Sargent Park, Evanston, IL

Sargent Park occupies a compact 7.5-acre site along the North Shore Channel in northwest Evanston. Its central feature is a 0.4-mile paved loop that connects to the regional Channel Trail, allowing residents to bike or walk directly to downtown Evanston or to the Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park. Two fenced playgrounds with separate equipment for younger and older children sit adjacent to a full-size baseball diamond and a soccer field that host youth leagues. A 2,500-square-foot recreation building houses restrooms and a reservable meeting room. Mature cottonwood and oak trees line the channel edge, creating shade along the trail and screening the park from Sheridan Road traffic. The park lies two blocks from the Metra Union Pacific North line at Evanston Main Street and one block from the CTA Purple Line at South Boulevard, providing direct transit to Chicago without the need for a car.

Playground