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Cook County Forest Preserve District Recreational Facilities
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[CLONK notes:

The entries on this page are taken from the big county-wide Recreation Map. The column on the left gives the facility's number on the map. The "index" in the column on the right gives the general position on the map, referring to the letters and numbers at the edge of the map. The links in the center column take you to the Picnic Map, trail map, or other site which shows the facility in more detail.

At the moment, we are lacking detailed maps for facilities in the northwest "panhandle" of Cook County (a.k.a. Du Page County North), so many of the facilities don't have links yet. Also, some of the facilities listed here don't show up on the corresponding picnic maps. For example, Whealan Pool takes you to the North Branch picnic map, but the pool isn't labelled on the map, although it seems to be there, near Devon and Milwaukee. Likewise, Cermak Pool doesn't show up on the Salt Creek map, but it does seem to be there, right next to Cermak Quarry, off of Ogden Ave. Green Lake Pool does show up on the Thorn Creek map, however.

One minor correction: this list had White Eagle Woods at G-5 on the big map, which would be on the Palos/Sag Valley picnic map. In reality, White Eagle Woods is at E-6 on the big map, covered by the Salt Creek picnic. White Oak Woods is at G-5, so the confusion is natural.

...end of CLONK note.]

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* ASTERISK DESIGNATES PICNIC AREAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR GROUP RESERVATION.

Picnic Areas

NO. PICNIC AREAS INDEX
1 ALLISON WOODS B-5
2 ARIE CROWN FOREST F-5
3 ARROWHEAD LAKE PICNIC AREA H-6
* 4 BACHELOR GROVE WOODS H-6
5 BARRINGTON ROAD POND B-2
* 6 BEAUBIEN WOODS H-8
7 BEMIS WOODS [2 AREAS] E-5
[206] BIG BEND LAKE PICNIC AREA B-5
8 BLACK PARTRIDGE WOODS G-3
9 BLUE STAR MEMORIAL WOODS B-6
10 BREZINA WOODS E-5
11 BROOKFIELD WOODS E-5
12 BROWNELL WOODS I-8
13 BUFFALO WOODS (4 AREAS) G-5
14 BUNKER HILL PICNIC AREA C-6
15 BUR OAK WOODS H-6
16 BUSSE FOREST GROVES 4 & 31 C-4
17 BUSSE FOREST NORTH & SOUTH C-4
18 BUSSE FOREST MAIN DAM C-4
19 BUSSE LAKE BEISNER RD ACCESS C-4
20 BUSSE LAKE BOATING CENTER C-3
21 CALDWELL WOODS C-6
* 22 CALLAHAN GROVE E-6
* 23 CALUMET CITY PLAYFIELD H-9
25 CAMP GROUND ROAD WOODS C-5
26 CAMP PINE WOODS B-5
27 CARLSON SPRINGS WOODS H-6
28 CATHERINE CHEVALIER WOODS C-5
29 CERMAK WOODS E-6
30 CHE-CHE-PIN-QUA WOODS D-5
31 CHERRY HILL WOODS G-5
* 32 CHICAGO PORTAGE F-6
* 33 CHIPILLY WOODS A-6
34 CHIPPEWA WOODS C-5
35 CLAYHOLE WOODS H-9
36 COLUMBIA WOODS G-5
37 COUNTRY LANE WOODS G-5
38 CROOKED CREEK WOODS G-5
* 39 CUMMINGS SQUARE [GENERAL HEADQUARTERS] E-6
40 DAM NO. 1 WOODS (2 AREAS) A-5
41 DAM NO 2 WOODS C-5
42 DAM NO. 4 WOODS - EAST C-5
* 43 DAN McMAHON WOODS G-5
44 DAN RYAN WOODS (6 AREAS) G-7
45 DEER GROVE (2 AREAS) A-3
46 DEER GROVE EAST A-3
47 DIXMOOR PLAYFIELD H-7
48 EDGEBROOK WOODS C-6
49 ELIZABETH A. CONKEY FOREST (2 AREAS) H-6
* 50 ELK PASTURE C-4
5l EGGER'S GROVE G-9
52 ERICKSON WOODS B-6
53 EVANS FIELD D-6
54 FOREST GLEN WOODS C-6
55 FORTY ACRE WOODS G-5
[220] FOREST WAY DRIVE A-6
56 FULLERTON WOODS (2 AREAS) D-5
57 GLENVIEW WOODS B-6
58 GLENWOOD WOODS (2 AREAS) I-8
59 GREEN LAKE WOODS H-9
60 HARMS WOODS (3 AREAS) B-6
* 6l HENRY DETONTY WOODS G-5
62 HICKORY HILL WOODS G-5
63 HIDDEN POND WOODS (2 AREAS) G-5
* 65 INDIAN HILL WOODS J-8
66 INDIAN ROAD WOODS C-6
67 IROQUOIS WOODS C-5
68 JOE ORR WOODS J-8
69 JURGENSEN WOODS I-8
* 70 KICKAPOO WOODS H-8
71 KING'S GROVE J-7
72 LaBAGH WOODS (2 AREAS) C-6
73 LaGRANGE PARK WOODS E-5
74 LAKE AVENUE WOODS (2 AREAS) B-5
75 LANSING WOODS I-9
76 LINNE WOODS B-6
77 LIONS WOODS B-5
78 MAPLE LAKE WOODS (2 AREAS) G-5
79 MAYWOOD GROVE D-6
80 McCLAUGHRY SPRINGS WOODS G-5
81 McCORMICK WOODS E-6
82 MIAMI WOODS C-6
83 MIDLOTHIAN MEADOWS H-7
84 MILLER MEADOW E-6
* 85 MORRILL MEADOW G-5
86 NATIONAL GROVE (3 AREAS) E-6
* 87 NED BROWN MEADOW & MODEL AIRPLANE FLYING FIELD C-3
88 NORTH CREEK MEADOW I-8
89 NORTHWESTERN WOODS C-5
* 90 ORLAND GROVE H-5
91 OTTAWA TRAIL WOODS (2 AREAS) F-6
92 PADDOCK WOODS G-5
93 PALOS PARK WOODS (2 AREAS) G-5
94 PIONEER WOODS G-5
* 95 PLANK ROAD MEADOW F-6
96 PLUM CREEK PLAY MEADOW J-9
97 POSSUM HOLLOW WOODS E-5
98 POTAWATOMI WOODS A-5
99 PULASKI WOODS (3 AREAS) G-5
100 RED GATE WOODS G-5
101 ROBINSON WOODS SOUTH C-5
102 RUBIO WOODS H-6
* 103 ST. MIHIEL WOODS (2 AREAS) I-6
104 ST. PAUL WOODS C-6
105 SAUK TRAIL WOODS (4 AREAS) I-7 & J-8
106 SCHILLER WOODS (2 AREAS) D-6
107 SCHUBERT'S WOODS J-7
108 SCHUTH'S GROVE E-6
109 SHABBONA WOODS H-8
110 SHOE FACTORY ROAD WOODS B-2
111 SOMME WOODS A-6
112 SPEARS WOODS G-5
* 113 STONY FORD F-6
114 SUNDOWN MEADOW F-5
115 SUNSET BRIDGE MEADOW D6
116 SWALLOW CLIFF WOODS (2 AREAS) G-5
117 SWEET WOODS I-8
118 TEASONS'S WOODS G-5
119 THATCHER WOODS (3 AREAS) D-6
120 THEODORE STONE FOREST F-5
121 TINLEY CREEK WOODS H-6
* 122 TOWER ROAD PARKING AREAS A-6
123 TURNBULL WOODS A-6
124 TURTLEHEAD LAKE PICNIC AREA H-6
125 TWENTY SIXTH STREET WOODS (2 AREAS) E-5
138 VOLLMER ROAD I-7
126 WAMPUM LAKE WOODS I-8
127 WAYSIDE WOODS B-6
* 128 WESTCHESTER WOODS E-5
129 WHISTLER WOODS H-8
130 WHITE EAGLE WOODS E-6
131 WHITE OAK WOODS G-5
132 WILLOW SPRINGS WOODS G-5
133 WOLF LAKE OVERLOOK G-9
134 WOLF ROAD WOODS G-5
135 WOODROW WILSON WOODS J-8
136 YANKEE WOODS I-6
137 ZOO WOODS E-6

Fishing Lakes & Ponds
NO. FISHING LAKES & PONDS INDEX
[ 3] ARROWHEAD LAKE H-6
201 AXEHEAD LAKE C-5
202 BECK LAKE B-5
203 BELLEAU LAKE C-5
204 BELLY DEEP SLOUGH G-5
205 BEVERLY LAKE B-1
206 BIG BEND LAKE B-5
207 BODE LAKES B-2
208 BULLFROG LAKE G-5
209 BUSSE LAKE C-4
[ 29] CERMAK QUARRY E-6
210 CRAWDAD SLOUGH G-5
[ 45] DEER GROVE LAKE A-3
[ 6] FLATFOOT LAKE H-8
[ 59] GREEN LAKE H-9
211 HORSETAIL LAKE H-5
212 JOE'S POND G-5
[114] LAKE IDA F-5
[ 78] MAPLE LAKE G-5
213 McGINNIS SLOUGH REFUGE H-5
214 MIDLOTHIAN RESERVOIR (TWIN LAKES) I-6
215 PAPOOSE LAKE H-5
216 PENNY RD POND B-1
[ 98] POTAWATOMI LAKE A-5
217 POWDERHORN LAKE H-9
[ 45] QUENTINS POND A-3
218 SAG QUARRIES G-5
219 SAGANASHKEE SLOUGH (3 AREAS) G-5
[105] SAUK TRAIL LAKE J-7
[106] SCHILLER POND D-5
220 SKOKIE LAGOONS A-6 & B-6
[221] TAMPIER LAKE (3 AREAS) H-5
222 TUMA LAKE G-5
[124] TURTLEHEAD LAKE H-6
[126] WAMPUM LAKE I-8

Nature Centers
NO. NATURE CENTERS INDEX
251 CRABTREE A-2
252 LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE G-5
253 RIVER TRAIL B-5
254 SAND RIDGE H-8
255 HAL TYRRELL TRAILSIDE MUSEUM D-6

Bicycle Trails
NO. BICYCLE TRAILS INDEX
271 ARIE CROWN FOREST (UNPAVED) F-5
272 BUSSE FOREST C-4
273 I & M CANAL G-5
274 NORTH BRANCH C-6
275 SALT CREEK E-5
276 TINLEY CREEK H-6
277 THORN CREEK I-8 & J-7
278 DEER GROVE A-3
279 POPLAR CREEK B-2

Golf Courses & Driving Ranges
NO. GOLF COURSES & DRIVING RANGES INDEX
281 BILLY CALDWELL G.C. C-6
282 BURNHAM WOODS G.C. H-9
283 CHICK EVANS G.C. B-6
284 EDGEBROOK G.C. C-6
285 THE GEORGE W. DUNNE NATIONAL G.C. H-6
286 THE GEORGE W. DUNNE NATIONAL D.R. H-6
287 HIGHLAND WOODS G.C. B-3
288 HIGHLAND WOODS D.R. B-3
289 INDIAN BOUNDARY G.C. D-5
290 JOE LOUIS THE CHAMP G.C. H-8
291 MEADOWLARK G.C. E-5
292 PIPE O'PEACE D.R. H-8
294 HARRY H. SEMROW B-5

Boat Ramps
NO. BOAT RAMPS INDEX
[ 20] BUSSE LAKE BOATING CENTER G-3
[202] BECK LAKE B-5
[206] BIG BEND LAKE B-5
312 *LITTLE CALUMET BOATING CENTER *(Motorboat facility) H-7
[ 95] *PLANK RD. BOATING CENTER *(Motorboat facility) F-6
[217] SAGANASHKEE SLOUGH G-5
[ 122} SKOKIE LAGOONS A-6
[221] TAMPIER LAKE BOATING CENTER H-5

Toboggan Slides
NO. TOBOGGAN SLIDES INDEX
[ 7] BEMIS WOODS SLIDES E-5
[ 44] DAN RYAN WOODS SLIDES G-7
[ 45] DEER GROVE SLIDES A-3
[ 21] JENSEN SLIDES C-6
[116] SWALLOW CLIFF SLIDES G-5

Swimming Pools
NO SWIMMING POOLS INDEX
[ 29] CERMAK POOL E-6
[ 59] GREEN LAKE POOL H-9
[ 21] WHEALAN POOL C-6

Special Activity & Historic Sites
NO. SPECIAL ACTIVITY & HISTORIC SITES INDEX
351 BOTANIC GARDEN (see also: Skokie Division) A-6
352 BROOKFIELD ZOO (see also: Salt Creek Division) E-5 & E-6
[ 32] CHICAGO PORTAGE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE (see also: Salt Creek Division) F-6


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This page is based on a publication of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois, adapted for the web as a public service by CLONK. This web site is unofficial, and not associated in any way with the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. CLONK is not responsible for any errors, either in the original publication or in this web version. The information presented here follows the original Forest Preserve District publication as closely as possible, with minor variations such as choice of typeface and added web links. CLONK cautions that items such as names of public servants and telephone numbers are subject to change!

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