Downers Grove - chill out at the Lyman Woods Forest Preserve
One of the few areas left in the district tat still has the natural habitat of Red and White Oaks. The Lyman Woods Forest Preserve in Downers Grove is an important natural history site, as well as being a beautiful, peaceful place to go for a walk in, especially during the fall,when the leaves change to a multitude of reds, yellows, oranges and browns. There are a number of intereting, enjoayable walks in the preserve, with the Spur Trail being prehaps the most popular, as it contains a wonderful combination of forest and meadows.