Messenger Marsh

Messenger Marsh Messenger Marsh in Homer Glen offers a dog park, picnicking, fishing and hiking. Open 8 a.m.-sunset.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County's Messenger Marsh provides parking areas for cars and horse trailers, latrines, a shelter, and access to an off-leash dog park (permit required) and 5.01 miles of the limestone Spring Creek Greenway Trail, ideal for horseback riding, bicycling, hiking/running, and, in the winter, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.

We're sprucing up the Messenger Marsh Dog Park, and we'd love your help! Dog park permit holders are invited to join us ...
10/03/2025

We're sprucing up the Messenger Marsh Dog Park, and we'd love your help! Dog park permit holders are invited to join us for a morning spreading wood chips, removing suckers from tree trunks, filling in divots and trimming vegetation along the fence line. All supplies and tools will be provided. Registration is required.

Dog Park Glow Up
When: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 11
Where: Messenger Marsh Dog Park

10/11/2025: Help us give the Messenger Marsh Dog Park a glow up!

Hit the trails early for a summer hike in search of the many bird species that call Messenger Marsh home in this beginne...
06/16/2023

Hit the trails early for a summer hike in search of the many bird species that call Messenger Marsh home in this beginner-friendly program from 7 to 9 a.m. Saturday, June 24. Registration is required.

6/24/2023: Enjoy a morning stroll around Messenger Marsh while searching for our resident summer birds.

Heads up: The eastern loop of the Spring Creek Greenway Trail at Messenger Marsh will be closed for seven to 10 days.
11/30/2022

Heads up: The eastern loop of the Spring Creek Greenway Trail at Messenger Marsh will be closed for seven to 10 days.

The eastern loop of the Spring Creek Greenway Trail at Messenger Marsh preserve will be closed for a week to 10 days starting Thursday, Dec. 1, for pipeline maintenance work. 

Ready for a ride? The second of our four-part Rec Bike Club series will travel about 5.5 miles along the Spring Creek Gr...
09/15/2022

Ready for a ride? The second of our four-part Rec Bike Club series will travel about 5.5 miles along the Spring Creek Greenway Trail through Messenger Marsh from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. Registration is required.

9/24/2022: Enjoy nature while getting a little exercise on this 5.5-mile bike ride on the Spring Creek Bikeway.

The Forest Preserve District has five treasures waiting for discovery in its preserves as part of a new geocaching progr...
07/12/2022

The Forest Preserve District has five treasures waiting for discovery in its preserves as part of a new geocaching program.

The Forest Preserve District has placed geocaches in five preserves as part of a new recreational offering, which is the first time the District is sponsoring its own caches in the preserves.  

Permits purchased now are good for the remainder of 2021 through December 31, 2022.
11/01/2021

Permits purchased now are good for the remainder of 2021 through December 31, 2022.

Dog park permits can be purchased online or in person at Sugar Creek Administration Center starting Monday, November 1, and at three other visitor centers beginning on Tuesday, November 2. The permits can be used at all six Forest Preserve District dog parks and are good through December 31, 2022.

Fall is a great time for bird watching, so join us for a morning hike to see what we can find to the preserve from 8 to ...
10/07/2021

Fall is a great time for bird watching, so join us for a morning hike to see what we can find to the preserve from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, October 16. Registration is required.

10/16/2021: Summer birds are heading south, so join us for this guided bird hike in search of birds that use the preserve in the fall to rest and fuel up.

Heads up.
08/26/2021

Heads up.

All three dog enclosures at Messenger Marsh Dog Park will be closed for approximately one day each as a contractor blasts, primes and paints metal frames on the pavilions. The work will begin with the small-dog enclosure. Small-dog owners can temporarily access one of the larger enclosures, which wi...

Our last Food Truck Friday of the season will be from 5 to 7:30 p.m. this Friday, August 27. Mark your calendars to join...
08/23/2021

Our last Food Truck Friday of the season will be from 5 to 7:30 p.m. this Friday, August 27. Mark your calendars to join us for some good food in the great outdoors for the last time this year. No registration required.

8/27/2021: Food trucks are back, so grab a bite to eat in the great outdoors.

Heads up.
08/11/2021

Heads up.

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Food Truck Friday is coming to Messenger Marsh this Friday, July 23. Plan to join us for some great food served up in th...
07/19/2021

Food Truck Friday is coming to Messenger Marsh this Friday, July 23. Plan to join us for some great food served up in the great outdoors. The trucks will be serving from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

7/23/2021: Food trucks are back, so grab a bite to eat in the great outdoors.

Food Truck Fridays are back this summer! Join us at Messenger Marsh from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 25, for good food i...
06/21/2021

Food Truck Fridays are back this summer! Join us at Messenger Marsh from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 25, for good food in the great outdoors. No registration required.

6/25/2021: Food trucks are back this summer, so grab a bite to eat while enjoying the great outdoors.

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16321 S Bell Road
Homer Glen, IL
60491

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+18157278700

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