Red Gate Woods Trail Access
Red Gate Woods Trail Access is a trailhead in Cook, Illinois. Red Gate Woods Trail Access is situated nearby to the trailhead Camp Bullfrog Lake Trail Access, as well as near the landfill Site A.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Red Gate Woods and Site A.
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. It is located near where the Cal-Sag Channel meets the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Red Gate Woods is situated 500 feet northeast of Red Gate Woods 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 2,900 feet south of Red Gate Woods Trail Access.
St. James Catholic Church and Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. James Catholic Church and Cemetery, also known as St. James at Sag Bridge Church is a historic church and cemetery in the Sag Bridge area of the village of Lemont, Illinois. St. James Catholic Church and Cemetery is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Red Gate Woods Trail Access.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burr Ridge and Willow Springs.
Burr Ridge
Village
Burr Ridge is a village in Cook and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,192. Burr Ridge is situated 3 miles north of Red Gate Woods Trail Access.
Willow Springs
Village
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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 3 miles northeast of Red Gate Woods Trail Access.
Darien
Town
Photo: Hsully03, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darien is a city in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 22,011. A southwestern suburb of Chicago, Darien was named after the town of Darien, Connecticut. Darien is situated 4 miles northwest of Red Gate Woods Trail Access.
Red Gate Woods Trail Access
- Type: Trailhead
- Category: sports location
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.70996° or 41° 42′ 36″ northLongitude
-87.91414° or 87° 54′ 51″ westOpen location code
86HJP35P+X8OpenStreetMap ID
node 5041380230OpenStreetMap feature
highway=trailhead
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Highlights include Camp Bullfrog Lake Trail Access and John Husar I&M Canal.
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