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Maggie Daley Park Climbing Wall
4.4 ★★★★☆ 65 Google reviews · Climbing gym in Chicago, Illinois
Outdoor climbing center featuring bouldering, top-roping and lead climbing, plus ice skating.
Plan your visit
- Day pass around $22 — check current rates; most gyms price gear rental separately and discount off-peak
- Gear rental nearly every climbing gym rents shoes (~$5–8 typical) and chalk; harness rental is often bundled with a ropes pass
- Waiver always required at climbing gyms — sign it online before you go to skip the front-desk line
- Belaying ropes gyms teach belaying or check your certification at the desk; bouldering and auto-belays need no partner and no belay test
- First timer? bouldering needs zero experience — rent shoes and walk in; staff will point you at the easiest problems
- Auto-belays mentioned here — clip in and climb ropes solo, no partner needed
- Café on site somewhere to grab a coffee and hang out between climbs
- Memberships available — worth asking about if you'd climb more than a few times a month
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (312) 742-3918
- Website maggiedaleypark.com
Hours
| Monday | 11 AM–5 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–5 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–5 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–5 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–6 PM |
What's inside
“There is just so much climbing to be had here, bouldering, top rope, and lead.”
“There is just so much climbing to be had here, bouldering, top rope, and lead.”
What climbers say again and again
From the reviews
Please let us use our own helmets! My wife and I flew from the Seattle area to visit Chicago, read everything about the climbing wall INCLUDING where it says we can use our own gear only to show up and be told we must use the helmets that they provide.
What a gem of a place to be able to climb walls right in the heart of the city. Very nice staff and knowable. We go weekly when the weather is nice.
So amazing having "outdoor climbing" right on Chicago. For years I've tried to spend an afternoon here when visiting and finally did and boy it didn't disappoint. There is just so much climbing to be had here, bouldering, top rope, and lead. I wish they had a better crash pad setup but it's realistic to outside.
I brought my summer day camp for a field trip and got nothing but race reviews from my staff regarding the staff with the skating and scooters as well as the rock climbing! We will definitely come back next year!! Field trip Bookers this was a great experience for suburban kids to experience a piece of the city!
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