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12th Street Beach

Beach

The 12th Street Beach is located just south of the heart of Chicago on the Northerly Island Peninsula, on the shore of Lake Michigan.
The beach is host to great fishing and swimming and there is the opportunity to do distance swimming at the 12th Street Beach.
There is a pay-to-park lot located at the beach.
The beach has public washrooms and there is a wheelchair accessible walk at the beach.

Water Quality

Passes water quality tests 95%+ of the time.
Water quality information provided by Swim Guide with the support of RBC Royal Bank.

Current Weather

28.0° degrees celsius.

Mostly clear

Watersheds

Lake Michigan

Traditional Territories

Bodéwadmiakiwen (Potawatomi)
Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo)
Miami
Peoria

Treaties

Languages

Illinois
Potawatomi

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