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The terrain is of rolling hills and cool valley streams. Special scenic areas are the old growth forest, Fire Tower/Seneca Point and the Clarion River. Among Cook Forest's primary attractions is the "Forest Cathedral" area of old growth white pine and hemlock, some trees of which top 180 feet (55 m).
Cook Forest State Park: Clarion, Forest, and Jefferson Counties: 8,500 acres (3,440 ha) 1927: Toms Run, Clarion River: National Natural Landmark, one of America's top-50 state parks (National Geographic Traveler) Category:Cook Forest State Park on Wikimedia Commons: Cowans Gap State Park: Franklin and Fulton Counties: 1,085 acres (439 ha) 1937
Forest preserves may contain nature centers and other facilities, picnic groves, and hiking, biking, and equestrian trails, but, apart from public golf courses, do not typically contain land set aside for other sports activities. [2] The forest preserves are administered by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, which operates within a ...
Universities and colleges in Cook County, Illinois (8 C, 21 P) Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Cook County, Illinois" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
The North Creek Woods or North Creek Meadow is located within the Cook County Forest Preserves in Lansing, Illinois. [1] The woods are connected to the other forest preserves of the Thorn Creek Trailsystem. They are named after North Creek, a tributary of Thorn Creek that runs through the woods. They contain many miles of paved bike trails and ...
This is a list of the 137 National Register of Historic Places listings in Cook County, Illinois outside Chicago and Evanston. Separate lists are provided for the 62 listed properties and historic districts in Evanston and the more than 350 listed properties and districts in in Chicago .
The Chicago Portage National Historic Site is a National Historic Site commemorating the importance of the Chicago Portage [2] in Lyons, Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located in Chicago Portage Forest Preserve and the Ottawa Trail Woods Forest Preserve, at the junction of Portage Creek with the Des Plaines River , on the west side ...
Sagawau Canyon in June. Sagawau Canyon is a canyon located at Sagawau Environmental Learning Center near Lemont, Illinois, in the Sag Valley.The site is owned by the Forest Preserves of Cook County and is the only such landform in the county.