Rock Run Preserve - Black Road Access — Attraction in Joliet

Forgot about my phone for awhile so I enjoyed the beauty instead of capturing it all. This place offers so much serenity. I saw families skipping rocks. A man was meditating to the beautiful sounds of crickets & bullfrogs that inhabited a water laden area of trees. I saw multiple trees that had fallen, but decided to keep growing anyway. I watched the stream bubble around th rocks as I over looked from the bridge. & stared up at the spring barren trees and listened to birds chirp their sigh of relief. All on the shortest path, I'm excited to come back and envelope myself in even...

Such a great place to enjoy the beauty of nature!! Fishing, walking and any outdoor forest adventure the mind can think of right of the beaten path of busy Shorewood/Joliet.........The deer are gorgeous to view and my family will be going at least once a week to enjoy the pristine landscape and we thank the park district and local government for doing such a great job keeping the property safe and clean!!! Just take a turn down the street, park and enjoy simple life for a...

Three "loops" of trails. I had a kiddo with me so we stuck to the short trail. It went around a little lake area. There was a nice sitting bench and sometime was fishing there, very cute area. Pretty flat land so easy walking with pretty nature views. Can't even hear traffic noise. There is a pretty decent outhouse style toilet, but no running water anywhere. It would be nice to be able to at least rinse my hands, especially if I had...