Iroquois Woods Forest Preserve in Park Ridge spans 93 acres along the Des Plaines River, offering residents direct access to more than three miles of marked hiking and biking trails. The preserve includes a picnic grove, playground, and two fishing ponds stocked seasonally with trout and bluegill. Its open oak-hickory woodlands and riverfront wetlands support regular sightings of great blue heron, wood duck, and white-tailed deer. The main parking area off Touhy Avenue connects to the regional Des Plaines River Trail, allowing cyclists to travel north to Lake-Cook Road or south into Chicago without entering residential streets. Morning commuters reach O’Hare terminals in under fifteen minutes via the nearby I-90 ramp, while Metra’s Union Pacific Northwest Line station in downtown Park Ridge is a six-minute drive. Adjacent athletic fields at Woodland Park provide organized youth sports programs, and the Park Ridge Public Library sits two blocks from the preserve entrance.
Iroquois Woods Forest Preserve currently has 5 single family homes for sale, 6 townhouses for sale, and 7 condos for sale.