Emily Oaks Nature Center
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🥾 Hike · Skokie
1.5 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 55 min driveFrom Naperville · Parking: Free nature center lot (4650 Brummel St)
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Lots of shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days · Rain-OK · Fine on cold days
- ⏱️Typical visit: 1.5 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter
A 13-acre patch of oak woods and pond tucked into a Skokie neighborhood, with a loop under half a mile that a two-year-old can finish on their own, turtles and frogs at the pond, and a small exhibit and kids' corner inside — a first nature lesson for North Shore toddlers.
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