Take some time to stretch your legs with this midday walk at Headquarters Forest Preserve! This loop will be just over one mile, making it a great path for kids! The trail is mostly paved with some mowed grass or dirt portions as well, and it is considered an easy walk.

Join us for a stroll along the Rock River during your lunch break! This will be an easy hike along a paved path. Most of this hike will be in full sun. We will walk for 20-30 minutes, then turn around and return. We will meet outside of Nicholas Conservatory and hit the path from […]

Unwind from your day with a birding hike! We will meet at the Center to pick up some binoculars (or bring your own if you have them!) and then head out to walk the trails along Turtle Creek. The trail is mostly mowed grass and packed dirt, and we will hike about 1 mile along […]

Join us for a scenic hike through Severson Dells Forest Preserve! We will walk along the paved loop and then branch off to the mowed path to walk down to the dells along Hall Creek. This hike will be 2-3 miles through woodland and prairie habitats. We will meet outside the Nature Center.

Join us for a scenic hike through Anna Page Park! This will be an easy hike through mostly forests on mowed grass trails.

Start your day off right with a hike at Nygren Wetlands! We will walk the loop around the wetlands (about 2 miles) over mowed grass and dirt trails. Nygren is known for their birds, so bring binoculars if you have them!