SPORTS & RECREATION / PARKS & NATURE

Illinois State Parks

Buffalo Rock State Park
Ottawa 815-433-2224
www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks

Chain O’ Lakes State Park
Spring Grove 847-587-5512
www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks

Channahon State Park
Channahon 815-467-4271
www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks

Des Plaines Fish & Wildlife Area
Wilmington 815-423-5326
www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks

Gebhard Woods State Park
Morris 815-942-0796
www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks

Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
Morris 815-942-2899
www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks

Heidecke Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area
Morris 815-942-6352
www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks

Ice Age National Scenic Trail
Information 608-441-5610
www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks

Illinois Beach State Park
Zion 847-662-4811
www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks

Illinois & Michigan Canal State Trail
www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks

James “Pate” Philip State Park
Bartlett 847-608-3100
www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks

Kankakee River State Park
Bourbonnais 815-933-1383
www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks

Mazonia-Braidwood State Fish & Wildlife Area
Braceville 815-237-0063
www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks

Moraine Hills State Park
McHenry 815-385-1624
www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks

North Country National Scenic Trail
Information 616-319-7906
www.nps.gov/noco

North Point Marina
Winthrop Harbor 847-746-2845
www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks

Silver Springs State Fish & Wildlife Area
Yorkville 630-553-6297
www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks

Volo Bog State Natural Area
Ingleside 815-344-1294
www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks

William G. Stratton State Park
Morris 815-942-0796
www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks

William W. Powers State Recreation Area
Chicago 773-646-3270
www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks

 

Regional Highlights

Cantigny Park
1 South 151 Winfield Road
Wheaton 630-668-5161
www.cantigny.org

Evanston Ecology Center
2024 McCormick Boulevard
Evanston 847-448-8256
www.evanstonenvironment.org

Forked Creek Preserve & Forsythe Woods
Wilmington 815-727-8700
www.reconnectwithnature.org

Hammel Woods
Shorewood 815-727-8700
www.reconnectwithnature.org

Hickory Creek Preserve
Mokena 815-727-8700
www.reconnectwithnature.org

Isle a la Cache Preserve
Romeoville 815-886-1467
www.reconnectwithnature.org
Monee Reservoir
Ridgeland Avenue
Monee 708-534-8499
www.reconnectwithnature.org

Old Plank Road Trail
Matteson 815-727-8700
www.oprt.org

Rock Run Trail
Access Points Vary
Joliet 815-727-8700
www.reconnectwithnature.org

Sugar Creek Preserve
Joliet 815-727-8700
www.reconnectwithnature.org

Veterans Woods
Romeoville 815-727-8700
www.reconnectwithnature.org

 

Nature Centers & Gardens

Bessemer Park Nature & Wildlife Garden
8930 S. Muskegon Avenue
Chicago 312-747-6023
www.chicagoparkdistrict.com

Bonner Heritage Farm
201 Country Place
Lindenhurst 847-367-6640
www.lcfpd.org

Braidwood Dunes & Savanna Nature Preserve
Route 113
Braidwood 815-727-8700
www.reconnectwithnature.org

Brookfield Zoo
8400 West 31st Street
Brookfield 708-688-8000
https://www.czs.org/BrookfieldZoo

Cantigny Park Gardens
1 South 151 Winfield Road
Wheaton 630-668-5161
https://cantigny.org

Cuneo Gardens
1350 North Milwaukee Avenue
Vernon Hills 847-362-3042
www.luc.edu/cuneo

Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe 847-835-5440
www.chicagobotanic.org

Cosley Zoo
1356 North Gary Avenue
Wheaton 630-665-5534
www.cosleyzoo.org

Crabtree Nature Center
3 Stover Road
Barrington 847-381-6592
www.fpdcc.com

Edward L. Ryerson Conservation Area & Ryerson Woods
21950 North Riverwoods Road
Riverwoods 847-367-6640
www.lcfpd.org/ryerson

Garfield Park Conservatory
300 North Central Park Avenue
Chicago 773-638-1766
https://garfieldconservatory.org

Greenbelt Cultural Center & Forest Preserve
1110 Green Bay Road
North Chicago 847-367-6640
www.lcfpd.org/greenbelt

Horner Park Nature & Wildlife Garden
2741 West Montrose Avenue
Chicago 312-742-PLAY
www.chicagoparkdistrict.com

Independence Grove
16400 West Buckley Road
Libertyville 847-367-6640
www.lcfpd.org/IG

Iron Oaks Environmental Learning Center
20000 Western Avenue
Olympia Fields 708-481-2330
www.ironsoaks.com

Kline Creek Farm
1 North 600 County Farm Road
Winfield 630-876-5900
www.dupageforest.org/kline-creek-farm

Lake Katherine Nature Center & Botanic Gardens
7402 West Lake Katherine Drive
Palos Heights 708-361-1873
www.lakekatherine.org

Lake Renwick Heron Rookery Nature Preserve
Plainfield 815-727-8700
www.reconnectwithnature.org

Lincoln Park Zoo
2045 North Clark Street
Chicago 312-742-2000
www.lpzoo.com

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center
9800 Willow Springs Road
Willow Springs 708-839-6897
http://fpdcc.com/nature-centers/little-red-schoolhouse-nature-center

Lockport Prairie Nature Preserve
Route 53 & Division Street
Lockport 815-727-8700
www.reconnectwithnature.org

Messenger Woods Nature Preserve
Bruce Road
Homer Glen 815-727-8700
www.reconnectwithnature.org

The Morton Arboretum
4100 Illinois Route 53
Lisle 630-968-0074
www.mortonarb.org

Nichols Park Wildflower Garden
1300 East 53rd Street
Chicago 312-742-2703
www.chicagoparkdistrict.com

Ogden Park Nature & Wildlife Garden
6500 South Racine Avenue
Chicago 312-742-6572
www.chicagoparkdistrict.com

Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education
Indiana Dunes
700 Howe Road
Porter, IN 219-395-9555
www.nps.gov/indu

Portage Park Nature & Wildlife Garden
4100 North Long Avenue
Chicago 312-742-PLAY
www.chicagoparkdistrict.com

Prospect Gardens Park Nature & Wildlife Garden
10940 South Prospect Avenue
Chicago 312-747-6163
www.chicagoparkdistrict.com

Red Oak Nature Center
2343 South River Street
Batavia 630-897-1808
www.foxvalleyparkdistrict.org

River Trail Nature Center
3120 Milwaukee Avenue
Northbrook 847-824-8360
www.fpdcc.com

Rutherford Sayre Park Nature & Wildlife Garden
6871 West Belden Avenue
Chicago 312-742-PLAY
www.chicagoparkdistrict.com

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center
12545 West 111th Street
Lemont 630-257-2045
www.fpdcc.com

Sand Ridge Nature Center
15891 Paxton Avenue
South Holland 708-868-0606
www.fpdcc.com

Spring Brook Nature Center
130 Forest Avenue
Itasca 630-773-2257
www.itascaparkdistrict.com/317/Springbrook-Nature-Center

Taltree Arboretum & Gardens
450 West 100 North
Valparaiso, IN 219-462-0025
https://www.pnw.edu/gabis-arboretum

Thorn Creek Nature Center
247 Monee Road
Park Forest 708-747-6320
http://tcwoods.org

Van Patten Woods
15838 West Route 173
Wadsworth 847-367-6640
www.lcfpd.org/van-patten-woods

Washington Park Zoo
115 Lakeshore Drive
Michigan City, IN 219-873-1510
www.washingtonparkzoo.com

Wolfe Wildlife Refuge & Bike Path
109th & Laramie Avenue
Oak Lawn 708-857-2222
www.olparks.com/parks-facilities/wolfe-wildlife

 

PARKS & RECREATION CONTACTS

State & County Parks

Illinois State Parks
Northwest Region
815-772-4708
www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks

Indiana State Parks & Reservoirs
Department of Natural Resources
317-232-4200
www.in.gov/dnr/parklake

Forest Preserve District of Cook County
General Information
800-870-3666
www.fpdcc.com

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
General Information
630-933-7200
https://www.dupageforest.org

Forest Preserve District of Will County
General Information
815-727-8700
www.reconnectwithnature.org

Lake County Forest Preserve
General Information
847-367-6640
www.lcfpd.org

Lake County, IN Parks
General Information
219-769-7275
https://lakecountyparks.com

McHenry County Conservation District
General Information
815-338-6223
www.mccdistrict.org

Porter County, IN Parks
General Information
219-465-3586
www.portercountyparks.org

 

Local Park Districts

Alsip
708-389-1003
www.alsipparks.org

Chicago
312-742-PLAY
www.chicagoparkdistrict.com
Hickory Hills
708-598-1233
www.hhparkdistrict.org

Homewood-Flossmoor
708-957-0300
www.hfparks.com

Joliet
815-741-7275
www.jolietpark.org

Kankakee Valley
815-939-1311
www.kvpd.com

Lemont
630-257-6787
www.lemontparkdistrict.org

Lockport
815-838-1183
www.lockportpark.org

Mokena
708-390-2401
www.mokenapark.com

New Lenox
815-485-3584
www.newlenoxparks.org