Best places: Nature preserves in Third Lake, United States

Large park with a 115-acre lake, trails, visitor center with exhibits, amphitheater, marina & cafe.

Preserve with 4 mi. of trails through forest, fields & wetlands, plus picnic areas & a playground.

Wildlife-filled prairie preserve on 1,200 acres with trails, seed library & snowmobiling in winter.

Forest preserve with rolling green hills plus trails for cross-country skiing, biking & hiking.

Scenic preserve with lakes, woodlands & marshes, popular for hiking, picnics & wildlife viewing.

Natural preserve featuring native plants & wildlife, with multiuse gravel trails & a canoe launch.

A 629-acre prairie & wetlands refuge with no lake access featuring wildlife views & hiking trails.

Nature preserve offering hiking, biking & horseback riding trails, plus a lake with 2 fishing piers.

This scenic preserve & former duck farm features a variety of waterfowl & wildlife, plus a dog park.

😠 If you're looking for a place for a peaceful walk, this is not it. You can hear the wonderful heavy traffic of the highway RIGHT next to the trail. If you're looking for nice trails to run/ride a bike on, this is not it. It's a grass trail that gets HEAVILY muddy when a drop of water touches the g...

👍 Nice peaceful walk, some side trails for expanding your walk.

👍👍 Beautiful forest preserve. Not too hilly.

Wetlands & sedge meadow preserve that hosts a blue heron rookery & is frequented by birders.