DeKalb County, Illinois
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DeKalb County, Illinois |
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Preserve Locations
(click on the title for a map of the forest preserve) |
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Adee's Woods
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Kirkland, IL 60146 |
Afton DeKalb, IL 60115 |
Afton South Prairie |
Chief Shabbona .pdf Shabbona, IL 60550 |
County Farm Woods .pdf DeKalb, IL 60115 |
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DeKalb/Sycamore
Trail .pdf |
Great Western
Trail .pdf |
Open late 2012 or 2013 Hoppe Heritage Farmstead and 1835 Miller Elwood Cabin 31966 Pleasant Hill Rd. Kingston, Illinois 60145 815-895-7191 |
Knute Olson, Jr. .pdf Kingston, IL 60145
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MacQueen .pdf Kirkland, IL 60146 |
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Merritt
Prairie .pdf DeKalb, IL 60115 |
P.A. Nehring .pdf DeKalb, IL 60115 |
Potawatomi Woods .pdf Kirkland, IL 60146 |
Open Fall 2012 |
Russell Woods .pdf Genoa, IL 60135 |
Sannauk .pdf Somonauk, IL 60552 |
Wilkinson/Renwick
Marsh .pdf Claire, IL 60111 |
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The DeKalb County Forest Preserve District was established in 1940 to provide recreational opportunities, to preserve our natural plant and animal life for both public enjoyment and education, and for the protection of our natural heritage. In all seasons, the DeKalb County Forest Preserves offer a wide variety of activities in beautiful settings. Take a walk through Russell Preserve, beneath mature oaks and hickories, surrounded by woodland wildflowers. The Natural Resource Center, also at Russell Preserve, is open to the public on weekends and can be reserved by school groups and other organizations for outdoor educational field trips. Or visit Afton Preserve to see native Illinois prairie plants blowing in the breeze, part of a prairie restoration there. Fishing is an ideal activity at Knute Olson Jr. Preserve, where two ponds lie nestled in the woods and along the Kishwaukee River. At one time, Chief Shabbona and the Potawatomi Indians lived in the Chief Shabbona Preserve, the historical marker along the trail tells of their time here. 1500 acre Shabbona State Park is adjacent to Chief Shabbona Preserve. For a feeling of great open space for picnicking, hiking, or a game of softball, try Nehring Preserve. Fish the Somonauk Creek in summer or toboggan in winter at Sannauk Preserve. Along the banks of the Kishwaukee River, MacQueen Preserve offers a large lodge to organize a wonderful time with a family reunion or recreational group. Adjacent to MacQueen Forest Preserve is the 300 acre Potawatomi Woods Forest Preserve on the north side of the Kishwaukee River and on the south side of Kishwaukee River is the 600 acre Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area. Adee’s Woods provides an area
for a picnic and a walk through the woods. If biking or snowmobiling is
your interest , try the Great Western Nature Trail,
which starts in DeKalb County and extends through Kane County to the Fox
River Trail. The DeKalb/Sycamore Trail links
the DeKalb Park District Trail from Lions Park on DeKalb’s south side to
Sycamore and the Great Western Trail. County Farm Woods
links the DeKalb Sycamore Trail as a great rest stop along your way.
Merritt Prairie offers 56 acres of rolling terrain with native
prairie and wetland restorations as the outstanding features of this park.
Wilkinson/Renwick Marsh preserves wetland habitat
and is an excellent area to listen to and view wildlife.
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