Fox River Forested Fen Forest Preserve
Fox River Forested Fen Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Dundee Township, Kane, Illinois. Fox River Forested Fen Forest Preserve is situated nearby to the neighborhood Fox River Bluffs, as well as near Richardson.Places of Interest
Highlights include Santa’s Village Amusement & Water Park and Elgin Public Museum.
Santa’s Village Amusement & Water Park
Theme park
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Santa's Village Amusement & Water Park is a theme park in East Dundee, Illinois. It was originally built by Glenn Holland, who also built two other Santa's Villages, in California; one located in San Bernardino County and the other in Santa Cruz County.
Elgin Public Museum
Museum
The Elgin Public Museum of Natural History and Anthropology is a natural history museum located in Elgin, Illinois. The museum, now over a hundred years old, is located within the 108-acre Lords Park.
Wing Park Golf Course
Golf course
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Wing Park Golf Course in Elgin, Illinois, is the "oldest and best preserved nine-hole municipal golf course in Illinois." The course was constructed during a golf course boom in the Chicago area during first few years of the 1900s.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elgin and West Dundee.
Elgin
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Elgin is a city in Chicagoland known for its Victorian architecture and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.
West Dundee
Village
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West Dundee is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,686 as of the 2020 US Census. It is considered a far northwest Chicago suburb. West Dundee lies across the Fox River from East Dundee and Carpentersville.
Carpentersville
Town
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Carpentersville is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population was 37,983 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
Fox River Forested Fen Forest Preserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Address: Dundee Township, IL 60118
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Dundee Township, Kane, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.0688° or 42° 4′ 8″ northLongitude
-88.2671° or 88° 16′ 2″ westOpen location code
86JH3P9M+G5OpenStreetMap ID
way 588184183OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fox River Bluffs and Richardson.
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