| Joliet Park District |
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Offering golf, ice arena, fitness, nature center, greenhouse, horticultural center,
softball, recreation centers, pools, stadium, and airport. |
| Lockport Township Park District |
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A vast array of recreational opportunities are available including an 18-hole golf
course, an indoor tennis/fitness facility, and three pools , as well as 18 facilities,
40 parks, and hundreds of recreational programs for all ages. |
| Channahon State Park |
Story Street, Channahon
815/467-4271
Two Illinois & Michigan Canal locks and the restored locktender's house. Picnicking,
tent camping, fishing and canoeing. |
| Dellwood Park |
| 156 acres with playgrounds, bandshell, soccer and baseball fields,
indoor pool and more. |
| DesPlaines Conservation Area |
24621 N. River Road, Wilmington
815/423-5326
200 acres of water including a 2.5 acre lake. Camping, fishing, boating, picnicking, hiking,
horseback riding, hunting. |
| Forest Preserve District of Will County |
22606 S. Cherry Hill Road, Joliet
815/727-8700
www.fpdwc.org
Preserves and improves public lands for the enjoyment of and use by the public. |
| Homer Trails |
South of Bell Road about ¼ mile
south of 159th Street,
Homer Glen
A 3.2 mile trail winds through wooded areas and prairie is Will County’s only equestrian
preserve. The trail can also be used for hiking and cross-country skiing.
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| Illinois & Michigan Canal State Trail |
Channahon State Park, Channahon
815/467-4271
61 mile continuous trail running from Brandon Road in Joliet to LaSalle/Peru following
the historic I&M Canal. |
| Lake Renwick Heron Rookery Nature Preserve |
Renwick Road, ½ mile east of Route 30, Plainfield
www.fpdwc.org/renwick.cfm
Nature preserve, bird-watching, herons, rookery, park, lake, egrets, forest preserve. |
| Messenger Woods Nature Preserve |
Bruce Road north of Route 6 and Cedar Road, Homer Glen
One of Will County’s oldest and most unusual forest preserves allows visitors
to enjoy one of the few remaining unaltered forests in northeastern Illinois. Hike or ski along two miles
of looped trails or take in the beauty abundant wildflowers. |
| Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie |
30239 S. State Route 53
Wilmington, IL.
815/423-6370
www.fs.fed.us/mntp
The largest publicly-owned open space in Northeastern Illinois. Stop and visit the new Welcome
Center to learn about the large-scale prairie restoration project. Three miles of primitive
hiking trails are available just north of the welcome center. A schedule of public tours is
available on the website.
Welcome Center hours: 8 a.m. till 4:30 p.m. M-F and most Saturdays in the summer. |
| Pilcher Park Nature Center |
| In scenic Pilcher Park Visitors Center. Hiking, biking, and cross-country
trails. Special events, room rental.
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