Maggie Daley Park Climbing Wall - Chicago, Illinois

Sarah C.

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!

Shiloh R.

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.

Samuel V.

This was an amazing experience. If you have kids or you are a kid at heart you will truly love this park. You can get lost in a fun adventure, while knowing there are over abundant of protection and safety around. I will definitely return with my family and friends.

Sarah A.

I was super stoked to try the climbing wall here, and while it was fun, I felt like there was a lot of unrealized potential for climbers. Went on a weeknight in June. Only about half the wall was set, and only about 5 top ropes were actually up. I hear the day pass price has gone up from $7 to $15 but you get less for it - bouldering, auto belays, and top rope/lead are all separate fees, but they used to be all under the single fee. Also, auto belays are $25 for only half an hour, which is just ridiculous to me, especially when there aren’t many top ropes set up (maybe they put up more on the weekends…?) However, even with the limited climbing options, I’d climb here all the time if they had a seasonal membership - I’m sure that would attract a lot of climbers in the area! It has the potential to be a really awesome climbing spot - very unique! It’s so convenient to where I live, and fun to get out of the gym. Staff is very nice, though they also seem dissatisfied with the way the wall is run. If it was run more like a climbing gym it’d be way more accessible and fun to climb at for both first-timers and regular climbers! Please bring back seasonal memberships!!!

Hans S.

Super cool place I took my nephews. I’ve been taking them to Maggie Daley Park when they come to the city for years, since it opened, but we’ve never done the Rock Climbing. They loved it. There’s really no time limit and it’s wasn’t busy. And we were there on a weekend! I will say the field house took forever to wait in line and get the gear and sign the release forms etc. But other than that, great experience again at Maggie Daley Park.

Riley B.

Absolutely stunning! If a person in a high position here reads this, thank Lena and Karlin! They were the two working. It is so much fun to do this. There are so many paths to take and it is breathtaking to reach the top. It is completely safe too! The people working will also help you if you get stuck. Multiple times when I got stuck one of the workers would tell me where to put my hands or feet, which really helped! If I lived in Chicago I would be there every week! If I had to recommend a place to go have fun when visiting Chicago, this would be the place.

Jordan L.

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.

Can't wait to get back here and try more.

andrew D.

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. My personal helmet was the same model even only newer and with less use (aka, safer). Most climbing gyms don't even require helmets when top rope climbing but you could at least allow us to be comfortable

The wall itself was good, staff know what they are doing when it comes to climbing