Portage Park has both an indoor and outdoor pool plus a water playground. Find an Olympic-sized pool with eight lap-lanes, three diving boards. There’s also a smaller heated pool and the park has a dog-friendly area too.

The park has a history with professional sports. It was created for the 1959 Pan American Games and hosted the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in 1972. Plus, the boxing program at the park has turned out at least five Olympic boxers.

At the pool in Roscoe Village, there’s a brick fieldhouse with lockers and changing rooms. There’s also a gym if you want to end your workout with a refreshing swim. A perk here are the lounge chairs that surround the pool.

The park has baseball fields, basketball and tennis courts. Programs here include weightlifting, walking clubs, yoga and boxing. There’s also a branch of the Chicago Public Library here.

This small but mighty pool in west Lakeview offers a quiet atmosphere. The outdoor pool is surrounded by trees and there’s a sand volleyball court nearby. The park also offers a running track and playground.

This under-the-radar park tucked in a little residential pocket in Noble Square is just west of the Kennedy Expressway. There’s a lovely fieldhouse, changing rooms, baseball field, dog-friendly area, and water playground. It doesn’t get too busy here, and there’s zone-free parking.

Humboldt Park has 207-acres of athletic fields, gardens, outdoor art, and is even home to the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture on the northwest side. At the lagoon, there’s a boathouse with swan-shaped paddle boats and the only inland public beach.

So with all that going on, we get it if you didn’t know there was also an outdoor pool. There’s a swirly waterslide and poolside picnic tables.

It’s really easy to get to this pool on the L, the Ashland Green and Pink line station is stops right outside the Near West Side park. The pool has a fieldhouse attached to it with a fitness center that you can join for $17 a month. This park has picnic areas, a playground, and is the site of several summer music festivals including Pitchfork.

In Pilsen, this pool comes with a cheerful, orangey-pink fieldhouse. Its style draws inspiration from a museum back in Prague (the park was named after Czech composer). The pool has four lap lanes, and a water play area with sprinklers and fountains.

The historic Western Boulevard leads right to this park with a beautiful pool surrounded by trees. It has a splash pad, six lap lanes, and a Grecian-looking fieldhouse. If you’re looking for more, the park here has a gardening program, athletic courts, a gym, and an outdoor running track.

Washington Park has a ton to offer: It’s home to the DuSable Museum of African American Art, a gardening program, an arboretum, a lagoon, and playgrounds. There are athletic fields, including one for cricket, and a stately fieldhouse with locker rooms. At the Olympic-sized pool, there’s eight lap lanes, a 36-foot water slide, a kids fountain play area, and a patio with seating.