Foster Beach | Great Lakes Guide

Located in the Edgewater area of Chicago, Foster Beach is a great area for swimming. A beach house constructed in the early 1990s offers many amenities, including public washrooms. There is a pay-and-display parking lot at the beach and wheelchair accessible paths. This beach is great for relaxing and swimming, and also offers long distance swimming parallel to the shoreline.

Water Quality

Passes water quality tests 95%+ of the time.

Water quality information provided by Swim Guide with the support of RBC Royal Bank.

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Traditional Territories

Bodéwadmiakiwen (Potawatomi)
Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo)
Miami
Peoria

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Languages

Illinois
Potawatomi

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