des Plaines River Trail are both cross-country skiing routes about 6 miles away. For hiking, Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve is about 7 miles off and Openlands Open Space is about 7.5 miles off.
Location
North Chicago Foss 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 61–82°F and lows of 43–63°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Waukegan, IL weather station, 3.2 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan30° high16° low
- Feb34° high18° low
- Mar44° high27° low
- Apr55° high35° low
- May67° high47° low
- Jun76° high57° low
- Jul82° high63° low
- Aug80° high62° low
- Sep74° high54° low
- Oct61° high43° low
- Nov48° high31° low
- Dec36° high22° low
Where it is
- Foss Park · Public land
- Nearest town
- North Chicago, Illinois · 1.5 mi
Source: NIFC Jurisdictional Units; USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
- Old School Yellow TrailCross-country skiing5.7 mi
- Des Plaines River TrailCross-country skiing6 mi
- Fort Sheridan Forest PreserveHiking7.3 mi
- Openlands Open SpaceHiking7.5 mi
- Marsh TrailsHiking9.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
