Dekalb County Forest Preserve Brochure

DeKalb County Forest Preserve District 200 North Main Street DEKALB COUNTY Sycamore, Illinois 60178 FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT

FOREST PRESERVE FOREST PRESERVE FOREST PRESERVE INFORMATION STAFF INFORMATION DeKalb County Forest Preserves are open year ‘round • The South Branch Kishwaukee River flows DEKALB COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE northwest through P.A. Nehring, Knute SHELTER HOUSE RENTAL, DISTRICT OFFICE & INFORMATION Olson Jr., Riverwood, Russell Woods, South Branch Prairie, Kishwaukee, TIME SCHEDULE & FEES Main Office Phone ...... 815-895-7191 Potawatomi Woods and MacQueen Forest Call Preserve Managers for reservations – see contact information to right Main Office Fax...... 815-895-7284 Preserves. Website...... • Dogs must be leashed at all times in ENCLOSED SHELTERS idekalbcounty.org/departments/forest-preserve/ forest preserves, except at designated off (MacQueen, Russell, Chief Shabbona, & Sannauk Preserves) Natural Resource Manager ...... 815-751-5529 leash areas in Afton South Prairie and (electricity, picnic tables, firewood & wood burning stoves) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 779-212-2496 Merritt Prairie. Dogs are not allowed at 8:00 a.m. - Sunset $25.00/resident $30.00/non-resident Maintenance Manager ...... 779-212-2000 Prairie Oaks Forest Preserve. • For information about other public park Overnight use of enclosed shelters by organized groups only (primarily weekend use by scouts), the fees are: PRESERVE MANAGERS areas, contact Shabbona Lake State Park and Kishwaukee State Fish and Wildlife Fri. p.m. - Sat. p.m. $40.00/resident $45.00/non-resident Call Preserve Manager for shelter reservations Fri. p.m. - Sun. p.m. $55.00/resident $60.00/non-resident Area at 815-824-2106, DeKalb Park Chief Shabbona ...... 815-751-3611 District at 815-758-6663, or Sycamore Park District at 815-895-3365. MACQUEEN LODGE Russell Woods ...... 815-895-5556 (picnic tables, kitchen & bathroom facilities, MacQueen...... 815-522-6254 • Forest Preserves are open all year and fireplace, gas heat) hours are from sunrise to sunset. Afton ...... 815-756-6633 8:00 a.m. - Sunset $50.00/resident $55.00/non-resident Sannauk...... 815-901-5787 • Alcoholic Beverages are not allowed in Forest Preserves. AFTON PRESERVE • DeKalb County Forest Preserve District 8:00 a.m. to sunset (no electricity) THE NATURAL RESOURCE EDUCATION offers 3 areas with horseback riding trails. CENTER AT RUSSELL WOODS Large open air shelter $20.00/resident $25.00/non-resident Potawatomi Woods forest preserve has a 1 Small open air shelter $15.00/resident $20.00/non-resident 815-784-2000 mile loop trail, horseback riding is allowed on the mowed shoulders of the 3 mile P.A. NEHRING, KNUTE OLSON JR., DeKalb County section of the Great SYCAMORE, RIVERWOOD Western Trail (no parking on site for horse (no electricity) Your forest preserves provide natural areas for all trailers) and horseback riding is allowed on Open air shelter $20.00/resident $25.00/non-resident to enjoy. Please respect these unique the 1 mile gravel road and trail at Chief environments. Do not litter and keep campfires in Shabbona forest preserve (limited parking designated areas. Leave plants, wildflowers and on site for horse trailers). Please stay off TENT CAMPING wildlife alone so others may also enjoy them. Tent camping is allowed only at MacQueen Forest Preserve at a Your co-operation in keeping dogs leashed is trails if conditions are wet. Trails may close cost of $5.00 per tent. Campfires must be in designated campsite due to wet conditions in the spring and fall areas only. Call MacQueen Forest Preserve Managers for important to preserve wildlife and reduce camping and shelter house reservations. conflicts with other dogs and park users. or at any time due to unsafe conditions — Scouts may tent camp at other Forest Preserves with a special Alcoholic beverages are not allowed in the call (815) 895-7191 for questions and any permit. Forest Preserves. other information. A Kirkland W dee’s W ilkinson-Renwick (F) Shabbona Chief Shabbona (L) MacQueen (A) oods (E) W P otawatomi oods (A1) P Sannauk and Somonauk T .A. Nehring (H) Kishwauk County F W oods (N) R ussell W ee River (P) Riverwood (Q) arm Swanson Grove (B) Sycamore (O) Prairie Oaks / oods (C1) Sycamore DeKalb Somonauk rail (M) Merritt Prairie (J) A fton (K) Sycamore T South Branch (C) Knute Olson (D) Genoa Hinckley Great W DeKalb / Hoppe / T rail (G) rail (I) estern

Discover, explore and enjoy The DeKalb County Forest Preserve District was created by the voters of DeKalb County in 1940. The mission of the DeKalb County Forest Preserve District is to “Acquire lands for the purpose of protecting, preserving and restoring the flora, fauna and scenic your forest preserves! beauties of such lands, as nearly as may be, in their natural state and condition and for the education and recreation of our citizens.” FACILITIES AND ayaking ields RECREATION ccessible

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3640 Scout Rd. 48 A MacQueen Kirkland, IL 60146 32199 Kirkland Rd. 452 A1 Potawatomi Woods Kirkland, IL 60146 7535 Cherry Valley Rd. 98 B Prairie Oaks Swanson Grove Nelson Prairie Kingston, IL 60145 31966 Pleasant Hill Rd. 60 C Hoppe Heritage Farm Preserve – South Branch Prairie Kingston, IL 60145 11750 State Rte. 72 126 C1 Russell Woods Genoa, IL 60135 12595 Base Line Rd. 26 D Knute Olson, Jr. Kingston, IL 60145 4106 Old State Road 10 E Adee’s Woods Kirkland, IL 60146 25855 Glidden Rd. 46 F Wilkinson-Renwick Marsh Claire, IL 60111 G Great Western Trail DeKalb and Kane Counties 17 mi.

380 Bethany Rd. 44 H P.A. Nehring DeKalb, IL 60115 Peace Rd. 6 mi. I DeKalb / Sycamore Trail DeKalb / Sycamore 14401 Keslinger Rd. 56 J Merritt Prairie DeKalb, IL 60115 13600 Crego Road 316 K Afton DeKalb, IL 60115 4490 Preserve Rd. 88 L Chief Shabbona Shabbona, IL 60550 15250 US Hwy 34 75 M Sannauk and Somonauk Trail Somonauk, IL 60552 2305 State Rte. 23 9 N County Farm Woods DeKalb, IL 60115 955 East State St. 60 O Sycamore Sycamore, IL 60178 Annie Glidden Road 236 P Kishwaukee River at the Kishwaukee River PLAN TO PARTIALLY OPEN IN 2022 11770 Ellwood Greens Road 103 Q Riverwood Genoa, IL 60135