Ronan (George) Park

A must see small park with a lot to see with a playground, tree covered picnic spots with tables and benches, with a locally popular natural area along the North Branch of the Chicago River. Check out the park sculpture installations by local artists throughout the park. It’s also a well known bird sanctuary amongst birders because of its mature canopy. Bring binoculars and a bird sound ID app because it’s hard to see through the thick canopy. A local beaver also dwells around here and you can see some of their handiwork on some of the cottonwood trees. Bike or walk on the paved path on either side of the river just outside the natural area, or hike through the natural path on the west side of the river to get a close up view of nature in action. Especially popular around spring and fall migration. The natural area is not for dog walking, biking or jogging (park natural area rules) just nature watching as those activities scare the wildlife. Take a break from city life!

This park is great for kids to have fun with slides seesaw moneybaar benches for lunch n dinner tables to plan for picnic BBQ too I love the pond nice way to walk with river n u can listen birds 🐦 noises and get medicated

Friends had hosted their baby shower here and it was a great experience and wasn’t ghetto or dangerous. However it is EXTREMELY DIFFICULT to find parking in this area. So you might spend about 20-30 minutes to find parking.

My experience was amazing my pass by there many times I saw somebody going in and park my car and walked over there and there's a trail it was great but close cuz of the rain beautiful the art I did not expect to see that it was amazing I guess it was hiding but I found it go back there again

We love this park. There is plenty of open space, benches, and picknick tables. Shadeded areas with a playground

My favorite park. The trail along the river is well kept and feels like you're apart from the city. The grass areas are good for running around with my pup and are great for a fall photo shoot.

It was a little small for our boy but he enjoyed it anyway. It's in a very nice quiet part of the park.

Overall a pleasant place to take a walk but especially on warmer days there tends to be an unpleasant smell. Playground is well maintained and usually not crowded.