Winnebago County Forest Preser

LOTS OF NATURE HERE!! Watch where you step...SNAKES may bite if stepped on, even if nonvenomous!! I've seen different snakes daily near water fountain. Watched 2 snakes in a hole in a tree slither down a tree. Rabbits, frogs, dragon flies, birds, snails, etc. Blackberries, mulberrirs, & wild grapes Fungi I really enjoyed here!!

WARNING: The forest preserve is spraying cancer causing herbicides such as glyphosate along the walking trails and not posting where they sprayed it or when they did it. This means they could have just sprayed 10 minutes before you got there and your kids could be running through it and your dogs could be eating the grass. I am licensed myself to spray by the state and recognized this as being unethical and tried to address it with county supervisors but just like any public officials job there is no accountability unless someone sues them. I generally stay away from making posts like this but given the safety risks involved I Just wanted others to know.

Nice and quiet place to walk. Sometimes it feels like your own little world since rarely do I see many people out there. It’s just off the road enough that I don’t think it draws a ton of attention. We chose to purchase a bench out here for my grandfather after he passed and recently I saw a board was broke. Probably just over time but I contacted the forest preserve office on site and Sue was on it right away. She contacted me back that very week and said they will be fixing it ASAP. Talk about impressed!! So kind of her! There is a out building with a restroom, multiply benches to stop at, and a stand with dog bathroom disposal bags. There is quite the drop off around the top so be extra careful and make sure your dog is leashed.

I was at the Forest Preserve board meeting on 2/15/23. I went to that meeting because I had been hearing some rather strange things regarding what they are doing with Severson Dells. I do not work for Severson Dells in any capacity. I am simply a taxpayer and a voter who wants to know more about an issue in his town. So imagine my surprise when just a few minutes into the meeting the board members decided to have a closed door session to discuss "personnel" for an hour. That act wasted an hour of my time, and everyone else's time who showed up. That was not only highly disrespectful, it was personally insulting. By the time it was over, I was angry, hungry, and thoroughly insulted. When I went there, it was as someone who simply wanted to find out what was going on. My plan had been to listen. But in spite of the agenda saying that the closed door session to discuss personnel and land acquisition was going to be at the end, they decided to split it: personnel early, land acquisition later. They kicked everyone out twice. Treating taxpayers and voters with such profound disdain is appalling. It's something that I would expect from an iron curtain state. But apparently it's par for the course: in the lobby someone said that they closed the doors for two hours in the last meeting. Before kicking everyone out, the director told everyone rather condescendingly to "not make a mess in the lobby". Hypocritical considering the disrespect coming from the board.

Really great women work here. Thank you very much for helping me.Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNot sure

Love this place. I go to walk my dog and get myself a lil bit of exercise. Clean quiet and very nice scenery.Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNoPrice for adult entryFree

great little destination with a nice soft to sit and enjoy a view of the "lake" before heading back home!Visited onWeekendWait timeNo waitPrice for adult entryFree

Pretty. Be better in summer. Still a nice little walk. Alot of birds to see!Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo wait

It's a beautiful path around the quarry.

Great place to walkVisited onWeekendWait timeNo waitPrice for adult entryFree