Spring Creek Reservoir – Forest Preserve Dist of DuPage County

This park has a nice wide 1.1 mile walking/​biking path around the reservoir. There were signs stating no swimming, of course, but I didn’t see any signs about fishing… though I saw no one fishing while I was there and there isn’t much direct access to the shoreline so I’m not sure if it’s okay to fish or not. The reservoir itself is set lower than the walking path so you are looking down on it and is surrounded by a lot of tall prairie grasses, flowers, etc. with only a short service/​foot path leading down to the shore where you can actually be right up next to the water. It’s very pretty there and we saw numerous cranes and ducks while walking around. I spotted one picnic shelter and a couple of restroom facilities. A few benches are along the path and a few other picnic tables near the parking area. There are also numerous paths leading out to the surrounding subdivisions so the area residents can access the park easily.

I come here quite often (no autographs or photographs, please *puts on shades*).
I know that sounded pretentious. This is not a pretentious place. This is, however, a great place to collect your thoughts and blow off some steam.
I’ve been doing a lot of pondering lately and I can use the Spring Creek Reservoir’s walk/​jog/​run/​bike/​skate path to either get lost in my mind or to get away from it. It’s very versatile.
All kinds of people come here but it’s never been crowded. You often see families having picnics off near the weather shelter area and there are a good amount of humans and dogs on the path, but I can show up at just about any time of day and know that I’ll get a good workout without having to worry about too many bodies in the way. In fact, this is kinda great for people watching, and I once had a dude high five me for jogging in my «Beer Run» shirt.
Even if there aren’t any people present, you’ll get an eyeful at the Forest Preserve. The scenery is gorgeous. There is tons of greenery, beautiful flowers, cute little rodents, and the occasional deer.
Right now there are a bunch of grasshoppers and fuzzy caterpillars. I could take them or leave them, and I feel kinda bad that I keep mowing them down, but they are in my way and so abundant that it’s almost impossible to miss all of them. But above all else, you should try to come to at least get a glimpse of one sunset. It’s magical!
The paved path is approximately 1.15 miles around, which I find to be practically perfect for training for 5Ks. There’s a bit of an incline in places, but it’s relatively flat. The fact that it’s damn near flat means great leisurely biking and rollerblading, too. I started bringing my Huffy Cranbrook Cruiser down there and my thighs thank whomever leveled the route because that bike doesn’t switch gears and going up any sort of steepness can be a literal pain in my ass.