Best Picnic grounds in Oakbrook Terrace, United States to visit (UPDATED April, 2024)

Cantigny

Park

500 acres of gardens, golf, camping & picnic grounds, plus 2 museums, eateries & a bandshell.

4.80 (4.9K reviews) (~16.01 km from centre)

Irene C. Hernandez Family Picnic Grove

Park

Urban picnic venue featuring a shelter in the middle of a tree-lined field, plus restrooms.

4.70 (317 reviews) (~23.28 km from centre)

Central Park - Oak Brook Park District

Park

👍👍 This is the first year we checked out Winter Lights. It was magical! 😊 Great way to enjoy the holidays with family. 🎄

4.60 (392 reviews) (~1.56 km from centre)

Whalon Lake

Park

Nature park featuring a quarry lake, prairie & wetlands, plus fishing, boating, trails & a dog park.

4.60 (371 reviews) (~18.35 km from centre)

Dam No. 4 Woods-East

Nature preserve

Forested area with 2 picnic sites & several trails for hiking, biking & cross-country skiing.

4.60 (217 reviews) (~18.91 km from centre)

Riverview Farmstead Preserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 Simple & sweet trail. Paved/stroller friendly. Bathroom and picnic tables available. Ample parking.

4.70 (156 reviews) (~26.96 km from centre)

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) (~4.3 km from centre)

Cherry Hill Woods

Nature preserve

👍👍 The Cook County Forest Preserves had become so improved I've yet to find an area that needs attention. I feel safer now that the preserves are debris- free and attended to. The trails have signs and best of all are aided by gravel or leveled areas to make the trek easier .Do follow the trail guide a...

4.50 (146 reviews) (~20.84 km from centre)

Messenger Marsh

Park

This 620-acre property features many wildlife habitats, plus trails, a dog park & a picnic shelter.

4.60 (112 reviews) (~28.63 km from centre)

Twenty-Sixth Street Woods

Park

👍👍 Nice and clean. Ample parking

4.50 (136 reviews) (~8.79 km from centre)

Forest Glen Woods - Picnic Grove #1

Picnic ground

4.70 (75 reviews) (~22.55 km from centre)

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) (~16.82 km from centre)