Field Trip Sites
Site numbers on this map correspond to the links in the list 
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There are a variety of sites for field trips ranging from city parks to forest preserves. Sites can be found as far north as Lake Forest and as far south as 135th Street.
Below is a list of sites arranged from north to south along the Chicago River. Each link will display a PDF with information about habitat type, access to water, amenities, parking and capacity. Feel free to call or email us for recommendations.
North of Lake Cook Rd. (Lake County)
1. Middlefork Savanna (North of 60)
2. North Park (South of Everett Rd.)
3. Prairie Wolf Slough (S. of Half Day Rd.)
Touhy Ave. to Lake Cook Rd. (Cook County)
4. Chipilly Woods (South of Dundee Rd.)
5. Techny Basin (South of Willow Rd.)
6. Skokie Lagoons (Tower Rd.)
7. Glenview Woods (North of Old Orchard Rd.)
8. Harms Woods (Old Orchard Rd.)
9. Linne Woods (North of Dempster Ave.)
10. Miami Woods (South of Dempster St.)
11. St. Paul Woods (North of Oakton St.)
North side to Touhy Ave. (Cook County/City of Chicago)
12. Bunker Hill (South of Touhy Ave.)
13. Mathew Bieszczat Volunteer Resource Center (South of Devon Ave.)
14. Indian Road Woods (North of Elston Ave.)
15. LaBagh Woods (North of Foster Ave.)
16. Irene Hernandez Family Picnic Area (North of Foster Ave.)
17. West River Park (South of Foster Ave.)
18. Ronan Park (North of Lawrence Ave.)
South side (City of Chicago)
19. Canal Origins Park (South of 25th St.)
Southwest suburban Cook County
20. Camp Sagawau (North of Route 83)
21. Cap Sauers Holdings (South of Route 83)
22. McClaughry Springs Woods (North of 119th St.)
23. Elizabeth Conkey Woods (North of 135th St.)
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