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Heller Nature Center
2821 Ridge Road
Highland Park,
Illinois
60035
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Phone: 847.433.6901
Fax: 847.433.8856
Contacts
Liza Fischel, Naturalist
Phone: 847.579.4184
lfischel@pdhp.org
Theresa Greinig, Naturalist
Phone: 847.579.4183
tgreinig@pdhp.org
Jeff Smith, Manager
Phone: 847.579.4182
jsmith@pdhp.org
Aude Wilkins, Office Coordinator
Phone: 847.579.4181
awilkins@pdhp.org
Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
(Closed some holidays.)
Grounds open dawn to dusk daily.
Rental Information
Click here to view our brochure.
Trail Map Challenge
Appeal to your outdoor senses this summer and take the
Trail Map Challenge. Collect punches at each of the programs in which you and your family participate (eligible programs are listed on the
Trail Map Challenge flyer). Get four punches and receive free admission for a family of four to Autumn Fest on September 26.
Click here for more details and to view the
Trail Map Challenge flyer.
Welcome to Heller Nature Center, where oak-hickory forests, tall grass prairie, oak savanna and natural wetlands are an oasis for native plants and animals. Heller Nature Center, a 97-acre preserve of the Park District of Highland Park, has been under public stewardship since 1977. Heller’s careful resource management, including restoration and controlled burns, provides a taste of an authentic native landscape. Visitors to Heller can also enjoy a picnic in our woodlands, visit our Design in Nature exhibit in the Goodman Log Cabin, or rent cross-country skis and explore our three miles of trails. At Heller, every season is suitable to enjoy the outdoors. Three miles of marked trails (view our trail map) offer close contact with nature and a little bit of solitude amidst the hustle and bustle of Chicago’s northern suburbs.
NEW Interpretive Center! Click the link below to take a tour.
Click Here For A Photo Tour
Features
Oak-hickory forests, tall grass prairie, oak savanna and natural wetlands, native plants and animals, 97-acre preserve, nature exhibits, cross-country skiing, three miles of trails, public programs, nature classes and summer camps.
