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August 20, 2008
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Preserves
Laona Heights Forest Preserve

Laona Heights is a 40-acre preserve, half of which is a designated Illinois Nature Preserve. Mature woodland, an open field and a picturesque stone shelter make this an old favorite for a quiet retreat.
  Laona Heights
  PRESERVE INFORMATION

Clayton Andrews Atwood Homestead Blackhawk Springs Colored Sands Deer Run Espenscheid Four Lakes Fuller Memorial Hartley Memorial Headquarters Hinchliff Memorial Hononegah Indian Hill J. Norman Jensen Kieselburg Kilbuck Bluffs Kishwaukee Gorge North Kishwaukee Gorge South Kishwaukee River Carl & Lois Klehm Laona Heights Ledges Macktown McKiski Millrace Isle Oak Ridge Roland Olson Pecatonica River Pecatonica Wetlands Rockford Rotary Severson Dells Seward Bluffs Sugar River Alder Sugar River Trailside Trask Bridge Two Rivers
* Top 18 preserves

Acres: 40
Access Road: Yes
Restrooms: Yes
Drinking Water: Yes
Pay Phones: No
Picnic Tables: 25
Shelterhouses: 1
Ironwood: Stone shelter, 50 max. people, 6 tables, 36 seats, No electricity, No vehicle access, 1 large grill. Horseshoe pits.
Playground Equipment: No
Ball Fields: No
Horseback Trails: No
Hiking Trails(miles): 0.5
Campground Sites: 0
Boat Launches: 0
Canoe Access: No
18 Hole Golf Course: No
Illinois Nature Preserve: Yes
Special Facilities: No
Donated Land: No
Natural Areas: Yes
All reservations subject to the GENERAL USE ORDINANCE.
TRAIL MAP
Download a printable trail map here.
PANORAMIC VIEWS LOCATION

SHELTERHOUSES

Ironwood Shelterhouse
Ironwood
Map 15402 Anderson Road <br>Durand, IL 61024

21 miles northwest of Rockford to Trask Bridge Road (Kilburn) through Durand to Yale Bridge Road. West on Yale Bridge 2 miles to Anderson Road, ½ mile on Anderson Road.

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