DuPage Prairie Site Map

We work in over 30 sites in DuPage County, restoring natural areas to ecological health. This map shows the approximate location of the sites we work at. Click on a marker or a site below for travel directions.

BN: Blackwell Nursery
CP: Churchill Prairie
DP: Danada Parson's Grove
EW: Egermann Woods
FP: Fullerton Park
FS: Fern Meadows Marsh - South
FW: Fischer Woods
GV: Green Valley Pond Woods
GW: Great Western Prairie
LM: Lincoln Marsh
MG: Maple Grove
SP: Springbrook Prairie
WC: West Chicago Prairie
WD: Wood Dale Grove Prairie
WF: Waterfall Glen Bluff Savanna
WG: Wayne Grove

Blackwell Nursery Churchill Prairie Danada Parson's Grove Egermann Woods Fullerton Park Fern Meadows Marsh - South Fischer Woods Green Valley Pond Woods Great Western Prairie Lincoln Marsh Maple Grove Springbrook Prairie West Chicago Prairie Wood Dale Grove Prairie Waterfall Glen Bluff Savanna Wayne Grove

Below are travel directions to the work sites:

Blackwell Nursery, West Chicago
From Rt. 59, travel to Mack Road, east on Mack Road 0.6 miles to the "Grounds and Resources" complex, park in the lot on the north side of the road. Follow signs to the native plant beds on the south side of the road. Cindy Hedges 876-5929

Churchill Prairie, Glen Ellyn
Meet at the service entrance on Swift Road, one quarter mile north of St. Charles Rd. Chris Schwartz 627-4599.

Danada Parson's Grove, Naperville
From Butterfiled Rd, travel south on Naperville Rd 1/2 mile. From Warrenville Rd, travel north on Naperville Rd 1/2 mile. Turn east into parking lot, meet in north of parking lot. Leah Moore 858-2675

Egermann Woods, Naperville
Hobson and College Rds. Park in church lot on NW corner, just west of Woods. Or meet at the unmarked entrance on Hobson 1/2 mile east of College Rd on the north side of Hobson, park justb beyond the cable gate. JoAnn Monge, 961-2041

Fullerton Park, Addison
From Rt 53, travel east on Fullerton Ave, turn south on Lombard Rd (first light after crossing the RR tracks). Follow Lombard Rd to where it dead ends into Jeffrey near the Addison cable gate. Chris Oszak, 832-4189.

Fern Meadows Marsh - South, West Chicago
From Rt. 59, turn west on North Avenue (Route 64). After about 1 mile, the road goes over a RR bridge. Just before the bridge, turn right at the service drive. Steve Sentoff 630-979-2267.

Fischer Woods
I-355 north to North Ave. North Ave. east to Rt. 83. Rt. 83 north to Lake St. Lake St. east to Church (about 1/2 mile). Church north to Arthur Ct. (one block past Grand Ave.). Frank Keller.

Green Valley Pond Woods, Naperville

Great Western Prairie, Elmhurst
Berkeley Ave and Illinois Prairie Path (south of Randolph St). Jean Korleski, 993-8924. Leader: Keith Olson

Lincoln Marsh, Wheaton

Maple Grove, Downers Grove

Springbrook Prairie, Naperville
Meet at the Model Airplane Field parking lot on the west side of Naperville-Plainfield Rd, just south of 75th St. Vicky Shinn 904-1328.

Waterfall Glen Bluff Savanna, Darien
Lemont Rd, east on Bluff Rd, park in lot past 1st gate. Greg Rajsky 964-0569 Note: if gate is closed, park along the road and walk around the gate.

West Chicago Prairie, West Chicago
Main parking lot: From the north: Go south on Rt 59, past North Avenue (Rt 64). Turn right (west) at Hawthorne Lane. In about 2 miles, turn left (south) on Industrial Drive. In a little less than a mile, there is a sign on the left marking the main entrance. From the south and east: Take Roosevelt Rd (Rt 38) west, past Rt 59, and past Fabyan Parkway. Turn right (north) at Kress Rd and go over the railroad bridge. Turn right (east) on Downs. At the end of Downs, turn left (north), and look for the main entrance on the right. Steve Sentoff 630-979-2267. MacQueen: Take Rt 59 (north or south depending on where you're coming from) to Hawthorne Lane (about a mile south of Rt 64). Go west about a mile and a half until you see the King James BBQ place on the left, which is on the corner of MacQueen Drive. Turn left (south) and go to the end of the road. Steve Sentoff 630-979-2267.

Wood Dale Grove Prairie
Park at Oak Meadows Golf Course, on the corner of Wood Dale and Third Ave. The prairie is 0.25 miles east on Third Ave., on the north side of the road. Cindy Benza-Hedges, 539-4485.

Wayne Grove


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