Top rated Nature preserves in Palos Hills, United States to elevate your visit (Updated April, 2024)

Top rated Nature preserves in Palos Hills

Experience the best that Palos Hills has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 249 places from Nature preserve category.

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Within Palos Hills

Four Rivers Environmental Education Center

Nature preserve

👍👍 This time of year, October, is a great time to go and observe the birds who are migrating through on their way to the South. The confluence of the two rivers makes it a wonderful resting and feeding area. This area is so well-maintained and it was a beautiful day! We saw beautiful white swans and a...

4.90 (197 reviews) (~46.3 km from centre)

Trailside Museum of Natural History

Museum

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

4.90 (110 reviews) (~21.87 km from centre)

Glenview Woods

Nature preserve

👍👍 My favorite forest walking experience. Easy and short trail loops mostly in an hour long. Four seasons give distinctive scenic views and wildlife. Highly recommended for families. Closed between sunset and sunrise.

4.90 (85 reviews) (~41.42 km from centre)

Kennicott's Grove Nature Preserve

Park

👍👍 I love this place so much! It’s very beautiful and romantic!

4.90 (40 reviews) (~42.88 km from centre)

Swallow Cliff Stairs

Park

2 flights of stairs with almost 300 steps in total, forming a loop & popular for cardio workouts.

4.80 (2.5K reviews) (~4.18 km from centre)

Vera Meineke Nature Center at Spring Valley

Nature preserve

Trails wind through this picturesque natural area with a 19th-century farm & docents in costume.

4.80 (1.2K reviews) (~41.4 km from centre)

The Grove

Nature preserve

Protected prairie grove at the former home of famed horticulturist & educator, Dr. John Kennicott.

4.80 (1K reviews) (~43.22 km from centre)

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center

Park

👍👍 It was a lovely evening! We stop by the natural preserve center with the children and had so much fun. It’s perfect for any age. At the end the place manager had above talk about the importance of conserving and maintaining the green , preserving natural places for the animals to live. 👌😍

4.80 (946 reviews) (~5.2 km from centre)

St. James Farm Forest Preserve

Nature preserve

Hikers, bikers & horseback riders can explore a protected area of woodlands, prairies & wetlands.

4.80 (822 reviews) (~32.35 km from centre)

Red Oak Nature Center

Nature preserve

This rustic park offers hiking trails & a cave, plus nature programs & events.

4.80 (552 reviews) (~43.95 km from centre)

Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 We walked along beautifully maintained trails that varied between pavement, gravel and dirt trails. This is a perfect place if you need flat wide trails. Handicap are welcome here. There are picnic tables set up for wheelchair access. We did not see a speck of garbage anywhere!! The out houses...

4.80 (518 reviews) (~36.91 km from centre)

Wolf Road Woods

Nature preserve

👍👍 What an amazing set of trails. They are lots of hills and changes in elevation over 150 feet throughout the entire trail system. Great for advanced mountain bikers. Hiking is our favorite thing to do on these trails. The park areas are great for family events. The trails are not good for younger chi...

4.80 (386 reviews) (~6.56 km from centre)

Swallow Cliff Woods Pavilion & Cafe

Event venue

👍 Great place to get some exercise and fresh air

4.80 (259 reviews) (~4.21 km from centre)

Maple Lake East - Mountain Bike Staging Area

Nature preserve

👍👍 So, the trails here are quite nice. Lots of marked and unmarked ones for all kinds of taste. If you like an easy flowing ride choose the blue and green trails. For more advanced riders I suggest black and blue. Nothing super hard or extreme but still a nice ride and challenge every time i come here....

4.80 (182 reviews) (~5.8 km from centre)

Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 This is a fun, scenic trail. There's Salt Creek, the waterfall by the mill, bridges, tunnels of trees, and lots to look at. If you follow the trail around the creek, it's about 3.5 miles around.

4.80 (151 reviews) (~17.46 km from centre)

Maple Lake

Nature preserve

👍👍 Maple view lake has a phenomenal view of the water! Their parking lot isn't huge it holds maybe 20 cars but I never really had a problem parking here. They have a very nice hiking trail and plenty of places to cast your line and fish. With this review I left a picture of what fish are in this lak...

4.80 (134 reviews) (~6.64 km from centre)

McClaughry Springs Woods

Nature preserve

👍👍 Very unique environment,for birds, damsel flies, flowers,plants,trees. Trails are great, Creek is so serene when it's low and so exciting when it's high.really worth a👁️👁️🌈🌅🌈🌄🌈🏞️🦅🦆🦉🌃🌈🕊️🌈

4.80 (122 reviews) (~3.15 km from centre)

Yankee Woods

Nature preserve

👍👍 Absolute BEST bike trail I've been on. You will get a nice peaceful ride, but also a good workout. The best part about this trail is that if you follow the red trail, it will loop around back to where you came from! Most trails you have to turn around and go back, this trail you don't. It's the perf...

4.80 (116 reviews) (~12.62 km from centre)

Richard Young Forest Preserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 This a great trail if you want more of a natural experience. There is no real paved or stone pathway. It is a dirt path and fairly uneven, but great visual and auditory experience.

4.80 (115 reviews) (~49.97 km from centre)

Busse Forest Central

Nature preserve

👍👍 I did a good 15 km running here. As a tourist, it’s a safe and peaceful place to run with some bikers and runners along the way. The track was perfectly done for you to follow. No complications during the run. Enjoy the greenery and the cool air 👍

4.80 (101 reviews) (~40.51 km from centre)

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Top rated Nature preserves in Palos Hills, United States