Top rated Nature preserves in Prospect Heights, United States to elevate your visit (Updated May, 2024)

Top rated Nature preserves in Prospect Heights

Experience the best that Prospect Heights 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 22 places from Nature preserve category.

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Kennicott's Grove Nature Preserve

Park

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

4.90 (40 reviews) (~7.04 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) (~6.29 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) (~9.11 km from centre)

Busse Woods

Nature preserve

Lakeside forest retreat offering an elk habitat, a biking trail, boat rentals & large picnic groves.

4.70 (4.9K reviews) (~8.47 km from centre)

Busse Forest Elk Pasture

Nature preserve

Popular park offering wooded trails for hiking & biking, plus an enclosed pasture with elk.

4.70 (866 reviews) (~8.24 km from centre)

Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve

Nature preserve

Scenic parkland offering wildlife viewing, a fishing reservoir & trails for hiking & biking.

4.70 (661 reviews) (~8.51 km from centre)

Edward L. Ryerson Conservation Area

Nature preserve

Large preserve offers hiking & snowshoeing nature trails with diverse wildlife & a small farm area.

4.70 (513 reviews) (~9.99 km from centre)

Allison Woods

Nature preserve

One of many forest preserves within Cook County featuring a canoe launch & hiking & biking trails.

4.70 (303 reviews) (~4.12 km from centre)

Lake Avenue Woods-East

Nature preserve

Picturesque park offering wooded paths, a stream, picnic tables & a modest nature center.

4.70 (217 reviews) (~4.61 km from centre)

River Trail Nature Center

Park

👍👍 Fantastic little hideaway. Lovely well care for rescued animals in nice habitats. Inside is great to see turtles, snakes and more as well as a nice children's play area and small animal displays. Understandably it is currently closed up due to covid-19. The trails are friendly enough for a gentle no...

4.70 (203 reviews) (~4.34 km from centre)

Ned Brown Meadow

Nature preserve

👍 Pulled into the preserve to do some charting for work. Has large open fields and indeed as some reviews say, model planes were being flown which was cool but also annoying because of the engine sound which was more annoying than a drone. The location has public bathrooms and some large Pavillion for...

4.70 (87 reviews) (~8.68 km from centre)

Busse Forest-South

Nature preserve

👍👍 This is my absolute favorite place to do my long marathon training runs. Come out here any Saturday morning at 6:30 and you'll see hundreds of runners. Very motivating

4.70 (69 reviews) (~8.73 km from centre)

Kent Fuller Air Station Prairie & Tyner Interpretive Center

Nature preserve

👍👍 Volunteered to sort seeds harvested from various FPDCC sites. Met great people, learned a few things, appreciated the prairie on a bitter, blustery November day.

4.70 (51 reviews) (~9.85 km from centre)