Gross Point & Terminal Park, Skokie, IL

Gross Point & Terminal Park in Skokie combines 22 acres of open space with direct access to the North Shore Channel Trail, a paved multi-use path that connects to Evanston and the Chicago lakefront. The park features lighted athletic fields for baseball, soccer, and football, plus two tennis courts and a playground with modern equipment. A fishing pier along the channel provides year-round access to stocked waters. The Skokie Valley Trail segment running through the park offers a level, tree-lined route for walking and cycling, with benches spaced at regular intervals. The park sits three blocks from the Skokie Swift Yellow Line station and one mile from the Old Orchard shopping district, placing residents within a short drive or bike ride of retail, dining, and the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts. Mature cottonwoods and willows line the channel banks, creating a shaded corridor that buffers surrounding residential streets from traffic noise.