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Herrick Lake Forest Preserve

Overview: Herrick Lake Forest Preserve is rated 4.7/5 from 1909 Google reviews. This hiking area offers beautiful trails, a small lake with kayak rentals, and opportunities for fishing and picnics. Amenities: Reviewers often mention seating and covered spots and restrooms nearby. Downsides: Some reviews mention inconsistent cleanliness.

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4.7Google rating

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4.7(1,909 reviews)

People say this hiking area offers beautiful trails, a small lake with kayak rentals, and opportunities for fishing and picnics. They highlight the peaceful and serene atmosphere, and the well-maintained facilities, including clean restrooms and picnic tables. They also like the expansive forest paths and the chance to see wildlife, such as American eagles, turtles, and geese.

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dogs that need room to runowners who want shade, seating, and water accesslonger visits with useful park amenities

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AddressButterfield Rd, Wheaton, IL 60189, USA

Phone(630) 933-7248

City pageWheaton

Imported fromWheaton, IL

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dogs that need room to runowners who want shade, seating, and water accesslonger visits with useful park amenitieshiking areanature preservetourist attractionpark6 Google photos

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Joann Kerschner4 months ago

Great place to walk! So beautiful and serene. Clean restrooms! Plenty of picnic tables throughout!

Jeremy Davisa year ago

Beautiful Lake and Forest Preserve with miles of well-maintained trails. Trails are wide and in great shape, and accessible to all activity levels. The trail around Herrick Lake offers beautiful views. There's over 8 miles of trails available with a good amount without shade, so I recommend coming prepared on a warm day. Note: The Meadowlark Trail was closed as of 3/14/25.

Valerie Zimmer8 months ago

Beautiful lake and forest! I was able to use the nicely paved paths easily with my rollator walker and go onto the big pieron on the Eastside of the lake, with my family. The kids had a great time exploring and fishing in the designated areas. P.S. The Fall foliage in 2024 at Herrick Lake was breathtaking. A must see location!

Azriel Michael2 months ago

I love this place. It's especially colorful during fall time. Large part with different routs for every mood. You can take a short walk just across the lake or go for a longer park trails for a few miles.

Lily Park2 years ago

If you go in the fall when the leaves change color, you’ll have a truly satisfying experience. The trees along the lake were really beautiful. I would definitely visit again and highly recommend it to you all. One downside was that the restroom was dirty and dreary. Also, there are any restrooms in the middle of the trail.

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