Forest Preserves of Cook County
| Type | Trail Association |
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| Activities |
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| Website |
| Phone | 800-870-3666 |
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| Geo | |
| Address |
536 North Harlem Avenue
River Forest,
Illinois
60305
United States
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| Associated Group |
FPDCC Forest Preserve District of Cook County
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The Forest Preserves of Cook County, with nearly 70,000 acres, is one of the oldest and largest forest preserve districts in the United States. It receives an estimated 62 million visits each year, providing an escape into a world teeming with wildlife and rich with outdoor recreation and environmental education opportunities. Within its boundaries are rare habitats that offer plant and animal diversity on par with the rainforests of the world.
Riding Areas
| name | trails | total descent | highest trail | total distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algonquin - Iroquois - Chippewa Woods | 9 | -24 ft | 640 ft | 3 miles |
| Arie Crown Forest | 10 | -173 ft | 694 ft | 6 miles |
| Baker's Lake Younghusband Prairie | 7 | -51 ft | 872 ft | 2 miles |
| Beck Lake - Big Bend | 13 | -39 ft | 642 ft | 7 miles |
| Bemis Woods | 20 | -142 ft | 660 ft | 7 miles |
| Blue Star Memorial Woods | 5 | -17 ft | 626 ft | 2 miles |
| Brezina Woods | 9 | -14 ft | 635 ft | 2 miles |
| Brownell Woods | 1 | -2 ft | 618 ft | 951 ft |
| Bunker Hill - Caldwell Woods | 18 | -106 ft | 625 ft | 6 miles |
| Busse Woods | 72 | -230 ft | 730 ft | 22 miles |
| Camp Ground Road Woods | 3 | -2 ft | 634 ft | 1,588 ft |
| Camp Pine Woods | 1 | -9 ft | 639 ft | 2,044 ft |
| Camp Shabbona Woods | 27 | -23 ft | 607 ft | 5 miles |
| Camp Sullivan | 11 | -27 ft | 684 ft | 1 mile |
| Catherine Chevalier Woods | 8 | -22 ft | 642 ft | 3 miles |
| Cermak Woods | 6 | -7 ft | 608 ft | 1 mile |
| Chipily Woods - Sunset Ridge Woods | 1 | -21 ft | 654 ft | 1 mile |
| Crabtree Nature Center | 16 | -146 ft | 892 ft | 6 miles |
| Dam No. 1 Woods | 8 | -77 ft | 661 ft | 6 miles |
| Dam No. 4 Woods | 3 | -8 ft | 640 ft | 2 miles |
| Dan Ryan Woods | 28 | -27 ft | 666 ft | 5 miles |
| Deer Grove Forest Preserve | 43 | -683 ft | 885 ft | 20 miles |
| Eggers Grove - Wolf Lake Overlook | 8 | 0 ft | 586 ft | 2 miles |
| Elizabeth A. Conkey Forest | 5 | 0 ft | 622 ft | 3,130 ft |
| Forest Glen - Labagh Woods | 21 | -50 ft | 620 ft | 5 miles |
| Frank Bobrytzke Forest | 6 | -37 ft | 624 ft | 3 miles |
| Fullerton - River Grove Preserves | 13 | -43 ft | 628 ft | 4 miles |
| G.A.R. Woods - Thomas Jefferson Woods | 2 | 0 ft | 612 ft | 390 ft |
| Halsted Woods | 1 | -6 ft | 649 ft | 3,081 ft |
| Harms Woods | 19 | -48 ft | 633 ft | 6 miles |
| Indian Hill Forest Woods | 2 | -39 ft | 690 ft | 3,950 ft |
| Joe Orr Woods | 4 | -23 ft | 646 ft | 1 mile |
| Jurgensen Woods Preserve | 4 | -28 ft | 619 ft | 4 miles |
| Kickapoo Woods | 9 | -12 ft | 599 ft | 2 miles |
| Lake Avenue Woods | 6 | 0 ft | 641 ft | 2,920 ft |
| Lansing Woods | 10 | -19 ft | 616 ft | 6 miles |
| Linne Woods - Wayside Woods | 12 | -66 ft | 630 ft | 6 miles |
| Mary Mix McDonald - Turnbull Woods | 4 | -3 ft | 685 ft | 1 mile |
| McGinty Slough - McGinnis Slough | 20 | -148 ft | 747 ft | 7 miles |
| Midlothian Meadows | 14 | -45 ft | 659 ft | 5 miles |
| Miller Meadow | 23 | -8 ft | 624 ft | 4 miles |
| Oak Forest Heritage Preserve | 15 | -47 ft | 655 ft | 3 miles |
| Orland Grassland | 28 | -341 ft | 761 ft | 13 miles |
| Ottawa Trail Woods | 5 | 0 ft | 602 ft | 1 mile |
| Paul Douglas Forest Preserve | 13 | -793 ft | 857 ft | 24 miles |
| Plank Road Meadow | 2 | -15 ft | 621 ft | 3,002 ft |
| Plum Creek Meadow | 7 | -45 ft | 673 ft | 3 miles |
| Possum Hollow Woods | 5 | -16 ft | 638 ft | 2 miles |
| River Trail Nature Center | 15 | -32 ft | 645 ft | 2 miles |
| Robinson Woods | 8 | -15 ft | 632 ft | 2 miles |
| Rubio Woods | 10 | -61 ft | 730 ft | 4 miles |
| Sag Valley | 3 | -114 ft | 743 ft | 4 miles |
| Salt Creek Woods NP | 3 | -37 ft | 650 ft | 2 miles |
| Sand Ridge Nature Center | 13 | -15 ft | 611 ft | 4 miles |
| Sauk Trail Woods | 18 | -354 ft | 733 ft | 7 miles |
| Schiller Woods | 32 | -20 ft | 632 ft | 6 miles |
| Skokie Lagoons | 18 | -62 ft | 640 ft | 11 miles |
| Somme Woods | 2 | -17 ft | 680 ft | 1 mile |
| Spring Lake | 13 | -210 ft | 854 ft | 7 miles |
| St. Mihiel Woods-East | 7 | -71 ft | 700 ft | 2 miles |
| Stony Ford Woods | 4 | -14 ft | 606 ft | 4,633 ft |
| Sweet Woods | 2 | -25 ft | 621 ft | 2 miles |
| Thatcher Woods | 20 | -52 ft | 628 ft | 4 miles |
| Tinley Creek Corridor | 4 | 0 ft | 700 ft | 2,136 ft |
| Tinley Creek Forest Preserve | 30 | -322 ft | 733 ft | 16 miles |
| Twenty-Sixth Street Woods | 5 | -3 ft | 624 ft | 1 mile |
| Volmer Road Grove | 9 | -33 ft | 723 ft | 4 miles |
| Wampum Lake | 3 | -12 ft | 625 ft | 1 mile |
| Watersmeet Woods | 3 | -24 ft | 625 ft | 2 miles |
| Whistler Woods | 4 | -21 ft | 607 ft | 4,767 ft |
| Woodrow Wilson Woods | 3 | -2 ft | 656 ft | 3,465 ft |
| Yankee Woods | 11 | -95 ft | 707 ft | 5 miles |
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