Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve and Nature Center

247 Monee Road, Park Forest, IL

About Us: Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve is a 985 acre oak-hickory woodland dotted with vernal ponds and dis... Read More

Iroquois State Wildlife Area

R.R. #1, 2803 E. 3300 N. Rd, Beaverville, IL

Iroquois County State Wildlife Area is situated in a low glacial outwash plain associated with the Kankakee River Valley that consists of marshland... Read More

Kankakee River State Park Hike

5314 West Rt. 102, Bourbonnais, IL

The park's trail system stretches for miles along both sides of the river. Hiking, biking and cross-country ski trails are on the river's north sid... Read More

Swallow Cliff Woods

11918 South La Grange Road, Palos Park, IL

Constructed in 1930 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, 125 limestone stairs lead to the top of a former toboggan run at Swallow Cliff North. Altho... Read More

Cap Sauers and Swallow Cliff Loop

La Grange Road, Palos Park, IL

Swallow Cliff Woods is best known for its dramatic “front lawn,” which leads up a steep, 100-foot-tall bluff. The bluff creates one of ... Read More

Maple Lake

From I-55 South, take the exit for US-12/US-20/South LaGrange Road, Willow Springs, IL

Maple Lake is a peaceful spot for leisurely fishing trips and quiet boating in far southwestern Cook County. Originally constructed by damming a ra... Read More

Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve

Intersection of Cass and Northgate Roads, Darien, IL

The 2,492-acre Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve in Darien is one of the most ecologically impressive parcels of open space within the Forest Preserve... Read More

Lakefront South

Halsted St, Chicago, IL

McKinley Woods Loop

McKinley Woods Road, Channahon, IL

The 525-acre McKinley Woods was acquired between 1931 and 2004. The preserve is part of the Des Plaines River preservation system, which conserves... Read More

Hammel Woods - DuPage River Access

Black Road, west of I-55, Shorewood, IL

Preservation:The 445-acre Hammel Woods was acquired between 1930 and 2011.The preserve is part of the DuPage River preservation system, which conse... Read More

Chicago River Walk

Lake Street to Lake Front, Chicago, IL

About Us:The 1.25-mile long path has been constructed in phases over time and includes four distinct districts; The Confluence, The Arcade, The Civ... Read More

Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve Loop

Spring Road, Oak Brook, IL

Fullersburg Woods opened to the public in 1920 and has a rich history. In the 1930s, a Civilian Conservation Corps camp was built here, and the vis... Read More

Greene Valley Forest Preserve

Greene Road and Hobson Road, Naperville, IL

In 1835, William Briggs Greene acquired 200 acres of present-day Greene Valley Forest Preserve from Daniel Greene, his uncle. When surveyors mapped... Read More

The 606 - The Bloomingdale Trail

Ridgeway and Bloomingdale, Chicago, IL

Our Story The 606 was a decade in the making. As train traffic slowed on the Bloomingdale Line in the 1990s, attention turned to how the train li... Read More

Whalon Lake

Royce Road, Naperville, IL

The 249-acre Whalon Lake was acquired between 1992 and 2007.The preserve is part of the DuPage River preservation system, which conserves more than... Read More

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