Click on the thumbnails above for a full size picture. For all ages Take some time to discover the Elmhurst Great Western Prairie located within Wild Meadows Trace just north of the Prairie Path between Spring Road and Salt Creek. This area is the oldest living thing in Elmhurst. Left by chance, the existence of the prairie adds a very special ecological dimension to the community.
Native prairie is a distinctive landscape which is rapidly disappearing from northeastern Illinois.
The Elmhurst Great Western Prairie is one of only a few prairie remnants remaining along the length of the Illinois Prairie Path. Stop by the Administrative Office for the new Elmhurst Great Western Prairie brochure. Also available is a detailed, plant list which identifies many plants including those currently found on site and those that will be planted in the future. A display case near Berkley Avenue at the Prairie Path displays current information regarding the Elmhurst Great Western Prairie - its plants and other items. Adjacent to the display case is an interpretive garden containing approximately 30 prairie plant species.