Street-end beach

The far north Rogers Park neighborhood contains a series of small "street-end" beaches that unlike most Chicago beaches are often separated by private property and therefore, unconnected to each other by public parkland. This accounts for the seemingly large number of beaches in this one neighborhood.

Street-end beaches are so-called because they begin at the end of a street and continue to the shores of Lake Michigan.

While Chicago has 18 street-end beaches 9 are in Rogers Park.

1. Juneway Terrace Beach

Juneway Terrace Beach is the northernmost beach in Chicago. It is located at 7800 north and Lake Michigan. It lies within Rogers Avenue Beach and Park. It is separated from Rogers Beach by a stretch of riprap protecting three apartment buildings.

2. Rogers Beach

Rogers Avenue Beach and Park at 7705 north. Barely one block long, the park also has tennis courts.

3. Howard Beach

Howard Street Beach and Park at 7600 north, which is just south of Howard Street. It is perhaps 213 feet long.

4. Jarvis Beach/Fargo Beach

Jarvis Beach located at 7400 north and Fargo beach is located at 7432 north. Offshore stretches of riprap act to reduce erosion of this beach, which is about three blocks long.

5. Loyola/Leone Beach

Loyola/Leone Beach located at 7032 North Sheridan Road and extending for eight blocks, Leone Beach is Chicago's largest.

6. Pratt Beach

Pratt Beach is contiguous with Leone/Loyola Beach located at 1050 West Pratt Boulevard.

7. Hartigan Beach

Hartigan Beach is contiguous with Pratt Beach, located at 6800 north, ends just north of Loyola Avenue. Named for former 49th Ward Alderman David L. Hartigan (1906-1959).

8. Columbia Beach

Columbia Beach is located at 6726 north.

9. North Shore Beach

North Shore Beach is located at 6700 north.