North Park Village Nature Center

North Park Village Nature Center features a 46-acre nature preserve and educational facility, which are situated within the 155-acre North Park Village campus. The nature preserve offers trails that wind through woodland, wetland, prairie and savanna.

Address & Directions

5801 N. Pulaski Rd.
Chicago IL 60646

When you get to the street light at Pulaski and Ardmore and turn into the complex you will:

  • Go straight past the security office on your right and the recycling center on your left (at the same point, but you can't see the recycling center).

  • Shortly after that you will reach a 1 way street going to the left after a small courtyard, follow that street.

  • It will curve around to the right, follow it almost to the end.


    • Bikes - there is a bike rack at the end of the street to lock your bike up

    Cars - the parking lot is the last right before the street ends at the bike rack

    Walkers/public transit - The nature center building is down a short path at the end of that road.


    Public Transit:

  • Peterson Bus to Pulaski - walk south to Ardmore
  • Pulaski Bus to ardmore - enter park, follow directions above