McHenry County Conservation District's 25,021 acres of open space provides wildlife habitat preservation, educational opportunities and recreational amenities for the citizens of McHenry County to appreciate and enjoy. Thirty-two sites are currently open to the public featuring four educational facilities, hiking, biking and horseback trails, picnic shelters, camp sites, fishing sites, cross-country skiing and a multitude of rare plants and animals. The District also boasts 17 dedicated State Nature Preserves within its sites.

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Conservation Site Maps and Amenities

Conservation Site	Map					Facility
ALL SITES MAP
Beck's Woods — 283 acres 5940 N. Pagles Rd., Chemung			•				Piscasaw Creek	.5 mile		•
Boger Bog — 37 acres 2100 Cherry Valley Rd., Bull Valley								1 mile		•
Brookdale — 1,645 acres 18410 U.S. Hwy 14, Woodstock					1 mile	Administrative Office & Police	11 acre pond	1 mile		•
Coral Woods — 775 acres 7400 Somerset, Marengo					1.5 miles			2.8 miles		•
County Line Rd. Access — 10 acres 4700 County Line Rd, Marengo							Kishwaukee River	.3 miles
Dufield Pond — 78 acres Country Club Road, Woodstock							7 acre pond
Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve Varga Archeological Site - 345 acres Hawk’s Point Road/11000 Lakeview Road, Richmond								2 miles
Exner Marsh — 233 acres Lakewood & Miller Roads, Lake in the Hills					1.5 miles			1.5 miles		•
Fel-Pro RRR — 277 acres 1520 Crystal Lake Ave, Cary					2 miles		2 ponds 4 acres / 1 acre	2.2 miles		•
Fox Bluff — 279 acres Cary Algonquin & Cold Springs Rds., Cary				•	.5 mile		Fox River	.75 mile	•	•
Glacial Park — 3,382 acres Route 31 & Harts Road, Ringwood		•		•	4 /2 miles*	Lost Valley Visitor Center; Powers-Walker House; Wiedrich Barn; Research Field Station	Nippersink Creek	5 miles	• 5+ miles	•	•	•
Harrison Benwell — 74 acres 7055 McCullom Lake Road, Wonder Lake					2 miles			1.7 miles		•
Hickory Grove Highlands and Lyons Prairie & Marsh — 411 acres 500 Hickory Nut Grove Lane, Cary			•		4.5 /1.25* solar lit		Fox River	4 miles	• 4.75 miles	•
Conservation Site	Map					Facility
High Point — 253 acres 10250 Reese Road, Harvard								1 mile
The Hollows — 478 acres 3804 U.S. Highway 14, Cary			•	•	1 / 1.75*		3 Ponds 22 acres / 12 acres 2.5 acres	5.5 miles		•
Keystone Road Canoe Landing 6500 Keystone Rd., Wonder Lake				•			Nippersink Creek	•		•
Kishwaukee Headwaters — 153 acres U.S. Highway 14 & Dean St., Woodstock								1.75 miles		•
Lake in the Hills Fen — 408 acres 1500 Jefferson St., Lake In the Hills								1.3 miles		•
Marengo Ridge — 818 acres 3100 North Route 23, Marengo			•		2.2 /2,3*		1 acre	5 mles		•
Nippersink Canoe Base — 370 acres 400 E. Route 12, Spring Grove					.35 mile		Nippersink Creek	.35 mile		•
North Branch — 521 acres 11500 N. Keystone Rd., Richmond		•	**					1.5 miles	• 1.5 miles
Pioneer Road Canoe Landing 7300 Pioneer Rd., Richmond							Nippersink Creek
Pleasant Valley — 2,073 acres 13315 Pleasant Valley Rd., Woodstock					2.7 miles*		2 acre pond	5 miles	• 1.3 miles	•
Rush Creek — 664 acres 20501 McGuire Road, Harvard			•		3 miles		4 acre pond	2 miles	• 5 miles	•	•
Silver Creek — 840 acres 1200 Block Rawson Bridge Road, Cary					5.3 miles	Praireview Education Ctr. 2112 Behan Rd Crystal Lake	1 acre pond	5 miles		•
Stickney Run — 629 acres 3216 West State Park Road, McHenry					1 mile			2.25 miles	•	•
Winding Creek — 359 acres 8415 Johnson Rd., Hebron					1.7 miles		1 acre	1.7 miles		•

* Groomed Trail with 4" of snow.

**Overnight camp area for long distance cyclists.

Regional Trail Routes

Regional Trails	Map	Length
Hebron Trail Hebron-Richmond		7 miles	•			•	•	•
H.U.M. Trail Union-Marengo Trail head1 block NE of Rt. 20 on Prospect St. behind Marengo Middle School.		3.5 miles	•			•
Nippersink Canoe Trail Ringwood - Spring Grove		15 miles		•
Prairie Trail North McHenry - Wis. State Line		9 miles	•		• Barnard Mill Rd. S. to 176	•	•	•
Prairie Trail South Algonquin-McHenry		17 miles	•		•	•
Ridgefield Trace Woodstock - Crystal Lake		3.5 miles	•			•
Stone Mill Trail Harvard - Chemung		1.5 miles	•			•

** Camp by Bike.

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