Location:
12701 S Stony Island Ave
Chicago, IL 60638
Features:
Marsh, Savanna, Wetland, Woodland
Description
This park space is 65 acres.
History
The Chicago Park District identified a 65-acre site for the expansion of the District’s natural areas in the Calumet Area at 12201 S. Stony Avenue in the South Deering Community Area. The site has access to the to the Little Calumet River on its southern border. The Park District entered into a lease agreement with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago in 2021 for the use of land to create a natural area park.