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A Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp was established along the Des Plaines River at Dam No. 2 on Cook County Forest Preserve District property, north of Des Plaines, on August 16, 1934. Workers assigned to the camp were tasked with improving the local forest preserves by building parking spaces, shelters, trails, and other facilities.
Des Plaines (/ d ɪ s ˈ p l eɪ n z /) is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States.Per the 2020 census, the population was 60,675. [4] The city is a suburb of Chicago and is located just north of O'Hare International Airport.
Lake Opeka is a small, 40 acres (16 ha) lake in Des Plaines, Illinois.. On the shores of Lake Opeka, Lake Park is a 60 acres (24 ha) park which offers a wide variety of outdoor recreational opportunities for all age groups, administered by the Des Plaines Park District, [2] with an 18-hole par-3 golf course.
Included within Des Plaines Fish and Wildlife Area is the 78-acre Grant Creek Prairie Nature Preserve and the 575-acre Des Plaines Dolomite Prairies Land and Water Reserve. Both contain prairie communities; the latter includes 9 acres of rare, dry-mesic dolomite prairie, constituting 50% of the remaining natural community of that type in Illinois.
Friends of the Parks (FOTP) is a non-profit organization in Chicago, Illinois. Formed in 1975, it acts as a watchdog group and environmental advocate for the Chicago area. Specifically, it monitors the condition and safety of the Chicago Park District and the forest preserves of Cook County. FOTP's office is in downtown Chicago.
Preserved within the park is the western end of the historic portage linking the Chicago River to the Des Plaines River, thereby linking the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River. A memorial depicting the portage of French explorers is located at the parking area. A trail leads from the memorial down into the portage wilderness area.
Des Plaines Valley Council is a former Boy Scouts of America local council that was headquartered in La Grange, Illinois, United States. In 2014 the council merged with Calumet Council , Chicago Area Council and Northwest Suburban Council to form Pathway to Adventure Council .
The Green Bay Trail is a rails with trails built on the former Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad.It runs parallel to Metra's Union Pacific North Line for nearly nine miles from Wilmette, Illinois, to Highland Park, Illinois. [2]