St. James Farm Forest Preserve 2S541 Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL 60555

"One of my favorite forest preserves! The trails are gorgeous and you walk through forests, grassy fields, prairies. But there are also old farm buildings that a beautiful. Check out the old horse/hound cemetery!"

"This was the Lantern Lite Hike. The info is misleading. There are a handful of displays, but the lanterns that guide you are few and far apart, It's a good thing I brought my own light. The trail can not be seen due to fallen leaves and not enough lantern lights. IF you're into a nice walk to see little or nothing, it is a 2 mile walk at night. I expected something to see, and this wasn't it. I could have gone during the day, paid nothing, had a nice walk were I could see the land, colors of fall....save your cash, go during the day and go to Morton Arboretum to see lights and walk the grounds at night on well lite paths."

"I like it here. I come here often at least every other day. Usually Sat mornings before 9am. The photo of the lot however was taken on a Sun afternoon. Much busier. It has a path that goes around about 1.6 miles. Half the path is a straight then it curves before it crosses the road and the path continues. The other half of the path is winding. Both beautiful. The birds are always singing. Lots of them and a peaceful melody while on the path. Path is clean. Seldom do I see it needs attention. The grass are always kept short. I love walking barefoot there. This place has a full working restroom. It’s clean as well. It does not smell at all. I’ve not seen any attendant on the weekdays, but this past Sunday there was someone that greeted me there. Definitely a regular place I go to when I’m switching the days with West Dupage Woods. ***If your receiving a momentary exchange for having a photo shoot you’d need a permit to do."

"We visit here numerous times a week. As stated below, it is a great place to go when you have a reactive dog. The grounds are so wide open it makes it easy to divert when you see other dogs and people. So far… fingers crossed… We have not had any issues with ticks in the years that we have been going. Blackwell just across the street is god awful when it comes to ticks. On dogs and people. Even if you stay on the paths. Night and day between the two in that sense. Sometimes they have the buildings open which is nice to look in a little at some old items and descriptions. Really no activities for human children… Which we are fine with… But if you are bringing some just be aware there is nothing in that sense to entertain them."

"Very nice, quiet place to go walking or site seeing. They have few a sculptures on the property worth checking out. They also do group hay rides 3 times a day. Not sure about the other times, but we did the 2:30 one. $5 a person ages 5 and up. It will take you through the entire property, and the nice gentleman volunteer that was with us, told us all the history of the place. They have a riding arena you can rent, if you own your own horses. They also have an outdoor, roofed place for a party with an outdoor bar for food, and two grills. It would be very cute for an outdoor wedding."