Forest Preserves List

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Belleau Woods

Belleau Woods currently stands as an undeveloped, natural area that is bisected by Winfield Creek.
Acres: 121 Trail Miles: 0 Parking: No
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Big Woods currently stands as an undeveloped, natural area comprised of open fields, natural wooded areas, restored wetlands, and ponds. Indian Creek runs through the preserve, and Poss Lake offers fishing opportunities.
Acres: 458 Trail Miles: 0 Parking: No
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Blackwell

Visitors hiking through Blackwell Forest Preserve in Warrenville walk on land that the retreating Wisconsin Glacier shaped 12,000 to 15,000 years ago.
Acres: 1,353 Trail Miles: 9 Parking: Yes
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Brush Hill

Brush Hill currently stands as an undeveloped, natural area. Here, an immature forest of both native and non-native woody vegetation, prairie remnants, and a natural wetland are home to songbirds, shorebirds, waterfowl and a variety of other wildlife.
Acres: 51 Trail Miles: 0 Parking: No
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Churchill Woods

Although it’s one of the county’s smaller forest preserves, the 263-acre Churchill Woods Forest Preserve in Glen Ellyn is home to an impressive range of habitats.
Acres: 254 Trail Miles: 1 Parking: No
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Country Lakes

Country Lakes currently stands as an undeveloped, natural area. The preserve is a natural marsh with fluctuating water levels, and is valuable for storm-water retention. Restoration areas include prairie and wetland, creating diverse wildlife habitats.
Acres: 58 Trail Miles: 0 Parking: No
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Cricket Creek

By creating the 196-acre Cricket Creek Forest Preserve in Addison, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County transformed a flood-prone housing development into a beautiful forest preserve for all to enjoy.
Acres: 193 Trail Miles: 3 Parking: Yes
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Danada

Danada has a rich history as the former home of Daniel and Ada Rice, and Kentucky Derby winner Lucky Debonair.
Acres: 805 Trail Miles: 8 Parking: Yes
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Des Plaines Riverway

Des Plaines Riverway currently stands as an undeveloped, natural area, and is a unique example of a mature floodplain forest containing oaks, elms, ashes and diverse ground covers, including some rare plant species.
Acres: 78 Trail Miles: 0 Parking: No
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Dunham

Dunham currently stands as an undeveloped area and is primarily used for agriculture.
Acres: 374 Trail Miles: 0 Parking: No
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East Branch

The 502-acre East Branch Forest Preserve in Glendale Heights is largely a natural wetland along the East Branch of the DuPage River with lakes, marshes and wildlife habitats.
Acres: 502 Trail Miles: 2 Parking: Yes
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East Branch Riverway

Acres: 139 Trail Miles: 0 Parking: No
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Egermann Woods

One of the few remaining pre-settlement oak forests in DuPage County is in Egermann Woods Preserve. Additionally, several ephemeral ponds and 15 acres of reforested native trees and plants are contained in the preserve, making it a valuable habitat for amphibians, birds, and other wildlife species.
Acres: 115 Trail Miles: 1 Parking: No
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Fischer Woods

Fischer Woods currently stands as an undeveloped, natural area, and contains one of the few wet forest pockets in the county.
Acres: 149 Trail Miles: 0 Parking: Yes
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Fox Hollow

Fox Hollow currently stands as an undeveloped, natural area. The preserve is a mix of wetlands, ponds, open fields, and immature woods.
Acres: 57 Trail Miles: 0 Parking: No
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Fullersburg Woods

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 visitor center and several of the shelters stand as remnants of that period.
Acres: 226 Trail Miles: 6 Parking: Yes
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Fullerton Park

In its urban setting, Fullerton Park Preserve plays a valuable role in flood control and storm-water retention. But its benefits don’t stop there.
Acres: 195 Trail Miles: 0 Parking: No
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Glen Oak

Glen Oak is the site of the Forest Preserve District's former headquarters office, which was relocated to Danada Forest Preserve.
Acres: 6 Trail Miles: 0 Parking: No
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Greene Valley

In 1835, William Briggs Greene acquired 200 acres of present-day Greene Valley Forest Preserve from Daniel Greene, his uncle.
Acres: 1,411 Trail Miles: 11 Parking: Yes
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Hawk Hollow

A gently rolling landscape covered with grassy meadows, accented with mature woodlands, dotted with fens, and bisected by a river – that’s what visitors will find at Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve
Acres: 1,170 Trail Miles: 3 Parking: No
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Herrick Lake

Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in Wheaton is home to an impressive variety of wildlife.
Acres: 891 Trail Miles: 7 Parking: Yes
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Hickory Grove

Formerly part of the Seven Bridges Golf Club, this diverse and variable oak woodland hosts a small ephemeral stream and is rich in the number of plant species that thrive there.
Acres: 184 Trail Miles: 0 Parking: No
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Hidden Lake

Two lakes and the East Branch of the DuPage River make the 390-acre Hidden Lake Forest Preserve in Downers Grove an ideal place to fish, hike or just relax.
Acres: 390 Trail Miles: 2 Parking: Yes
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Mallard Lake

The 942-acre Mallard Lake Forest Preserve in Hanover Park features open waters, wetlands, fields and scattered woodlands with wildlife such as beavers, great blue herons, bullfrogs, eastern meadowlarks, bobolinks, red-tailed hawks and kestrels.
Acres: 943 Trail Miles: 4 Parking: Yes
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Maple Grove

One of the oldest forest preserves in DuPage County, Maple Grove is the largest remaining remnant of the vast maple forest that became Downers Grove.
Acres: 81 Trail Miles: 1 Parking: Yes
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Mayslake

Currently, the preserve contains several historic buildings including Mayslake Hall and the Portiuncula Chapel; acres of lakes and ponds; a restored prairie; marsh; and a restored savanna.
Acres: 90 Trail Miles: 1 Parking: Yes
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McDowell Grove

In the 1930s, McDowell Grove was a camp for the Civilian Conservation Corps — a work-relief program part of President Roosevelt’s New Deal legislation — which built bridges, picnic areas, a boathouse, bridle paths and a limestone dam on the West Branch of the DuPage River
Acres: 515 Trail Miles: 6 Parking: Yes
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Meacham Grove

Visitors at the 252-acre Meacham Grove Forest Preserve in Bloomingdale will find woodland groves, meadows, a fishing lake, wetlands and the meandering Spring Brook Creek.
Acres: 253 Trail Miles: 3 Parking: Yes
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Medinah Wetlands

Acres: 38 Trail Miles: 0 Parking: No
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Night Heron Marsh

Acres: 136 Trail Miles: 0 Parking: No
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Oldfield Oaks

Oldfield Oaks is an excellent example of an intact, mature oak woodland, natural wetland, and restored prairie. With this diverse mix of ecosystems, the preserve is home to a variety of wildlife, from foxes to great horned owls to western chorus frogs.
Acres: 94 Trail Miles: 2 Parking: Yes
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Pratt's Wayne Woods

Now at 3,426-acres, Pratt’s Wayne Woods is the largest forest preserve in the county. Combined with James “Pate” Philip State Park to the north, it forms a continuous 4,000-acre stretch of open space.
Acres: 3,432 Trail Miles: 8 Parking: Yes
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Salt Creek Greenway

Salt Creek Greenway currently stands as an undeveloped, natural area providing an important storm-water retention function for the community.
Acres: 50 Trail Miles: 0 Parking: No
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Salt Creek Marsh

Salt Creek Marsh currently stands as an undeveloped, natural area comprised of ponds, wetlands and floodplain forest along Salt Creek.
Acres: 109 Trail Miles: 0 Parking: No
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Salt Creek Park

The 92-acre Salt Creek Park Forest Preserve in Wood Dale features elements of DuPage County’s natural and cultural history.
Acres: 92 Trail Miles: 1 Parking: Yes
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Songbird Slough

The 391-acre preserve is a part of a large glacial kettle formation that is the low point for a 1,000-acre watershed that drains the surrounding urban area.
Acres: 392 Trail Miles: 1 Parking: Yes
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Spring Creek Reservoir

Visitors to the 90-acre Spring Creek Reservoir Forest Preserve in Bloomingdale will find an oak savanna, meadows and an immature woodland surrounding the reservoir.
Acres: 90 Trail Miles: 1 Parking: Yes
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Springbrook Prairie

Originally slated to be the site of a 200-acre dragon-shaped lake with a swim beach and campground, today, the 1,867-acre Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve in Naperville is instead one of three regionally significant grassland bird communities in the state.
Acres: 1,840 Trail Miles: 13 Parking: Yes
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St. James Farm

The 607-acre St. James Farm Forest Preserve in Warrenville contains over 100 acres of woodlands, prairies and wetlands, which are home to over 300 native plant species and wildlife like great blue herons, red-bellied woodpeckers, white-breasted nuthatches, coyotes, fox squirrels and white-tailed deer.
Acres: 596 Trail Miles: 3 Parking: Yes
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Swift Prairie

Swift Prairie currently stands as an undeveloped, natural area, containing wetlands, ponds, and a very rich remnant prairie complex -- both wet and mesic types.
Acres: 142 Trail Miles: 0 Parking: No
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Timber Ridge

What was once agricultural fields is now oak woodlands and savannas, restored and natural prairies, recreated wetlands, and lakes.
Acres: 1,164 Trail Miles: 2 Parking: Yes
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Warrenville Grove

Warrenville Grove’s rolling topography consists of floodplain and upland woodlands, natural fens, and a river.
Acres: 126 Trail Miles: 1 Parking: Yes
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Waterfall Glen

The 2,472-acre Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve in Darien is one of the most ecologically impressive parcels of open space within the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, if not northern Illinois.
Acres: 2,482 Trail Miles: 11 Parking: Yes
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Wayne Grove

Wayne Grove currently stands as an undeveloped, natural area containing a high-quality oak woodland with diverse ground vegetation, ponds, wetlands, and meadows.
Acres: 164 Trail Miles: 0 Parking: No
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West Branch

The 811-acre West Branch Forest Preserve in Bartlett contains two lakes, wetlands, a tallgrass meadow, a wet prairie, an immature floodplain forest, and a rare fen and hosts a variety of reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and birds.
Acres: 904 Trail Miles: 3 Parking: Yes
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West Chicago Prairie

The 357-acre West Chicago Prairie Forest Preserve in West Chicago is one of the region’s premier natural areas.
Acres: 316 Trail Miles: 2 Parking: Yes
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West DuPage Woods

West DuPage Woods is a mix of woodland, wetland and prairie, providing diverse habitats for plants and animals.
Acres: 471 Trail Miles: 5 Parking: Yes
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Willowbrook

Willowbrook Forest Preserve has woodlands that are interspersed with prairie and wetlands, and bisected by Glen Crest Creek.
Acres: 48 Trail Miles: 1 Parking: Yes
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Winfield Mounds

Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve was named for burial mounds of pre-historic Native Americans who lived along the West Branch of the DuPage River.
Acres: 359 Trail Miles: 1 Parking: No
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Wood Dale Grove

The 184-acre Wood Dale Grove Forest Preserve in Wood Dale is located on the Tinley Moraine, a glacial deposit.
Acres: 188 Trail Miles: 1 Parking: Yes
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Wood Ridge

Wood Ridge currently stands as an undeveloped, natural area with glacier-formed ridges, ravines and potholes.
Acres: 236 Trail Miles: 0 Parking: No
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York Woods

The District purchased what is now the 70-acre York Woods Forest Preserve in Oak Brook in 1917, which makes it the oldest forest preserve in the county.
Acres: 70 Trail Miles: 1 Parking: Yes
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York/High Ridge

York/High Ridge currently stands as an undeveloped, natural area. With Sugar Creek bisecting it, the preserve holds a small pine plantation, meadows, and an immature forest.
Acres: 15 Trail Miles: 0 Parking: No
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Golf

Green Meadows

Holes: 9 Contact: Westmont – (630) 810-5330
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Maple Meadows

Holes: 18 Contact: Wood Dale – (630) 616-8424
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Oak Meadows

Holes: 18 Contact: Addison – (630) 595-0071
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