When is Cotton Tail Park open?
Every day, 6 AM–9 PM.
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ParkSouth Loop
Cotton Tail Park
Embrace Urban Greenery
- 4.5163 reviews
- Free
- Open now · till 9 pm
A peaceful, spacious city park offering leafy trails, playgrounds, and open lawns perfect for picnics and casual exercise. Visit for gentle nature walks, dog-friendly areas, and relaxed urban respite—expect easy paths, family-friendly facilities, and frequent local visitors.
Quick answers
Cotton Tail Park in short
When is the best time to visit Cotton Tail Park?
It's at its best mornings and afternoons. Wedar also scores every hour of the next five days against the forecast; see the best time on this page.
Is Cotton Tail Park indoors or outdoors?
Outdoors: best on a dry day.
Where is Cotton Tail Park?
44 W 15th St,Chicago, IL 60605.
Right now · 12:45 pm
Why it fits right now
A great call right now.
This is its best hour in the next five days.
In its favour
- Open till 9 pm
- Best in the afternoon
- Outdoors
57°
Overcast
- Feels
- 56°
- Rain
- 21%
- Wind
- 5mph
- 1pm
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The next five days
Best time to go
Scored on the forecast, its opening hours and when it's at its best. Tap a time to see it.
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Before you go
Plan your visit
Hours
Open now · till 9 pm- monday
- 6 AM–9 PM
- tuesday
- 6 AM–9 PM
- wednesday
- 6 AM–9 PM
- thursday
- 6 AM–9 PM
- friday
- 6 AM–9 PM
- saturday
- 6 AM–9 PM
- sundayToday
- 6 AM–9 PM
Where and how
- 1 Cotton Tail Park
- 2 Anderson (Fred) Park · 7 min
- 3 Roosevelt (Theodore) Park · 10 min
- 4 Mark Twain Park · 11 min
- 5 Eleven City Diner · 12 min
Good to know
- Outdoors
- Free to visit
- Good with kids
- Good for solo
- Good for small groups
From visitors and the venue
What it's like
4.5from 163 reviews
Known for
- Picnics
- Jogging
- Nature walks
- Walking trails
- Playgrounds
- Dog friendly
The feel
- Casual
- Spacious
- Quiet
- Family friendly
- Pet owners
- Tourists
Around South Loop
Nearby
Within about a 15-minute walk.
Good nowAnderson (Fred) ParkPark · 7 min walk
Good nowRoosevelt (Theodore) ParkPark · 10 min walk
Mark Twain ParkPark · 11 min walk
Good nowEleven City DinerDiner · 12 min walk
On nearby
For the next three hours
What to wear to go there now
Leave with a light layer.
Light layerThe whole time