Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve Darien. 8/14. For additional information on the
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, call (630) 933-7200, or visit ...
Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve
Darien
Location
Key
The main entrance is on NorthgateRoad. From I-55, take Cass Avenue 0.5 mile south to Northgate Road. Turn right on Northgate, and go 400 feet to the lot. To reach the Outdoor Education Camp parking lot, take Cass Avenue 1.5 miles south of Northgate Road to Bluff Road. Take Bluff Road 0.3 mile east to the lot. A third parking lot is on the east side of Lemont Road, 1 mile south of I-55.
Parking
Information
Water
Restrooms
Bench
Minishelter
Hiking
Biking
Skiing
Preserve Features • • • •
Gently rolling to hilly terrain with some steep sections Popular cross-country ski trails Additional unmarked paths to explore on foot Prairies, savannas, oak-maple woodlands, scenic overlooks — home to 75 percent of plant species in DuPage County • South leg of Main Trail — remnants of early-1900s Lincoln Park Nursery (Lincoln Park Commission being the predecessor of the Chicago Park District) • Small Civilian Conservation Corps-built waterfall in Rocky Glen Area • Joliet and Marquette Des Plaines River canoe route
Horseback Guard Residence Riding
Please Be Aware
• Bicycling restricted to 8-foot-wide limestone trails • Horse-trailer parking at Northgate lot only • Open daily one hour after sunrise 55 until one hour after sunset • EMERGENCY — CALL 911
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Tear-Thumb Marsh
Northgate Road
Trail Distances
Regional
5.2 miles
Main
4.6 miles
Tear-Thumb
1.1 miles
Rocky Glen
0.2 mile
Argonne National Laboratory
CCC Waterfall
Link
101st Street
Lemont Road
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Old Lincoln Bluff Savanna Park NurseryPower Station Scenic Overlook
Old Barrow Pit
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Big Cottonwood Swamp Bluff Road
Outdoor Education Signal Hill Camp
Rocky Glen
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Cass Avenue
Westgate Road
Sawmill Marsh
91st Street Marsh
Clarendon Hills Road
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Youth-Group Camping
Model-Aircraft Field
Trailhead
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For additional information on the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, call (630) 933-7200, or visit dupageforest.org. 8/14
