Best places: Nature preserves in East Dundee, United States

Wooded nature preserve offering designated areas for horseback riding, hiking & picnicking.

Large nature preserve with trails amid woodlands & wetlands, plus a farm store with local products.

Lush riverside nature preserve featuring a boat launch, bike trail & a picnic shelter.

Nature preserve on 112 acres of woodlands & wetlands offering year-round outdoor recreation.

👍👍 Great forrest preserve to get away and feel like your miles from home and yet it is almost in your back yard. Great hiking paths and loops. Can easily spend hours or just a few minutes here. Family friendly!

👍👍 Beautiful place to spend some time peacefully.

Serene forest preserve offering paved & unpaved trails for walks, hikes, biking & wildlife viewing.

City oasis on a creek with forested slopes, hiking & biking trails & a large picnic shelter.

67-acre nature center with trails, meadows & ponds for hiking & wildlife-watching any time of year.

Forest & prairie nature preserve with a hiking trail, popular with bird watchers.

Protected area by the river with picnic tables, known as a boating & fishing destination.

Huge park features grasslands, wetlands, savannas & woodlands with rugged trails & picnic areas.

Protected green space with a network of trails, a picnic shelter & playground with open fields.

👍 I give this place a 4 of 5 only because it is a little run down. The reason for this though is it is non profit and run by volunteers which they need more of and anything can be amazing when community comes together. When you arrive at the entrance, you're not sure if it even is open. There are al...

160-acre nature preserve with wetland habitats, prairie, endangered species & hiking trails.

👍👍 Beautiful place, for enjoying quite picnic or a leisure walk. Calm and peaceful ambience and less crowded place, to get close to nature. Also drive through the Barrington Hills is so beautiful.

👍👍 Great secret walking path. Don’t tell anyone…..

👍👍 Wonderful spot to relax. Boat launch. Definitely be kayaking this.