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Todays Sunset
August 20, 2008
7:49 PM

parks open at 7:00 AM and
close 1/2 hour after sunset


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Overcast
81 F (27 C)
Wind From the Southeast at 8 MPH
Preserves
Severson Dells Forest Preserve

Severson Dells is 369-acres of woodland, stream and dolomite cliffs. This preserve is home to the Severson Dells Nature Center which sponsors many educational programs and events for students and families. Severson Dells offers 3 miles of hiking trails and 2/3 of 1 mile of paved trail. It is an Illinois Dedicated Nature Preserve.

For more information visit www.seversondells.org.
  Severson Dells
  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: 369
Access Road: Yes
Restrooms: Yes
Drinking Water: Yes
Pay Phones: No
Picnic Tables: 28
Shelterhouses: 1
Prairie Knoll: Wood shelter, 200 max. people, 25 tables, 150 seats, No electricity, No vehicle access, 1 large grill.
Playground Equipment: No
Ball Fields: No
Horseback Trails: No
Hiking Trails(miles): 3.0
Campground Sites: 0
Boat Launches: 0
Canoe Access: No
18 Hole Golf Course: No
Illinois Nature Preserve: Yes
Special Facilities: Nature Study Center
Donated Land: Yes
Natural Areas: Yes
All reservations subject to the GENERAL USE ORDINANCE.
TRAIL MAP
Download a printable trail map here.
PANORAMIC VIEWS LOCATION

SHELTERHOUSES

Prairie Knoll Shelterhouse
Prairie Knoll
Map 8502 Montague Road<br>Winnebago, IL 61102

2 miles west of Meridian Road on Montague Road.

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