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Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve, Naperville, IL

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Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve

A 1,829-acre grassland forest preserve in Naperville known for birds, trails, and summer blooms.

Main entrance on the north side of 83rd Street, 0.5 mile west of Book Road, Naperville, IL · Naperville, IL

About Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve

Springbrook Prairie is a large grassland preserve in Naperville run by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. Visitors can hike, bike, ski, or ride horses along about seven miles of trails, including a nationally designated regional trail. The preserve has picnic tables, an off-leash dog area, and a model-craft airfield. It is especially popular with birders, who come for meadowlarks, bobolinks, and other grassland species. Parts of the land are protected as a state nature preserve.

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