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Locations & Things to Do
Pulaski Woods-South
Entrance
Things to Do & Amenities
Hours
Year-round: Sunrise to SunsetClosures & Alerts
Pulaski Woods-East
Entrance
Things to Do & Amenities
- Parking
Hours
Year-round: Sunrise to SunsetClosures & Alerts
Pulaski Woods
Entrance
Things to Do & Amenities
- Parking
- Accessible Portable Bathroom
- Portable bathroom open May 1 to October 31 depending on weather conditions.
Picnic Groves
- Accessible Grove #1
(with shelter)- Accessible May 1 to October 31.
- Distance to parking: 60 ft
- Distance to accessible portable bathroom: 50 ft
- Capacity: 250 people
Hours
Year-round: Sunrise to SunsetClosures & Alerts
Trails
Palos Trail System
The extensive and varied Palos Trail System winds through rolling hills and deep ravines, providing beautiful views of the surrounding landscapes.
Location: Hickory Hills, Justice, Palos Hills & Willow Springs
Surface
UnpavedEstimated Total Length
42.1 milesHours
Year-round: Sunrise to SunsetClosures & Alerts
Nature Notes
Tall oaks greet visitors at the parking lots. Wildflowers such as rose mallow and mushrooms such as the bright orange (and poisonous) jack-o-lantern dot marshland, while great egrets wade in the water. Within the woods, visitors will encounter sunlit openings with swaths of common oak sedge and small, sloughs popular with waterfowl and wet depressions lined with sensitive fern and water horehound. North-facing slopes take on a forest character, with species like basswood, white ash and the uncommon spicebush.