Best places: Nature preserves in Palos Township, United States

2 flights of stairs with almost 300 steps in total, forming a loop & popular for cardio workouts.

👍👍 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. 👌😍

👍👍 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...

👍 Great place to get some exercise and fresh air

Large forested area offering many multiuse trails, picnic space, boating, fishing & wildlife views.

👍👍 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....

Forest preserve popular for its multi-use trails offers year-round outdoor recreation.

Hiking & fishing are popular activities at this wooded waterfront park also featuring boat rentals.

👍 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...

Unspoilt glacial peat bog & woodland conservation area spanning 372-acres with 35 miles of trails.

👍👍 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...

👍👍 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...

Wooded area with footpaths & gravel trails for hiking & biking, with no dogs allowed.

👍👍 Very unique environment,for birds, damsel flies, flowers,plants,trees. Trails are great, Creek is so serene when it's low and so exciting when it's high.really worth a👁️👁️🌈🌅🌈🌄🌈🏞️🦅🦆🦉🌃🌈🕊️🌈

Large wooded preserve with picnic groves & trails for hiking & mountain biking.

Forest preserve featuring rugged terrain, scenic vistas, lakes & expansive hiking & biking trails.

👍👍 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...

👍👍 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.

👍👍 Beautiful Sunday morning hikes with my sons. Easy access to a wide variety of well maintained trails. Palos Forest Preserves is the best reason to live in the southwest burbs.

👍👍 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.