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The 887-acre Herrick Lake is one of the Forest Preserve District’s most popular preserves. Herrick Lake is home to an impressive variety of wildlife. Ecologists have recorded more than 254 types of year-round and migrating wildlife among the preserve’s 470 different types of plants.
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THINGS TO KNOW. Part of Danada-Herrick Lake Regional Trail,...
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The 887-acre Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in Wheaton is home...
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Visited Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in Wheaton a few times for hiking and bike riding in November. This forest preserve has a wide range of wonderful recreational opportunities. Options include birding, hiking, biking, kayaking, and picnics.
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40 reviews and 87 photos of HERRICK LAKE FOREST PRESERVE "Great place to picnic, walk/bike the trails, rent a canoe, boat or fish! One of my favorite spots to take advantage of all that this Forest Preserve has to offer.
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THINGS TO KNOW. Part of Danada-Herrick Lake Regional Trail, a U.S.-designated National Recreation Trail. Link to Illinois Prairie Path-Aurora Branch. Civilian Conservation Corps-built shelter. Boat, canoe and kayak rentals weekends Memorial Day through Labor Day.
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The 887-acre Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in Wheaton is home to an impressive variety of wildlife and is one of the Forest Preserve District’s most popular preserves. This project involves crews removing aggressive plant species from 550 acres of the preserve, which threaten the 545 native plant and 238 wildlife species that live there, some ...
The 887-acre Herrick Lake Forest Preserve is in south Wheaton, with entrances and parking off of Butterfield Rd., just east of Herrick Rd./Weisbrook Rd., and off of Herrick Rd. just south of Butterfield Rd. (Rt. 56). It borders Danada Forest Preserve at its east end.
The Herrick Lake forest preserve is one of the best kept secrets of the forest preserve district. You can fish, canoe, kayak, rowboat, hike, picnic, or just sit and watch the day go by. Don't miss going for a nice long walk on one of the trails.
