East Hazel Crest, Illinois Travel Information

Chicago Historic Pullman District The town of Pullman was created by George M. Pullman to support his railcar assembly plant. Built beginning in 1880, Pullman became the nation’s first planned model industrial town. By creating a clea... Chicago, IL

Jackson Park, Chicago Neither as popular as Lincoln Park nor as stately as Grant Park, Jackson Park is instead more of a peaceful sanctuary, comfortably buffered from the crime and poverty for which the South Side is known... Chicago, IL

Old Plank Road Trail - Chicago In the Chicagoland area, leaving the bustling city behind for a peaceful walk through the country is not as hard as you might think. In fact, a number of nearby suburbs can quickly transport you to sm... Frankfort, IL

Other Activities

• Chicago Area Walking Tours and City Walks

Old Plank Road Trail (Distance: 5.4 mi) The 21-mile Old Plank Road Trail travels over the original Michigan Central Rail Road (MCRR) line, a railroad started about 1850 that ran from Lake Station in East Gary to Joliet. Nicknamed the “Jolie...

Chicago, IL - Rail-Trails - length:21 mi

Old Plank Road Trail (Distance: 5.4 mi) This long suburban trail offers a surprising array of scenic spots— many of them surrounded by development. You’ll see cattail-fringed ponds, patches of prairie, numerous parks, and small suburban tow...

Park Forest, IL - Rail trails - length:25.7 mi

The Bartel and Orland Grasslands (Distance: 6.1 mi) If you love the Bobolink, visit the Bartel Grasslands in June. You’ll likely find 100 or more of this black-bellied, white-backed blackbird here, a species that looks as if it were wearing a reverse t...

Orland Park, IL - Birding - length:unknown

Tinley Creek (Distance: 6.6 mi) Tinley Creek is a well-maintained, established forest preserve no more than half an hour southwest of Chicago. It's one of eight designated bike trails in the forest preserve district of Chicago's Coo...

Tinley Park, IL - Road Biking - length:16.4 mi

Conkey Woods (Distance: 7.6 mi) One May morning after an evening of southeast winds, several years ago, a birder discovered 29 species of warblers at Conkey Woods. Since then other locals have discovered this 20-acre migratory hotsp...

Crestwood, IL - Birding - length:unknown

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Calumet Calumet Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6559 yards, par 71 1.2 miles from center of East Hazel Crest, Illinois

Ravisloe Ravisloe Country Club Public, 18 holes 6302 yards, par 70 1.5 miles from center of East Hazel Crest, Illinois

Idlewild Idlewild Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6628 yards, par 72 2.4 miles from center of East Hazel Crest, Illinois

Coyote Run Coyote Run Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6478 yards, par 71 2.9 miles from center of East Hazel Crest, Illinois

Flossmoor Flossmoor Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6928 yards, par 72 3.0 miles from center of East Hazel Crest, Illinois

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