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Anderson (Fred) Park Community Garden
Anderson Park Harvest Garden
Arcade Park Community Garden
Ashe Beach Park Community Gardens
Austin Town Hall Harvest Garden
Austin Town Hall Park Community Butterfly Garden
Bell Park Community Garden
Brynford Park Community Gardens
Burnside Park Community Gardens
Chase Park Community Garden
Chicago Women's Park and Garden Community Garden
Clara D. Schafer Park Community Garden
Clarendon Community Garden
Clark (Richard) Park Community Garden
Clark Park Harvest Garden
Commercial Club Community Garden
Community Roots Community Garden at Skinner Park
Community Roots Demonstration Garden
Cooper Park Harvest Garden
Diversey Harbor Community Garden
Dubkin Park Community Garden
Eckhart Park Community Garden
Edgewater Beach Community Garden
Edgewater Meadows Community Gardens
Fernwood Park Community Garden
Gladstone Park Community Gardens
Golden Gate Park Community Gardens
Gross Park Pollinator Rain Garden
Haas Park Community Garden
Harrison Park Harvest Garden
Hermitage Park Harvest Garden
Howard Beach Park Gardens
Independence Park Community Gardens
Indian Boundary Community Gardens
Jackson Park Community Garden
Jefferson Memorial Park Garden
Jefferson Playlot Park Community Garden
Jones Park Community Garden
Juneway Beach Park Garden
Kelly Playlot Park Garden
Ken-Well Community Garden
Kenwood Park Ornamental Community Garden
Kenwood Park Permaculture Garden
Kilbourn Community and Childrens Garden
Kosciuszko Harvest Garden
Kosciuszko Park Community Garden
Lake Shore Park Community Garden
Lake Shore Park SOAR gardens
Lakeview Community Garden
Mayfair Community Garden
Mckinley Park Community Garden
Meyering Park Community Garden
Minuteman Park Harvest Garden
Moore Park Harvest Garden
Moran Park Harvest Garden
Neighbors' Garden Park Community Garden
Nichols Park Chinese Garden
Nichols Park Ornamental Community Garden
O'Hallaren Community Garden
Park No. 514 Community Garden
Pottawattomie Community Garden
Printers Row Park Community Garden
Rainbow Beach Victory Garden
Ravenswood Manor Park Community Garden
Revere Park Community Garden
Rogers Beach Park Gardens
Roscoe Community Garden
Rutherford Sayre Community Garden
Sauganash Park Pollinator Garden
Skinner Park Harvest Garden at Community Roots
Skinner Park Tranquil Garden
Snowberry Park Community Garden
South Lakeview (Blue) Park Community Garden
South Shore Cultural Center Harvest Garden
The Buena Tunnel Gardens
The Cooperation Operation at Park 573
Touhy Park Community Garden
Triangle Park Community Orchard
Union Park Harvest Garden
Valley Forge Harvest Garden
Warren Park | Community Garden
Washington Harvest Garden
Wicker Park Community Garden
Williams Park Harvest Garden
Winnemac Park Teaching Garden
Existing Community Gardens
There are currently nearly 70 community gardens spread throughout Chicago’s parks. The gardens vary greatly in size, style and function. From large pots of flowers to carefully planned landscapes, many of the community gardens are ornamental and focus on growing native plants, shrubs and beautiful annual and perennial flowers. The “edible” gardens feature a variety of opportunities, including allotment plot gardening, pantry gardening and children’s learning gardens. Welcoming people with a range of interests and experience levels, there are many opportunities to volunteer in one of the many gardens found in Chicago’s parks. The links below will help those interested to learn more and get involved.
Starting a New Community Garden
The Chicago Park District helps to promote and expand the greening efforts in our city by providing valuable outdoor space where communities can garden together. Building the foundation for a successful community garden is a long-term responsibility which requires community support and dedicated, ongoing commitment by all members of your gardening group.
Ornamental gardens are typically characterized by shared plots of land where groups divide the responsibility of tending and weeding. Vegetable gardens are more often divided into allotment plots assigned each season to gardeners, or shared space where members are responsible for working together and sharing equally in the fruits of their labor.
All gardens in parks are and will continue to be public property. While the Community Gardens in the Parks program continues to support efforts to reduce unnecessary vandalism or theft, we cannot guarantee that any garden is free from the risk.
You may find it helpful to read through Reference Manual before beginning.
In order to form a new community garden with the Chicago Park District, the following documents are required: