Best places: Nature preserves in North Riverside, United States

Small park with a grassy meadow, fountain, tennis courts & playground, plus a summer concert series.

👍👍 Nice setting, paved paths, a little bit of shade. Watch for the wildlife!

245 acres of floodplain woodlands with a natural history museum & an unmarked trail system.

👍👍 Nice, cozy park with a playground and tennis courts, has green trails.

👍👍 first real snowfall means sledding at Barrie Park. Well kept sled hill and park. The 49 steps adds a good workout, for all. Stay to the sides and avoid the mud puddles in the middle!

State park features forested areas, a creek & a system of trails for hiking, biking & horse riding.

👍 A wonderful place for a picnic. Ample parking, and a dozen picnic tables. There are a few shady areas with coverings, and garbage cans. There is also an enormous dog park on the south end of the Meadows. The picnic areas re located on the north end of the meadow. It is free to enter, but the dog par...

👍 World class concept, with a less than stellar design. This park may be the most fantastic park in Oak Park, however everything is still up for debate because of Lindberg park's design. Multiple paved paths on the North side and a skinny side walk/park path on the south side. Beautiful landscape, gia...

😐 Very nice park to visit. There are picnic tables with protected seating. Bathrooms are available. The style gave me jail vibes which stopped me from using them. Because there were so many small children I would of appreciated a more fenced in playground. There were also some sketchy people walking b...

This iconic 245-acre forested nature preserve features hiking trails & birdwatching.

Victorian mansion, gardens & trails featuring native animals, educational exhibits & guided hikes.

👍 Great place to get into nature in the middle of a busy town.

This forested area features monuments to historic explorers & many wildlife viewing opportunities.

👍👍 This is a beautiful preserve in a ridiculously fancy neighborhood. It also contains a kayak/canoe launch into salt creek and is along the salt creek trail. There is a good sized gravel parking lot with an accesible portapotty and tons of informational signs. The paths are wide and well maintained cr...

👍👍 We celebrated my Grandma 88th Birthday! Had a wonderful time!

Expansive county-managed forest preserve offering seasonal picnicking & sledding.

👍👍 Nice and clean. Ample parking

Grassy nature reserve with savanna, prairie & wetland ecosystems & abundant wildlife.

👍👍 My discovery of Sunset Bridge Meadow came after I took an alternate run route because the underpass headed north towards Schiller Woods South was blocked off due to flooding. And since then, I have been slowly moving further south with hopes of locating paths that lead to Thatcher Woods which I hope...

Forested nature preserver featuring a creek, picnic areas & shelters, trails & more.