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Braidwood Dunes and Savanna Nature Preserve
Route 113, east of Route 53 and I-55
Braidwood, Ill.
(815) 727-8700
Hammel Woods Dog Park
Black Road, east of Route 59
Shorewood, Ill.
(815) 727-8700
Hammond Park Department
5825 Sohl Avenue
Hammond, Ind.
(219) 853-6378
Hidden Oaks Nature Center
419 Trout Farm Road
Bolingbrook, Ill.
(630) 739-2600
Irons Oaks
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20000 S. Western Ave.
Olympia Fields, Ill.
(708) 481-2330
Joliet Iron Works Historic Site
Columbia Street, off Scott Street and east of Ruby Street bridge
Joliet, Ill.
(815) 727-8700
Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens
7402 Lake Katherine Drive
Palos Heights, Ill.
(708) 361-1873
Lake Renwick Heron Rookery Nature Preserve
23202 W. Renwick Road
Renwick Road, .5 miles east of Route 30 (Plainfield Road)
Plainfield, Ill.
(815) 727-8700
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center
9800 Willow Springs Road
Willow Springs, Ill.
(708) 839-6897
