LASR.net Homepage

Menu

Emily Oaks Nature Center


category : Nature Preserves
Emily Oaks Nature Center is a 13-acre nature preserve located in the heart of Skokie. This unique site is restoring the remnants of an oak savannah with walking trails, a pond and nature center.

This natural oasis is full of native wildflowers, grasses, oak trees, three-acre pond and trails. Some of the plants and animals that frequent the pond and the savanna include Great Blue Herons, Coyotes, Flying Squirrels, Northern Water Snakes, and Red Foxes.


Admission: Free
Hours: Daily, 8am - Sundown.
Address: 4650 Brummel St. and Kenton
Phone: 847-677-7001
Our Email: info@skokieparkdistrict.org
Our Website:www.skokieparkdistrict.org

Come visit us in Skokie, Illinois

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Devonshire Cultural Center

Offers private music lessons, children'

Skokie, IL Cultural Centers

The Skokie Heritage Museum

A recently completed restoration of Skokie's first public building has yielded a gallery of Skokie's past. Explore Skokie's heritage when visiting the Historic Engine House and orginal Log Cabin, built in 1847

Skokie, IL Museums

Exploritorium

Rated as the "Best Rainy Day Activity Site" by Chicago Magazine in 2002

Skokie, IL Amusement Parks

North Shore Center for the Performing Arts

The North Shore'

Skokie, IL Performing Arts Centers

Skokie Sculpture Park

Two miles of beautiful park land combining recreation, jogging and biking paths alongside over 60

Skokie, IL Arts

Things to do Nature Preserves near Skokie, IL

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center

Forest preserve nature center designed to educate the public about the importance of wildlife and our environment....

River Trail Nature Center

Nature is wonderfully displayed in this silent forest that glaciers carved thousands of years ago. The prairie extends along ...

Spring Valley Nature Sanctuary

Stroll the endless walking trails over 135 acres of forest, meadows, prairies and wetlands. Also visit the log cabin and 1880...

Busse Woods Forest Preserve

Busse Woods Forest Preserve is 6,600 acres of the great outdoors offering fishing, hiking and canoeing, as well as winter spo...

Wolfe Wildlife Refuge and Bike Path

Explore the natural beauty and animal habitats of this newly expanded 45-acre wetlands preserve. Nature programs are availabl...