Fort Sheridan

Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve features rolling terrain, bluffs, ravines and mature trees set on the Lake Michigan shoreline Trails wind through the preserve to the sandy shores of Lake Michigan, providing the first official public access to this section of shoreline since the Fort's military operations began in 1887. In addition, the site features educational exhibits about the Fort's history and ecology.

Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve is located in southeast Lake County near Highland Park. The entrance to Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve is located on Sheridan Road at Old Elm Road and Simonds Way near Highland Park. Enter on Simonds Way, left on Leonard Wood Drive North, left on Gilgare Lane to parking area.