Saganashkee Slough-East Trail Access
Saganashkee Slough-East Trail Access is a trailhead in Palos Township, Cook, Illinois. Saganashkee Slough-East Trail Access is situated nearby to Saganashkee Slough-East Accessible Fishing Area, as well as near the trailhead Swallow Cliff Woods-South Trail Access.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saganashkee Slough and Red Gate Woods.
Saganashkee Slough
Reservoir
Saganashkee Slough is a 377 acres, manmade riparian lake that forms part of the valley of the Cal-Sag Channel. It is located in the Palos Forest Preserves of Cook County, Illinois, on wetland that was drained but was later reverted to a lake starting in 1948-1949 by the construction of dams and levees.
Red Gate Woods
Picnic site
Photo: Joseph Gage, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Red Gate Woods is a forest preserve section within the Palos Forest Preserves, a division of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois. Red Gate Woods is situated 2½ miles northwest of Saganashkee Slough-East Trail Access.
Site A
Landfill
Site A was a research facility near Chicago where, during World War II, research on behalf of the Manhattan Project was carried out. Operated by the University of Chicago's Metallurgical Laboratory, it was the site of Chicago Pile-2, a reconstructed and enlarged version of the world's first nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1. Site A is situated 2 miles northwest of Saganashkee Slough-East Trail Access.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palos Park and Palos Hills.
Palos Park
Village
Palos Park is a village in southwestern Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 4,899. Palos Park is situated 2½ miles southeast of Saganashkee Slough-East Trail Access.
Palos Hills
Town
Photo: Joseph Blewitt, CC BY 2.0.
Palos Hills is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a southwest suburb of Chicago. The city was established in 1958 and had reached a population of 18,530 in the 2020 census. Palos Hills is situated 3 miles east of Saganashkee Slough-East Trail Access.
Willow Springs
Village
Photo: MrHarman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Willow Springs is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, with a small portion extending into DuPage County. The village was founded in 1892 and was named for the springs along the Des Plaines River. In 2020, the population was 5,857. Willow Springs is situated 3½ miles north of Saganashkee Slough-East Trail Access.
Saganashkee Slough-East Trail Access
- Type: Trailhead
- Category: sports location
- Location: Palos Township, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.68904° or 41° 41′ 21″ northLongitude
-87.87506° or 87° 52′ 30″ westOpen location code
86HJM4QF+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 382908978OpenStreetMap feature
highway=trailhead
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Saganashkee Slough-East Trail Access from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saganashkee Slough-East Accessible Fishing Area and Swallow Cliff Woods-South Trail Access.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Dam Number 7 and Saganashkee Slough - East.
Illinois: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Chicago, Springfield, Rockford, and Loop.
Curious Trailheads to Discover
Uncover intriguing trailheads from every corner of the globe.