Rollins Savanna Discovery Troll Traditional Cache
Rollins Savanna Discovery Troll
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Take a walk on the board walk and you may find a troll that is hideing here.
Rollins Savanna
Rollins Savanna is one of Lake County’s largest Forest Preserves with 1,225 uninterrupted acres. Scattered groves of majestic oaks, wide-open prairies teeming with wildflowers and native grasses, and abundant wetlands offer the perfect setting for grassland birds and other wildlife.
A 5 1/2-mile trail with bridges and boardwalks encircles the site. This multi-use trail is open for hiking, bicycling, cross-country skiing and nature and wildlife observation. In addition to the trail, this forest preserve offers a native seed nursery, parking, restrooms, drinking fountain and a bridge crossing over Mill Creek. Snowmobiles can parallel a small section of the trail as they pass through the Preserve. The main entrance and an 80-car parking area for the Preserve are located on Washington Street across from Atkinson Road, with 40 more spaces on Drury Lane.
Location
Rollins Savanna is located in central Lake County near Grayslake.
The main entrance and parking area for Rollins Savanna is on Washington Street at Atkinson Road, just west of Route 45 and east of Route 83. A second parking area is located off of Drury Lane south of Rollins Road.
Unique to Rollins Savanna is its large size, uninterrupted by roads and development, and its existing diverse natural resource features. Rich black soils found at this Preserve once dominated Midwestern landscape in the 1800s. The Preserve protects the south fork of Mill Creek, frontage on Third Lake and large interior wetland complexes that provide needed food sources and rest stops for ruddy ducks, blue-winged teal, great blue herons, egrets and a variety of waterfowl species. Grassland birds, waterfowl and other wildlife are drawn to the site’s oak savannas and expansive prairies and wetlands.
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