Hidden gems: Nature preserves in Indian Head Park

Discover the city's hidden treasures—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 Indian Head Park. This list contains 15 places from Nature preserve category.

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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) (~6.63 km from centre)
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Country Lane Woods
Picnic ground
👍👍 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) (~6.74 km from centre)
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Swift Nature Camp
Children's camp
👍👍 Excellent Summer camp Our son, first time camper, loved it (he did two sessions in a row). Very professional organization. For everyone looking for an authentic summer camp in a very secure environment and with 0 electronic policy. We strongly recommend it! Thanks for making wonderful memories to th...
4.80 (48 reviews) (~9.87 km from centre)
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Wolf Road Prairie Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
Grassy nature reserve with savanna, prairie & wetland ecosystems & abundant wildlife.
4.70 (88 reviews) (~7.22 km from centre)
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Paw Paw Woods Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
👍👍 Great MTB trails
4.70 (63 reviews) (~6.08 km from centre)
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Sagawau Environmental Learning Center
Learning center
👍👍 It’s one of my favorite places to walk the trails. But my favorite part is the flowers and the little house you stumble on before you get to the trails. The flowers are beautiful and they have tons of hummingbird feeders are. Unfortunately they are too fast for me to get a pic. But it’s super peacef...
4.70 (36 reviews) (~9.46 km from centre)
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Twenty-Sixth Street Woods-West
Nature preserve
👍 Great place to get into nature in the middle of a busy town.
4.60 (137 reviews) (~8.58 km from centre)
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Dean Nature Sanctuary - Oak Brook Park District
Nature preserve
👍👍 This is a beautiful preserve in a ridiculously fancy neighborhood. It also contains a kayak/canoe launch into salt creek and is along the salt creek trail. There is a good sized gravel parking lot with an accesible portapotty and tons of informational signs. The paths are wide and well maintained cr...
4.60 (127 reviews) (~6.47 km from centre)
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Morrill Meadow
Nature preserve
👍👍 Great open field to fly your plane. Really smooth runway and a lot of really nice guys are always there to help you if needed and always fun to talk to.
4.60 (108 reviews) (~9.27 km from centre)
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Twenty-Sixth Street Woods
Park
👍👍 Nice and clean. Ample parking
4.50 (136 reviews) (~8.71 km from centre)
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Westchester Woods
Nature preserve
Expansive county-managed forest preserve offering seasonal picnicking & sledding.
4.50 (136 reviews) (~8.74 km from centre)
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Santa Fe Prairie Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
👍 Winter review: Had fun this weekend checked out two locations. My friend found this gem called Santa Fe Prairie Nature Preserve. Super cool train. I didn’t even know Illinois had these. The caboose was closed inside but Don one of the guys that helps take care of the prairie let my friend and I tour...
4.50 (117 reviews) (~3.87 km from centre)
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Sagawau Canyon Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
😠 We will have to return another day, it seemed closed, but parking lot was open. My review is on the experience we had in the winter. We went to the grounds to explore and have a beautiful hike in the snow. I have heard wonderful things about the grounds; that it’s a hidden gem. I hope to one day re...
4.50 (114 reviews) (~9.33 km from centre)
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LaGrange Park Woods
Nature preserve
👍 The woods are nice to walk or bike during the weekdays, but forget trying them on weekends. Just way to many like our trails making them very busy. They do a good job keeping them clean. The trails have blacktop on 90% of them. You do lots of wildlife during your time here, I have seen eagles, beave...
4.50 (24 reviews) (~7.02 km from centre)
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Crawdad Slough
Nature preserve
👍👍 I suffer with mental illness and this place is my cure.
4.50 (12 reviews) (~6.71 km from centre)
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