This 500-acre Illinois Nature Preserve offers 7 miles of hiking trails with all ranges of difficulty. The center also features a natural history museum, spacious bird watching room, nature hikes, guided walks and a nature store.
Do you enjoy bird watching or hiking? Forest Park Nature Center is for you! Forest Park Nature Center offers seven miles of trails for hiking and nature enjoyment and is home to a gift shop that carries bird feeding and hiking necessities. Interested in learning more about nature and all that it entails? Forest Park Nature Center has classes for adults and children alike, covering topics from bats to bugs and everything in between. Guided hiking tours are also available.