Best places: Nature preserves in Willowbrook

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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) (~8.32 km from centre)
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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) (~8.04 km from centre)
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Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve
Nature preserve
Wildlife & plant preservation area with glacial potholes, multi-use trails, fishing & picnicking.
4.60 (3.6K reviews) (~6.03 km from centre)
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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) (~7.48 km from centre)
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Brezina Woods
Nature preserve
State park features forested areas, a creek & a system of trails for hiking, biking & horse riding.
4.60 (365 reviews) (~9.91 km from centre)
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Willow Springs Woods
Nature preserve
Forest preserve popular for its multi-use trails offers year-round outdoor recreation.
4.70 (224 reviews) (~6.77 km from centre)
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Saganashkee Slough Woods
Nature preserve
Hiking & fishing are popular activities at this wooded waterfront park also featuring boat rentals.
4.60 (309 reviews) (~9.01 km from centre)
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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) (~6.37 km from centre)
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Red Gate Woods
Nature preserve
👍 In this area you will be able to hike about 3/4 of a mile to the site of the first nuclear reactor which is buried deep within the ground. There is one placard at the entrance to the narrow dirt path (located at the southwest end of the Red Gate Woods parking lot) that leads to the paved trail that...
4.70 (189 reviews) (~6.77 km from centre)
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Cranberry Slough Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
Unspoilt glacial peat bog & woodland conservation area spanning 372-acres with 35 miles of trails.
4.70 (185 reviews) (~9.2 km from centre)
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Lyman Woods & William F. Sherman, Jr. Interpretive Center
Nature preserve
Tranquil mid-city nature retreat featuring oak forest, marshlands & walking paths on 150 acres.
4.70 (177 reviews) (~8.63 km from centre)
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Mayslake
Dog park
👍👍 Beautiful place to walk or hike. For your fur babies too!
4.60 (238 reviews) (~6.91 km from centre)
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Salt Creek Woods Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
This iconic 245-acre forested nature preserve features hiking trails & birdwatching.
4.70 (171 reviews) (~7.47 km from centre)
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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) (~7.21 km from centre)
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Bullfrog Lake
Nature preserve
👍👍 Today was an amazing day in Illinois . We were having an Indian summer day it was almost 80°, sunshine warm breeze beautiful day for walking bike riding or whatever else you wanted to do outside we walked around the lake they have a really nice camping area they have reasonable rates they even have...
4.60 (225 reviews) (~7.3 km from centre)
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Mayslake Peabody Estate
Nature preserve
Historic mansion hosting weddings, art exhibits, film shoots & theatrical productions.
4.60 (200 reviews) (~6.88 km from centre)
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Pioneer Woods
Nature preserve
Large wooded preserve with picnic groves & trails for hiking & mountain biking.
4.60 (166 reviews) (~9.75 km from centre)
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Pulaski Woods East
Nature preserve
Forest preserve featuring rugged terrain, scenic vistas, lakes & expansive hiking & biking trails.
4.60 (161 reviews) (~7.55 km from centre)
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Arie Crown Forest
Nature preserve
👍👍 DO NOT WALK/BIKE IN THROUGH THE NORTH TRAIL- extremely muddy, poor drainage, my bike got stuck twice. However, this is the only trail that i’ve had this problem on. Otherwise excellent trails especially near the south of the preserve for hiking/biking, some trails don’t show up on the Maps app but t...
4.40 (276 reviews) (~5.38 km from centre)
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Oldfield Oaks
Nature preserve
👍👍 “Nice and easy trail with scenic views. The loop took us about 25 minutes to complete. I would definitely recommend this trail for anyone looking to go on a walk or run. There are no bikes allowed either.” -Chloe
4.70 (115 reviews) (~7.58 km from centre)
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