Horizon Farm Forest Preserve – Barrington Hills

When:
May 24, 2025 @ 7:00 am
2025-05-24T07:00:00-05:00
2025-05-24T07:15:00-05:00
Where:
Horizon Farm Forest Preserve
Old Sutton Rd
Barrington Township, IL
USA
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Kerry Swift
847-323-6878
Horizon Farm Forest Preserve - Barrington Hills @ Horizon Farm Forest Preserve | Illinois | United States

NEW! Horizon Farm, a former equestrian estate, is one of Cook County’s newest forest preserves and a welcome addition to the scarce grassland habitat in the Chicagoland area. The property covers nearly 400 acres and features meadows, wetlands and small streams as well as open habitat for grassland species including Bobolink (as many as 20 were counted here in late May last year) as well as Henslow’s Sparrow, Eastern Meadowlark and more.

Google Maps directions

Directions: Horizon Farm is located at Old Sutton Rd., south of Otis Rd. From the north suburbs, take Lake Cook Road to N. Quentin Rd., Turn south (left) on Quentin, drive 1.1 mile to Dundee and turn west (right). Drive 5 miles and turn southwest (left) on IL-59 on 1.4 miles, turn west (right) on Algonquin Rd, Il-62, 1.0 miles, and then north (right) on Old Sutton Rd., 0.8 miles.  Enter the forest preserve and proceed to the parking lot by the barn (see Google maps pin above).

Leader: Kerry Swift 847-323-6878

Please register for the Horizon Farm field trip here so that we can get a head count and contact you in the event of a date change due to weather conditions