Glenwood Park Forest Preserve — Attraction in Batavia Township

Beautiful and tucked away Forest Preserve along the Fox River! I was the only person here when I visited, and it seems the nearby Red Oak Nature Center and Lippold Park get most of the traffic.

This Forest Preseve is one of many along the Fox River Trail. You can access it via the trail, or there's a parking lot. This is a nice place for a pit stop if you're walking or biking the trail, as there's a clean restroom, picnic shelter, and great access to the Fox River, providing beautiful views.

There's a small dirt trail you can hike through the Preserve that eventually leads to the Fox River Trail. The trail takes you through the woods alongside the river. It was becoming overgrown in spots, so ensure you...

Glenwood Park is a true forest preserve with many specimen oaks and hickories and large, live ash trees. Native forbs and sedges color the understory pastel in spring, sequence into summer blues and yellows, then blaze with brilliant fall colors. Batavia Creek flows through to the Fox River here exposing the impressive limestone banks. A walking path follows the east bank of the Fox River where migrant birds and even Bald Eagles can be viewed. This path cuts through the deep woods to the north. Volunteer restoration workdays are held by Kane County Forest Preserve District to help...

This park is a beautiful hidden gem. It has shallow calm water. People can walk around, even little kids. It has a pavilion and grill for cookout. Plentiful parking, it has a bathroom, and it's close to the walking path. The fishing is great, it has a little creek that runs into the river. A very peaceful place, it has a lovely spider sculpture, one of my favorite...