Hidden gems: places in Palos Township

Discover the city's hidden treasuresβ€”remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Palos Township. Ratings are based from 32 places in the city.

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Willow Springs Woods - Picnic Grove #1
Picnic ground
4.90 (14 reviews)
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Pulaski Woods South
Park
πŸ‘πŸ‘ As always I and my puppy love to walk the trails here every chance we get. Many trail options for length, difficulty and varied scenes- wooded paths, lakes, bogs, hills and even an old area used by U of Chicago for a nuclear lab back in the 30s-40s. Good trails for strolling, hiking,, running and...
4.90 (8 reviews)
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Maple Lake
Nature preserve
πŸ‘πŸ‘ 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)
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McClaughry Springs Woods
Nature preserve
πŸ‘πŸ‘ 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 aπŸ‘οΈπŸ‘οΈπŸŒˆπŸŒ…πŸŒˆπŸŒ„πŸŒˆπŸžοΈπŸ¦…πŸ¦†πŸ¦‰πŸŒƒπŸŒˆπŸ•ŠοΈπŸŒˆ
4.80 (122 reviews)
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Maple Lake Overlook
Fishing
πŸ‘πŸ‘ Marvelous A spectacular goal
4.80 (80 reviews)
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Country Lane Woods
Picnic ground
πŸ‘πŸ‘ Beautiful, clean and well groomed trail shared with bikes, pets, horses and people. Plenty of parking. One portable toilet in the parking lot but no other facilities. Lots of trail options to choose from from short to long and from hilly to flat. No bugs this early in the spring.
4.80 (57 reviews)
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Palos Park Woods-South
Park
πŸ‘πŸ‘ Really awesome place to relax and get away from it all.
4.80 (39 reviews)
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Saganashkee Slough
Lake
πŸ‘πŸ‘ My favorite trail in the area love the part between the slough and the canal!
4.80 (35 reviews)
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Stonehouse
Historical landmark
πŸ‘πŸ‘ Like others below me have said, it's a great spot that was hidden until the further development of the mnt bike trails. I've been coming here for 23 years now & we all called it THE HUT...I still call it the HUT. PLEASE keep this place clean,& try not to set the roof on fire...which is what unfortun...
4.80 (29 reviews)
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McClaughry Springs Woods Parking Lot
Nature preserve
πŸ‘πŸ‘ Parking lot that connects to the trails. We were able to park here easily on a Sunday morning and walk the woods. There is a series of trails to explore nearby. Looks like a decent spot to have a picnic too near the parking lot there is some open grass areas.
4.80 (6 reviews)
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Tampier Slough
Lake
πŸ‘πŸ‘ Great Family Park
4.80 (5 reviews)
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Crooked Creek Woods
Park
4.70 (99 reviews)
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Maple Lake
Lake
πŸ‘πŸ‘ Awesome place to fish with your kids! Almost every nice day you have a guaranteed bite! There are big bass, pike, bluegill, sunfish, etc! If you are a fisherman, come check it out! Overall this place is amazing!
4.70 (98 reviews)
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Forty Acres Woods
Nature preserve
πŸ‘πŸ‘ Beautiful Sunday morning hikes with my sons. Easy access to a wide variety of well maintained trails. Palos Forest Preserves is the best reason to live in the southwest burbs.
4.70 (78 reviews)
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Paw Paw Woods Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
πŸ‘πŸ‘ Great MTB trails
4.70 (63 reviews)
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Bullfrog Lake
Lake
πŸ‘πŸ‘ Spent a few day tenting for the first time and must say I enjoyed myself very much. Place was very quiet clean and staff was very friendly from check-in to check-out.
4.70 (52 reviews)
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Peace Village
Retirement community
4.70 (32 reviews)
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Willow Springs Woods - Picnic Grove #2
Picnic ground
4.70 (24 reviews)
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Horsetail Lake
Lake
πŸ‘πŸ‘ Great for fishing
4.70 (14 reviews)
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