Waukegan Harbor Light

Renovated and safer

The view of the lake from the pier is surperve without any obstruction. They closed the pier the whole summer of 2019 and upgraded it with much wider flat top. Parking and restroom are easily accessi...

A nice walk by the water

We took a nice stroll down the pier. About half of our group went all the way out to the light. You could see downtown Chicago from the pier. I found it to be clean but would not recommend taking c...

Get me back to dry land!

There are no rails to keep little ones from falling in. Although it was scenic I couldn't wait to get us back to dry, solid land..didn't make it halfway out. Edge was full of trash including toilet se...

Very romantic spot!

Very romantic at all times but especially at the sunset. If you don't have a car you can get here from Chicago by Metra train (Ogilvie station) which stops nearby the harbor. Waukegan Harbor Lighthous...