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For further information about the accessibility of these sites, please contact them directly.

Champaign County Forest Preserve District

• Lake of the Woods:
  • Buffalo Trace prairie has a paved trail.
  • The Botanical Gardens also have a paved trail through a portion of the gardens.
• Homer Lake:
  • Watch the feeders from inside the Interpretive Center.
  • A paved trail runs from the parking lot at the Interpretive Center to a prairie restoration.
  • Enjoy a driving tour of the preserve, and watch for birds on the lake, in the wetland, and other areas of the preserve.
• River Bend:
  • Possibility Pier is accessible.

Urbana Park District

• Meadowbrook Park:
  • Features a paved trail that runs through prairie, along woodland edges, and near creeks.
• Crystal Lake Park & Busey Woods:
  • Watch the feeders from inside Anita Purves Nature Center.
    The 'magic bridge' is right next to a parking lot, and has both steps and a ramp. (See a map of Crystal Lake Park, showing the 'magic bridge' and other birding landmarks frequently mentioned on Birdnotes.)
  • The Lakehouse is a good place to see swallows in the summer.
  • A paved sidewalk runs from the nature center to Crystal Lake park along the west side of the pool.

U of I Arboretum

• The trails around the Japan House are paved.

Vermilion County Conservation District

• Heron Park features an accesible boardwalk.
• Beech Grove Trail at Forest Glen is accessible.