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Chicago Skatepark Access: #324 of 342 US Cities

Chicago, Illinois (population 2,721,308) has 5 skateparks within 10 miles of the city center: 0.18 per 100,000 residents. The nearest park is 1.1 miles from the center.

#324of 342 US cities of 100,000+

5parks within 10 miles

0.18parks per 100,000 residents

1.1 mito the nearest skatepark

Chicago ranks #324 of 342 US cities of 100,000+ residents for skatepark access, with 5 skateparks within 10 miles: 0.18 per 100,000 residents.Skatedex Annual Index 2026 · skatedex.com/annual-index/2026/metro/chicago-illinois/

Nearest peers in the ranking

#322 Charlotte, North Carolina 0.21#323 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 0.19#325 Memphis, Tennessee 0.16#326 New York, New York 0.15

Illinois statewide

Illinois ranks #31 of 50 states with 0.74 parks per 100,000 residents.

Find the parks

Every park near Chicago with photos, obstacles, and directions is in the Skatedex directory. Planning a trip through? The Road Trip Planner maps every park on your route. Full rankings and data: Annual Index 2026.

Annual Index 2026 · Methodology · Figures in this edition are frozen as published; cite as "Skatedex Annual Index 2026".