Teale Woods

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Overlooking the Des Plaines River Valley on Theodore Street in Joliet is the 15-acre Teale Woods.

This preserve was purchased in 1994 and honors naturalist Edwin Way Teale, who was born in Joliet and was the champion of small “wild” areas in cities. Teale Woods is the northern anchor of the City of Joliet’s Broadway Street Greenway along the west bank of the river.

In 2011, the District developed a new 0.3-mile, paved, multi-use trail which connects to sidewalks on Theodore and Broadway Streets.

Photograph Courtesy of Lorenzo Pesce

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	Teale Woods is located at the corner of Theodore and Center Streets in Joliet. Google Map It! View Preserve Region

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	8:00 a.m. to Sunset

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