Greenbelt Forest Preserve

We visited in the winter to take a walk and everything was dormant but I could tell it would be a beautiful wildlife area to visit in the spring and summer.

We walked the trails on the east side of Green Bay Road. Like all Lake County Forest Preserves, it was a nice place to hike. Gentle hills, crushed limestone trails ponds, woods, tall grass areas, and picnic tables. The west side of Green Bay Road has more trails, older woods, another pond, picnic tables, shelters, and a playground.

What a beautiful walk. Beautiful peaceful spot in North Chicago to take a walk, and just connect with nature.

It's one of my favorite parks to come do something with my boys in bycicle, running or walking, but the only thing that I don't really like is that there is not much security or vigilance. But I love to come to do picnic timE with family and enjoy the view and fresh air from all the trees around this park and nice lake. Hope we have more security to enjoy it more often alone or with family❤️👨‍🦽🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🏃🌳🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🌲👣🌾🦌🪺🦆🐦🦫🐇🦔🦨🦅🦉🐦‍⬛🐸🌱🍃🍂🍁

Very nice walking paths on both sides of Green Bay road. The Eastern half has a nice turtle pond at the beginning. Some elevation changes but all well within wheelchair access. Offers multiple resting areas and benches along the path. Seen 2 turtles, a few squirrels, and plenty of butterflies and birds. The Western half is much bigger and is mostly flat. Multiple parking areas and options for covered areas for events. Seen 8 deer and a few squirrels over the past two visits. Overall, the paths and views at both locations are very nice. Solid bridges on both are plenty durable for an ambulance or heavy truck to cross. At sunset there was a ranger that drove around and let everyone know the park was closing soon. That was nice to see. Also, trash cans are located at almost every main path intersection. I would recommend these locations to anyone looking to get some fresh air and a little cardio!