Address: | 38820 N Delany Rd, Wadsworth, IL 60083, USA |
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Postal code: | 60083 |
Phone: | (847) 367-6640 |
Website: | http://www.lcfpd.org/waukegan-savanna/ |
Great place
Great for walking!
Great place to exercise a German Shepherd puppy.
Nos divertimos mucho!
I've been going there with my dog since 2008, so 9 years now... I used to go out there twice a day, 7 days a week. 3 miles a pop. It's nothing special to the visitor, but like everything else in Wadsworth, it has it own distinctive charm once you become a local. I recently had to move to Chicago for a job opportunity and I still make the hour drive to take my dog out on this trail. It has sentimental value for us and it always will.
It is part of the larger Waukegan Savanna Forest Preserve. Entrance is on the north side of Yorkhouse Road just west of Delaney Road.
• The Greenbelt Forest Preserve near North Chicago is split by Green Bay Road. The preserve sits atop the sub-continental divide, marked by that road. • There are four dog exercise areas and a new one on the way at Waukegan Savanna Forest Preserve.
The Forest Preserve District was following a growing trend across the country for "proper physical west of Delany Road in Newport Township (part of today's Waukegan Savanna Forest Preserve). Caught up in patriotic fervor to preserve the Union, George P. Shatswell enlisted with the 15th Illinois...