McDowell Grove Forest Preserve

McDowell Grove Forest Preserve, located in , state of , is a 439-acre preserve on the West Branch of the . The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County purchased the first tract of land for this preserve from Alexander McDowell in 1930.
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  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: county forest preserve in Naperville, Illinois
  • Also known as: “Mcdowell grove forest preserve” and “Mcdowell Grove Forest Preserve”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Route 59 station and Naperville station.

Railway station
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is a station along the BNSF Line on the border of , and . The station is located at, and named for, Illinois Route 59, to distinguish itself from to the east and to the west.

Railway station
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Naperville is a train station in , served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. Amtrak trains stopping at the include the California Zephyr, Illinois Zephyr, Carl Sandburg, and Southwest Chief.

Beach
Photo: Supracoriolis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a public aquatic park located at 500 W. Jackson Avenue in . The Beach is within an abandoned, double quarry alongside the DuPage River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Naperville and Warrenville.

Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0.
is a bedroom community in the area. In 2008, Money magazine ranked third on its list of the 100 best places to live in the United States.

Town
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is a city in , United States. The population was 15,195 at the 2024 special census. is a far west suburb of on the .

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in Naperville Township, , , United States. Although unincorporated, it has a post office, and has been given the zip code 60519.

McDowell Grove Forest Preserve

Latitude
41.7937° or 41° 47′ 37″ north
Longitude
-88.1817° or 88° 10′ 54″ west
Elevation
689 feet (210 metres)
Operator
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Open location code
86HHQRV9+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 189337058
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Wiki­data ID
Q6801016
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