Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve, Illinois, United States

5Peter-DG 5:00 PM Jun 8, 2019

Outstanding outdoor activity place.
This is the major outdoor activity place in the area. I'm out there maybe 40 times a year. It's not in any particular town - unincorporated DuPage County between Darien and Lemont. Roughly 4 square miles of forest preserve. The main attraction is a 9.5 mile crushed limestone path great for walking, running, and biking; and cross country skiing in the winter. It gets quite crowded on summer weekends. High school track teams training that add to the scenery :-) and sometimes you see deer, snakes, etc. Wild berries sometimes. In the winter when there is a descent snow fall it's good for cross country skiing, until the god walkers and fat tire bike riders get out there and demolish the snow surface. The county forest preserve personnel get out there and groom/track the snow, sometimes. There is a tiny manmade water fall - not the reason for the name. There is also a significant natural water fall in the SW corner that's off trail an hard to find. Lots of parking in three access locations, can get totally filled up during summer weekends. All three have pit toilets and water pumps.

4markmillieramon 5:00 PM Oct 29, 2016

Nice Falls
Typical walk in the woods with a nice waterfall as a bonus, the best this side of Starved Rock. Trail is easy to walk, just watch out for bikers. A tip for non runners. Be sure to park at the lot on Bluff road. It's only a half mile stroll to the falls. Other lots take nine or six miles one way so be warned.