Des Plaines River Open Space Land
Lake Andrea & Prairie Springs Park Beach via Park Drive
2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min
Lake Andrea & Prairie Springs Park Beach via Park Drive is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Des Plaines River Open Space Land near Fossland, IL. The route passes Lake Andrea before reaching Prairie Springs Park Beach at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Andrea & Prairie Springs Park Beach via Park Drive
2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min
Elevation 670–680 ft
Out & Back · Des Plaines River Open Space Land
Trailhead: 42.52396, -87.94571
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.9 miPass Prairie Springs Park Beach.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Park Drive, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Lake Andrea, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lake Andrea–Prairie Springs Park Beach, 3 beaches 6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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