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Foster Beach

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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.

Current Weather

16.0° degrees celsius.

Mostly clear

Watersheds

Lake Michigan

Traditional Territories

Bodéwadmiakiwen (Potawatomi)
Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo)
Miami
Peoria

Treaties

Cession 78

Languages

Illinois
Potawatomi

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