EVANSTON, ILLINOIS - Beginning Wednesday, April 1, Evanston season beach tokens will be available for purchase at the Morton Civic Center, located at 2100 Ridge Ave., and local recreation community centers: Robert Crown, Chandler-Newberger, Fleetwood-Jourdain, Levy Senior Center and Evanston Ecology Center. Tokens may be purchased on weekdays, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Morton Civic Center and during office hours at the community centers. Cash, personal checks and credit cards are accepted.

Evanston's five public swimming beaches open for the season on Saturday, May 23, 2015.

A beach token, also known as a season pass, is valid from the time of purchase through Labor Day 2015. Tokens will be sold at a discounted rate of $26 for Evanston and Skokie residents and $42 for nonresidents until Friday, June 5. On Saturday, June 6, the price for a beach token will increase to $34 for Evanston or Skokie residents and $58 for nonresidents.

Community members interested in a daily pass can purchase at a beach entrance. A daily pass is $6 for children age 1-11 years and $8 for those 12 years and older. Admission for children under age 1 is free.

To ensure that everyone has access to Evanston’s beautiful beaches, the Mayor's Super Summer Recreation Program includes free beach admission through a 10-punch pass for Evanston teens, age 13-18 years old. Beginning Tuesday, June 2, teens may pick up their pass at any of the community centers and the main Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave.

Additionally, Evanston residents that meet the income requirement are eligible to participate in beach token fee assistance and the free beach token program. To learn more about the fee assistance program, visit cityofevanston.org/recreationscholarship. 

The City of Evanston and the Skokie Park District have a reciprocal arrangement that allows Skokie residents to buy season beach tokens at Evanston resident rates and allows Evanston residents to buy Skokie season pool passes at Skokie resident rates.

For more information about Evanston beaches, please visit cityofevasnton.org/beaches or call/text 847-448-4311. For convenience, residents can simply dial 3-1-1 while in Evanston.

Please note that free beach days for Evanston residents will be held at Clark Street Beach on Mondays from July 6 through August 24, 2015.