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Jon Duerr Forest Preserve

South Elgin, Illinois

Welcome to Kane County's Jon Duerr Forest Preserve. One of the unique features of Jon Duerr Forest Preserve is an 8 foot waterfall that is located on the south end of the Riverbend trail. The park also features a Blackhawk Statue and a grave site of unknown soldiers of General Scott's Army. This preserve boasts multipurpose trails, a canoe launch, and much more. Some of the wild animals that inhabit this preserve include white-tailed deer, rabbits, squirrels, raccoons, hawks, owls, and many others. Come on out and explore!

This was RecPlanet place of the day on May 26, 2015.

199.00 acresabout 150 football fields
Been here lately? Is this still accurate?
Acreage199.00
Managed byKane County
AddressRoute 31, South Elgin, IL 60177
Coordinates41.975189, -88.297462
Websitenone on file
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