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Catherine Chevalier Woods Access

Catherine Chevalier Woods offers access to the Des Plaines River with parking areas, picnic groves, and unpaved trails suitable for walking and biking.

The preserve features meadows and woodland habitats along the river, with an entrance accessible from East River Road between the Kennedy Expressway and Catalpa Street.

This 338-acre forest preserve is part of the Des Plaines River Trail System and is open daily from sunrise to sunset.


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