Salt Creek Marsh

The 153-acre Salt Creek Marsh Forest Preserve in Itasca  — a collection of disjointed parcels  along 1.3 miles of Salt Creek — contains marshes, meadows, re-created prairies and wetlands, and a bottomland forest.

Trail Update (April 5, 2019) — A section of the Salt Creek Greenway Regional Trail at Salt Creek Marsh Forest Preserve will be inaccessible due to work by ComEd. The Forest Preserve District will post updates about the temporary closure (as it becomes available) on this page.

 

Natural Scene

More than 245 different kinds of native plants grow at Salt Creek Marsh. State-endangered Wilson’s phalaropes, black-crowned night-herons, common gallinules, ospreys and several other types of birds rely on its wetlands for habitat as do American toads, beavers, coyotes, meadow voles and plains garter snakes.

 

Driving Directions

Salt Creek Marsh is north and south of Irving Park Road and east of Prospect Road. It does not have a parking lot.

History

The Forest Preserve District purchased most of the preserve in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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Natural Scene
Driving Directions
History

 

Hours & Things to Know

The preserve is open daily from one hour after sunrise until one hour after sunset. Dogs must be on leashes under 10 feet long, and alcohol is prohibited. Read our Rules & Regulations.
The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County offers scores of nature-related programs and activities for grownups, kids, families and groups year-round. Click below to register for programs, reserve shelters and campsites or purchase permits, and we'll see you soon!
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