Hidden Lake Forest Preserve

From Regent's park to...... a more simplistic poesy

OK, coming compared to Regent's park and Hyde park in London where I always used to have all the wild ringneck parakeets, robins, magpies, starlings, grey geese or Canada geese and Egyptian geese, plu...

Peaceful and relaxing!

Peaceful and relaxing! Good for fishing or daily walks/jogs. Nice picnic area and the bathrooms are always clean.

Realxing and Enjoyable place

Hidden Lake Forest Preserve in the north-west corner of Downers Grove is a neat little park with two lakes serving as the centerpieces. The hard packed crushed limestone trails around the lake are ex...

Breakfast Stop

There’s a McDonald’s restaurant right across the road from the entrance and so I’ve often gone through the drive-thru, parked and eaten at the FP, and then taken a quick hike before heading home. The...

Forest Preserve in Downers Grove, IL has a lot of trails that are well maintained

While visiting Chicago, we had the opportunity to visit many parks and natural areas in Downers Grove. We were very impressed with the cleanliness and maintenance of the properties. Much better than...