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Todays Sunset
January 6, 2009
5:40 PM

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


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Overcast
25 F (-4 C)
Wind From the Southeast at 9 MPH
Preserves
Sugar River Adler Forest Preserve

Sugar River Alder is a 537-acre tract of sandy soil which harbors unique habitats not found in other regions of the county.
  Sugar River Alder
  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: 537
Access Road: Yes
Restrooms: Yes
Drinking Water: Yes
Pay Phones: No
Picnic Tables: 3
Shelterhouses: 0
Playground Equipment: No
Ball Fields: No
Horseback Trails: No
Hiking Trails(miles): 5.0
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.
LOCATION
Map 16902 Beacon Light Road <br>Shirland, IL 61079

12 miles northwest of Rockton. Rockton Road to Forest Preserve Road. West on Forest Preserve Road 1 mile to Hauley Road. North on Hauley Road to Haas Road.

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