About Oakwood Beach
The Oakwood/41st Street Beach is located in Chicago's south end. It is one of Chicago's newest beaches, constructed in the late 1990s in an effort to prevent erosion of the shoreline. Open 11 am to 7 pm, Oakwood offers food stands, restrooms, and a pay-and-display parking lot for beach-goers. Enjoy this sandy beach for castle building, swimming, or distance swimming parallel to the shoreline. Be sure to visit the 41st Street beach house when you are here. The building includes a number of sustainable design features, including a system for harvesting rainwater. The beach has long distance swimming running parallel to the shore, there is a wheel chair accessible path to the beach and public washrooms on site. There is also a pay-and-display parking lot on site.