Skokie Lagoons

Excellent forest preserve with bike trails that is great for nature walks. I would recommend bug spray, especially in the late spring, summer months. Take your time an ejoy the natural beauty around. This locale is near the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, IL.

Great place to kayak or canoe. They also have rental kayaks off Tower Rd.. awesome area to bird watch or fish also.

Part of the Forest Preserves of Cook County. Nice placid lagoons fed by the North branch of the Chicago River. Great for non motorized boating. In non winter months there is a vendor that rents kayaks and canoes. There is also a 22 mile paved bicycle/hiking path running past the lagoons from Gompers Park on Chicago's Northside to the Chicago Botanic Garden about a mile and a half North of the lagoons.

Beautiful restful and accessible describes the Skokie lagoons approximately 20 miles north of Chicago city center and extremely accessible to those on the North Shore in northwest suburbs. Free access to all. If you want to pay for extraordinarily beautiful surroundings just had about 10 minutes north to the Chicago Botanic Gardens

Great place to go for bike rides, fishing, walks, or to relax and enjoy nature.

So I’m a nature junkie and we just had to check this place out! It was absolutely beautiful the views of the lagoons are absolutely breathtaking. Not to mention the trails were clean. Definitely plan on returning to kayak and bbq with the family!!! Definitely highly recommend!!!

These botanical gardens are the most beautiful that I have seen. A MUST SEE whether you are visiting or live in Chicago! My personal favorite is the Japanese gardens. Summer and spring are the best times to see all the greenery and beautiful vegetation in full bloom. You can easily spend several hour to a couple days here. Be ready for a good walk. Take water, sunglasses and a hat if you can.

Went to the Chicago botanical gardens for Lightscape. It was awesome, definitely would recommend. Do get advanced tickets. This is just a taste of what they had. We regularly go to the gardens, they always have it updated for the seasons..

Very wild place in a residential neighborhood. You can see foxes and deer

Soooo gorgeous!!! If you love the woods, the lake, the great outdoors and open spaces, this is the place for you. I recently discovered this place and it's a nature haven. Serene, scenic and just a pleasure to visit. Also it's HUGE so it's easy to get in a great workout whole enjoying the views. I will definitely have to come back here again very very soon!

Prettiest place on earth. I try to visit the botanical gardens once a week. The garden is continually changing. There is something new each time I visit. Today were the spring flowers. Finally seeing lots of colors after a very long winter.

Skokie Lagoons is such a great place to spend time if you don't want to go all in and commit to a day at the botanic gardens! There are picnic benches, pavilions, port-o-potties, kayaks and more. Also, some trails are paved, others are gravel, and there are dirt paths areas off the trails, too. Dogs are welcome on leashes!

Very beautiful love the nature area rest area available as well

Fun kayaking experience! Super friendly crew and affordable rentals. Totally recommend on a sunny day.

Chicago River and Kayak is fantastic. Great service, reasonable prices for rentals, and good availability of kayaks and canoes

Beautiful and peaceful. Pack food and drinks! Great place to relax.

A mazing place to relax and it’s free admission vary big I can’t wait to go again and take a walk enjoying the seen a lot plants from every part of world and I can enjoy nice meal at the restaurant. I love the nurture and it’s beast place to relax.

Chicago Botanic Garden is a fantastic place for bringing out of town guests or just enjoying the outdoors for a bit. I love that they only charge for parking and special exhibits. Their special events are always amazing.

Went to the lightscape show and it is lovely walking through the gardens with all the people and lights. They also had more places to stop for treats and beverages.

Always enjoy my walks and running here, there plenty of parking all through the trail and near fishing dock. Also you can take the trail all the way to the botanic garden.