8 Miles at Hickory Creek Preserve, Laporte Rd Entrance (guided by Joe)

Come join us for an 8 mile hike! Joe F. will be leading this one!

The 1,541-acre Hickory Creek Preserve was acquired between 1942 and 2010.
The preserve is part of the Hickory Creek preservation system, which conserves more than 2,000 acres.
The preserve is the District's largest individual preserve, and the majority of the land was acquired for a regional stormwater reservoir which was never constructed.
Hickory Creek Preserve has three access areas: Hickory Creek Barrens in New Lenox; Hickory Creek Junction in Mokena; and LaPorte Road Access in Mokena.

Hickory Creek Barrens features the New Lenox Historical Society's historic one-room Schmuhl School. A 575-acre portion of the site was dedicated as an Illinois Nature Preserve in 1998. This dedication provides permanent protection for the preserve's natural resources.
https://www.reconnectwithnature.org/preserves-'trails/preserves/hickory-creek-preserve/