Flooding and other weather-related events, construction projects, and prescribed burns sometimes result in temporary detours or closures of trails, preserves or facilities in order to ensure public safety.
Emergency alerts, preserve and trail closure notices, construction alerts, and prescribed burn locations are provided below, and updated during normal business hours, 8:30 am–5 pm, Monday–Friday, excluding holidays. Alerts and updates are sometimes also provided on Facebook and X.
Trail and Underpass Status
Check the current status (open/closed) of preserve trails, community trail connections, and trail underpasses along the Des Plaines River Trail, the Millennium Trail marked on the map below. Public access is restricted at closed trails and underpasses. Please follow preserve and trail signage, and use caution around closures, construction or detour zones. The map below works like many other online interactive maps.
Click on the legend icon on upper left of the map to view the legend.
Click on the colored dots and symbols on map to view trail and preserve status information.
Prescribed Burns
Every spring and fall, our ecologists burn hundreds of acres throughout Lake County. Prescribed burns are considered a natural resource manager’s most cost-effective tool available for managing natural communities. Learn more »
Use the interactive map below to find locations of prescribed burns. If no locations appear, there are currently no burns taking place.
Click on the flame icon to learn more about an individual burn.
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