Des Plaines River Trail

Besides the trails, you'll also find the kid-friendly River Trail Nature Center, which features animal exhibits, 2.4 miles of hiking-only trails (bike racks are available), restrooms, telephone and displays about Native American tribes who once lived in this area. And along the trail in River Forest is the Trailside Museum of Natural History, a wildlife rehabilitation center run by the Forest Preserve District.

Overview
Surrounding the Des Plaines River in Lake County, this trail meanders south through the Potawatomi Woods Preserve along Milwaukee Avenue, with stretches of crushed gravel trail...