Kickapoo Meadows Forest Preserve, Dixmoor, IL

Kickapoo Meadows Forest Preserve occupies 133 acres along the Little Calumet River in Dixmoor, offering residents direct access to more than three miles of maintained trails for walking, running, and cycling. The preserve contains a fishing pond stocked by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and several picnic shelters available by reservation through the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. Dense stands of oak, hickory, and maple provide shade along the river corridor, while open meadows support seasonal wildflowers and grassland bird species. A canoe launch at the south end allows paddlers to enter the Little Calumet River, connecting to a regional water trail that extends toward the Cal-Sag Channel. The preserve lies within a short drive of Interstate 57 and the Metra Electric Line at the 147th Street station, giving commuters quick routes to downtown Chicago and the south suburbs. Nearby commercial corridors on Halsted Street supply grocery stores, restaurants, and medical offices without requiring long travel times.

Location

City Dixmoor

State Illinois

Averages

Taxes $3,074

House $116,225

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