Heller Nature Center

2821 Ridge Road Highland Park, IL 60035

Phone: 847.433.6901

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Heller Nature Center

Visitors can enjoy a 97-acre preserve with oak-hickory forests, tall grass prairie, oak savanna and natural wetlands. Three miles of trails offer nature and solitude. Visitors can picnic, participate in a program, play in Wander Woods or learn more about these habitats in the Interpretive Center and nature exhibit which features bees, fish and birds. Cross-country skis available to rent during winter.

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Spring Wild Edible Walk at Heller Nature Center
5/11/24
Eat the forest! Join Shane Alden: The Wild Dryad on a foraging to... View More
Enchanted Forest at Heller Nature Center
5/18/24
Step into the majestic forest of fairies and gnomes. Set out on a pony ride... View More

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