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Caldwell Woods
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Bartosz
May 17, 2016
Believe it or not but within walking distance in the city of Chicago, you can find an amazing walking trail filled with numerous wildlife such as deer.
Nathan
June 27, 2019
You can bring your bike and hop on a 22-mile trail through the northern Chicago forest preserves. A great retreat from the city.
John
December 6, 2018
Paved path for biking, walking, and running. Free parking and can rent a bike.
Mary
April 10, 2019
located at Caldwell and Devon Avenues on the east and Milwaukee and Devon on the west border, this forest perserve has a bike trail that runs all the way into Lake County. It ends at the Chicago Botanic Gardens!
Angelika & Zibi
May 13, 2018
Caldwell Woods is named for Billy Caldwell, chief of the Potawatomi Indians and instrumental in Chicago's early history for saving the lives of the Kinzie family at the Fort Dearborn Massacre. As reward for his service, the United States government in 1816 granted him the lands along the North Branch of the Chicago River north of the Indian Boundary line. The Indian Boundary line represents the lands the United States took control removing native American settlements in order to build a navigation canal to connect Lake Michigan with the Illinois River. Caldwell Woods is also a popular bird observation location for migratory songbirds, especially warblers, thrushes and vireos.
Caldwell Woods is named for Billy Caldwell, chief of the Potawatomi Indians and instrumental in Chicago's early history for saving the lives of the Kinzie family at the Fort Dearborn Massacre. As reward for his service, the United States government in 1816 granted him the lands along the North Branc…
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West Devon Avenue
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