Heller Nature Center
2821 Ridge Road, Highland Park, IL 60035-1533
Price of admission: FREE, program fees vary
Website - 847-433-6901
Hours of Operations: Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (Closed some holidays.) Grounds open dawn to dusk daily.
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Welcome to Heller Nature Center, where oak-hickory forests, tall-grass prairie, oak savanna and natural wetlands are an oasis for native plants and animals. Heller Nature Center, a 97-acre preserve of the Park District of Highland Park, has been under public stewardship since 1977. Heller’s careful resource management, including restoration and controlled burns, provides a taste of an authentic native landscape.
Visitors to Heller can also enjoy a picnic in our woodlands, visit our Design in Nature exhibit in the Goodman Log Cabin, or rent cross-country skis and explore our three miles of trails. At Heller, every season is suitable to enjoy the outdoors. Three miles of marked trails (view our trail map) offer close contact with nature and a little bit of solitude amidst the hustle and bustle of Chicago’s northern suburbs.
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