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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)
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Camp Bullfrog Lake
Campground
Tent & RV sites & cabins with showers, a store & picnic area close to hiking, fishing & boating.
4.50 (990 reviews)
3
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 (938 reviews)
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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)
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Swallow Cliff Woods-South
Park
👍👍 I honestly can't believe that people are so irresponsible.its wonderful but...
always throwing garbage or leaving it abandoned where they swallow.
Do not leave anything, everything you carry is yours, take it with you, take care of nature
4.80 (379 reviews)
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Tampier Lake Boating Center
Boat rental service
👍👍 Beautiful place to visit and enjoy nature! Great place for boating, fishing and picnicking. Quiet and peaceful. Love the water lilies! Very family friendly. I took my son and his friend here for kayaking and we had a great time!
4.50 (339 reviews)
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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)
8
Palos Park Woods-North
Nature preserve
Large forested area offering many multiuse trails, picnic space, boating, fishing & wildlife views.
4.70 (285 reviews)
11
Willow Springs Woods
Nature preserve
Forest preserve popular for its multi-use trails offers year-round outdoor recreation.
4.70 (224 reviews)
12
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 (217 reviews)
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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)
15
Spears Woods
Park
This scenic park has trails for hikers, bikers & horses through wetlands & woods, plus picnic spots.
4.70 (187 reviews)
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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)
18
McMahon Woods
Park
Tree-lined, pastoral open space popular for hiking, model airplane flying & picnics.
4.60 (173 reviews)
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Pioneer Woods
Nature preserve
Large wooded preserve with picnic groves & trails for hiking & mountain biking.
4.60 (166 reviews)
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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)