The Forest Preserve District of Will County's Hickory Creek Barrens offers picnicking, trails, and more. Open sunrise-sunset.
The Forest Preserve District of Will County's Hickory Creek Preserve - Barrens Nature Preserve provides a parking area, shelter, latrine, water fountain, and access to the 3.03-mile, paved west branch of the Hickory Creek Bikeway, ideal for bicycling, hiking/running, in-line skating, and, in the winter, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. Open 8 a.m.-sunset.