West Branch Forest Preserve

What a blast! Such an amazing place 👏.

So many fishing spots, benches, and everything else!

Trails went on forever, never ending exploration. Just make sure to explore the people made paths, there are parts of the old mine that was there. I really recommend this place to families with 9-14 yrs.

This place is so great! Nice dirt nature path trail around the lake with several little side trails along the way that lead to docks and rocks along the water. The whole loop is around 1.4 miles and some parts are narrow with roots jutting up on the ground so be careful. There is a spacious parking lot, restrooms, and plenty of natural beauty to lose yourself in.

A nice place to go fishing , multiple spots around the lake to fish. Bike paths that can lead to Bushy walking trails too🎋🌳

This really nice place where you can enjoy clam nature. You have walk around the lake, bike ride, your own kayak or boat ride.

Updated - loved the walk around the lake. Lots of wildlife and the scenery is different depending on where you walk to.

Small, but pretty to walk around

Great fishing spot. Clear water. You can see the fish. Good for walking, biking, small boating/kayaking. Lots of turtles. Family friendly. Public bathroom. Ample parking. Picnic tables available. Not usually crowded.

Great place to take your dog for a walk, the whole lap around the lake is a little over a mile long

It was a peaceful morning. I can to check some steam era tanks.

I've been going here for over decade. Good kid kayak lessons, smaller lake.

Theres a shallow beach on the east side

This forest preserve is in a league of its own. Grasses, trees...dirt! It's like stepping back in time, not to the primordial earth because that would stink because there would not be enough oxygen, but to a a time 10,000 years ago after the retreat of the last glaciers in the area. You can imagine giant flat faced bears and mega huge three toed giant sloths, and saber toothed cats!

It's also a nice place to sit and eat a sandwich.

I highly suggest you go there and revel in the raw, rugged beauty of it all.

Quite, clean and serene place to relax. I every now and then go there for a run. Ive seen many people fishing here but haven’t tried myself yet.

I have been here several times to walk and to fish. It's a very beautiful place and you can do night fishing here as well. Definitely recommend.

Looks like a pretty cool place going to take the family here fishing real soon

The fog made the scenery surreal. Beautiful water, difficult fishing, water is gin-clear, I suggest a kayak.

Nice place to walk and enjoy the sunset. There is place to have little picnic with lake view.

Great fishing, turtles by the dozens and Bull Frogs. Great place to explore really big to.

Great time for a walk and talked with someone or your pet.

Peaceful place to go for a walk, jog, run, and even for ghosts on a romantic date!

Abusulty Beautiful place to walk around. And they cleaned it up!😘THANK YOU
What a great place to spend your day
! Is great for family, friends, fishing, Bbq's.. or just a coming sunset!

I love it! There is a nice little path to walk. If you're looking for a longer path it connects to a bike trail and a neighborhood. It gets buggy in the summer, but that's to be expected. Great place for a picnic. A lot of people fish here as well.