Picnic tables in Chicago
399 picnic tables are mapped in Chicago. 252 of them sit in 93 named parks — here they are, biggest first.
A further 147 are mapped outside any named park — along foreshores, on reserves and in places OpenStreetMap has not named. They are counted in the total above but cannot be listed by name.
Picnic tables are the part of a park that decides whether a meal happens there. A table means you can lay out a board, cut something, and eat without balancing a plate on your knees — and it is the single most requested piece of park furniture that maps rarely tell you about.
What the map cannot tell you is shade. A table in full sun at one o'clock in July is a table nobody uses, and OpenStreetMap almost never records tree cover over a specific table. Arrive early or scout the tree line.
Nor does it record whether the table is bolted near a bin, a tap or a toilet — the three things that turn a table into a usable picnic spot. Larger regional parks are the safe bet for all three.
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Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). Facilities change; check locally before you plan a meal around one. openstreetmap.org/copyright · 399 of them are mapped in OpenStreetMap as of 2026-08-23.