Noah's Playground for Everyone (Lawson Park)
✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season
Where: Sheridan Rd. and Clinton Pl., Evanston, IL, Evanston, Illinois
Hours: typically daylight hours
Cost: free
accessiblepublic-park
Completed in 2008 in memory of Noah Cutter, this fully accessible lakefront playground just north of the Grosse Point Lighthouse welcomes children of all physical abilities with wheelchair-accessible climbing, seated swings, and a Braille map. It won Time Out Chicago Kids' first 'Best Playground' Hipsqueak award.
Accessibility
Accessible. Recorded as wheelchair accessible — step-free routes to the equipment.
What's on site
Mapped here. OpenStreetMap records shade shelter, parking at this playground. No public toilets are mapped — worth knowing before a long visit.
When to go
Comfortable weather in Evanston runs roughly April to October. Winter lows average 13°F, so the cold months are short-visit territory.
Other playgrounds nearby
There are 2 other playgrounds within 5 miles and 18 within 15. These are ranked by accessibility and facilities first, then by distance: