Trails List
The Forest Preserves features over 350 miles of paved trails and unpaved trails. Please be a courteous trail user: Follow posted signs and our trail rules and etiquette. Please remember that trail use involves risk.
To find a trail near you, try the interactive web map.
Arie Crown Trails
- Location: Countryside & Hodgkins
- Surface: Unpaved
- Estimated Total Length: 3.4 miles
Burnham Greenway Trail System
- Location: Burnham, Calumet City, Chicago & Lansing
- Surface: Paved
- Estimated Total Length: 11.5 miles
Busse Forest Trails
- Location: Arlington Heights, Elk Grove Village, Rolling Meadows & Schaumburg
- Surface: Paved
- Estimated Total Length: 12.9 miles
Cal-Sag Trail
- Location: Alsip, Blue Island, Calumet City, Dolton, Lemont, Palos Heights, & Riverdale
- Surface: Paved
- Estimated Total Length: 26.8 miles
Centennial Trail
- Location: Lemont & Willow Springs
- Surface: Paved
- Estimated Total Length: 9.3 miles
Crabtree Nature Center Trails
- Location: Barrington Hills
- Surface: Unpaved
- Estimated Total Length: 3.4 miles
Crabtree Trail
- Location: Barrington Hills & South Barrington
- Surface: Paved
- Estimated Total Length: 1.6 miles
- Location: Chicago
- Surface: Paved
- Estimated Total Length: 1.0 miles
Deer Grove Trails
- Location: Barrington, Deer Park & Palatine
- Surface: Paved & Unpaved
- Estimated Total Length: 15.5 miles
Des Plaines River Trail System
- Location: Chicago, Des Plaines, Glenview, Melrose Park, Mount Prospect, Northbrook, Park Ridge, River Forest, Rosemont, Schiller Park & Wheeling
- Surface: Paved & Unpaved
- Estimated Total Length: 28.4 miles
Horizon Trails
- Location: Barrington Hills
- Surface: Unpaved
- Estimated Total Length: 1.2 miles
John Husar I&M Canal Trail
- Location: Lemont & Willow Springs
- Surface: Paved
- Estimated Total Length: 9.1 miles
Kickapoo Woods Trail
- Location: Dixmoor, Harvey & Riverdale
- Surface: Paved
- Estimated Total Length: 1.0 miles
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center Trails
- Location: Willow Springs
- Surface: Paved & Unpaved
- Estimated Total Length: 2.5 miles
Major Taylor Trail
- Location: Chicago & Riverdale
- Surface: Paved
- Estimated Total Length: 8.1 miles
Miller Meadow Trail
- Location: Forest Park, Maywood & North Riverside
- Surface: Paved
- Estimated Total Length: 2.0 miles
North Branch Trail System
- Location: Chicago, Glenview, Morton Grove, Niles, Northbrook, Northfield, Skokie & Winnetka
- Surface: Paved & Unpaved
- Estimated Total Length: 36.7 miles
Oak Forest Heritage Preserve Trails
- Location: Markham & Oak Forest
- Surface: Paved & Unpaved
- Estimated Total Length: 2.5 miles
Orland Grassland Trails
- Location: Orland Hills, Orland Park & Tinley Park
- Surface: Paved & Unpaved
- Estimated Total Length: 13.0 miles
Palos Trail System
- Location: Hickory Hills, Justice, Palos Hills & Willow Springs
- Surface: Unpaved
- Estimated Total Length: 42.1 miles
Paul Douglas Trail
- Location: Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Palatine, Schaumburg & South Barrington
- Surface: Paved & Unpaved
- Estimated Total Length: 24.8 miles
Plum Creek Trail
- Location: Sauk Village
- Surface: Unpaved
- Estimated Total Length: 1.8 miles
Poplar Creek Trail System
- Location: Hoffman Estates & Streamwood
- Surface: Paved & Unpaved
- Estimated Total Length: 20.9 miles
River Trail Nature Center Trails
- Location: Northbrook
- Surface: Unpaved
- Estimated Total Length: 1.7 miles
Sag Valley Trail System
- Location: Homer Glen, Lemont & Palos Park
- Surface: Unpaved
- Estimated Total Length: 20.4 miles
Sagawau Environmental Learning Center Trails
- Location: Lemont
- Surface: Unpaved
- Estimated Total Length: 2.6 miles
Salt Creek Trail System
- Location: Brookfield, Forest View, La Grange Park, Lyons, McCook, North Riverside, Oak Brook, Riverside, Westchester & Western Springs
- Surface: Paved & Unpaved
- Estimated Total Length: 16.4 miles
Sand Ridge Nature Center Trails
- Location: South Holland
- Surface: Unpaved
- Estimated Total Length: 3.9 miles
Spring Lake Trails
- Location: Barrington Hills, East Dundee & Hoffman Estates
- Surface: Unpaved
- Estimated Total Length: 45.8 miles
Thorn Creek Trail System
- Location: Calumet City, Chicago Heights, Glenwood, Lansing, Lynwood, Park Forest & South Holland
- Surface: Paved & Unpaved
- Estimated Total Length: 23.5 miles
Tinley Creek Trail System
- Location: Markham, Midlothian, Oak Forest, Orland Park, Palos Heights & Tinely Park
- Surface: Paved & Unpaved
- Estimated Total Length: 27.3 miles
- Location: River Forest
- Surface: Unpaved
- Estimated Total Length: 4.9 miles
Vollmer Road Grove Loop
- Location: Country Club Hills, Flossmoor, Matteson & Olympia Fields
- Surface: Paved
- Estimated Total Length: 3.9 miles
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Contacts & Hours
Hours
Forest preserves are open every day from sunrise to sunset. Check with Nature Centers, Campgrounds and other facilities for specific hours.
General Headquarters
536 North Harlem Avenue
River Forest, IL 60305 (view map)
- Main: 800-870-3666
- Permits: 800-870-3666 (option 1)
- Police: 708-771-1000
- Landscape Maintenance:
View division directory
- Camping:
855-YES-CAMP (855-937-2267)
- ADA Requests & Complaints:
708-771-1581
- Media Inquiries: 708-906-1184
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