Actually a really nice place. Good clean bathrooms. A nice garden area. Pretty big parking lot. Didnt take a walk through it But will on my next trip there.

Husband and I enjoyed the trails for the adventure and the stairs for exercise!!

It was great! Went out there for church service. It was perfect to be out in nature..connecting with God.

Perfect spot for cross country training and bike riding. The large hill is perfect for a free place to workout

I went for a walk here on a Sunday afternoon. I followed the walking path. I was glad to see it had two lanes. One for passing. This has been lacking at some other local parks and walking paths that I frequent. This ensured an uninterrupted walk. It also helped when I began jogging and had on my music.This path trails along the parking lot but had cross lanes that I followed. It led to a more exclusive path where trees lined both sides of the path. Here, I was able to really enjoy jogging and connect with scenery. I would love to return for jogging, an evening walk with friends, or even bike riding which lots of people were doing.

Today was my first time going there.....I really like walking the stairs and its great exercise! Theres also a walking trail too.

Huge park with plenty of space to exercise. Social distancing is actively practiced. I love walking and running with my dogs in that park. I see the staff regularly taking care of the park - picking up debris and mowing the grass. Nice to see in the middle of the city.

Great place to take the kids to have an impromptu picnic and to play. They have multiple parking lots right off the woods. They have also placed picnic tables by some of the parking lots.

I love walking in the Dan Ryan Woods but the bike rides never ride on the biking path. They are always on the walking path interrupting walkers on the walking path.Please Enforce the bike rides to their desegregate path.

I really like walking here. You get some shade during hot days and the stairs are great for exercise.

Great walking area for everyone

Quiet and romantic always love the area!

Sometimes you just want to get out and stretch you leg they have a walking path around the Park you can exercise and relief stress at the same time but dont forget to wear you mask we still living in a pandemic world so love yourself and be safe

Love love love this not so hidden gem. Beautiful walking paths and well kept too!!!

Dan Ryan it is very nice I enjoy walking it best places to walk.

I went to meet my brother and friend and it was great. Truly a hidden gem.

Excellent. Not crowded. Great scenery. Great place to walk and run.

Everyone was good at there drive though.

If you love nature, fresh air, walking, jogging or bike riding, or just relaxing, this is a gem right there in the city

Wide open spaces, easy for social distancing and still able to teach one of my God children the fundamentals of baseball! Looking forward to winter snow and sledding!!

Great place for outside walking, bike riding, love it.

The running trails are great and with the addition of the exercise stairs, it gives this place an added bonus. Never had any problems exercising in this park and 99% of the time, I run alone. I run spring, summer and fall and this past winter, my daughter and I went sledding down the hills next to the new concrete stairs.

Great hills in plain view, great trails hidden from view south of 87th

Social distance, peace of mind, and I can have a serenity lunch alone in my car.

So beautiful, just a nice place to walk, ride and meditate. SOUTH SIDE!

Beautiful place this time of season.

Nice trails...Park is typically clean every time Ive been.

Very clean and beautiful people walking, jogging, riding bikes. Just enjoying this beautiful park.

Nature, people exercising, and having a wonderful time.

Awesome time and the bathroom was very CLEAN THANKS.

Beautiful place peaceful, cant wait to go back.

I was there ordered me some food and sat in my car and ate the foodWalk a little bit and enjoyed the air, trees and the Park.

This nature play space is awesome! The kids just ran and played and had a fabulous time. Also, those looking for an alternative to Swallow Cliff stairs, the ones here are pretty decent. Theyre not as steep or high but youll still get a decent workout. Ill definitely be coming here when it snows, these hills look great!

Nice and quiet in the morning. This is my first time trying out the stairs here, and theyre pretty nice! A lot less intense than the ones at swallow cliff. :)

Very relaxing you can walk or jog without any issues.

Nice place to go for a picnic or a walk.

Good spot to relax and get a piece of mind with nature

Very nice place to handOut

Great place to workout!

Well kept, secured environment, great place for social distancing!

Nice place to have a picnic and restrooms are open

Popular place to walk, jog and bike. Good atmosphere.

Great place to eat good food

Love these stairs calories get burned!

Nice trails, wide open space and pretty quiet as well. Perfect park and getaway from the city!

Whether you work out enjoy the serenity of nature or just want to take in a picnic visit.

I really could get lost here a couple of times a week. I enjoyed the picnic tables by the stairs

The Reserve looks very nice. Its been a long time since Ive been here.

I enjoy my walk with all the different sceneries and all the good people

Pleasant clean and set up for great social distancing activities

Really nice park. Huge open space a two huge hills it also has some stairs near it to go up in down. Overall pretty clean park too

I absolutely love coming here. Its perfect for a run or just a walk in the woods. Bathrooms are easily accessible and available. There is plenty to do and plenty of space as well.

I Feel Safe Walking & At Peace There !!

I love the trails where I can walk and I love the stairs and hills I can climb for a more intense workout.

Great for picnics and family reunions. Grilling and softball is a must A popular scenic spot during summer months. Cover picnic tables are available.(Not sure but I think you have to get an reservation from the park district first.

The stairs and hills are good for working out

The steps they added are a good workout

Just walked allow the preserve. I didnt indulge in its beauty. Its really nice tho.

Dan Ryan Woods was GREAT! It was good to get out to exercise and enjoy the weather.

Always peaceful & just chill there.

Good for if you want to walk or run or workout.

Love what they have done to the Forest Preserve

Always clean, well kept and maintained, peaceful and THANK YOU Cook County Forest Preserves for FINALLY investing in improving the preserves on the south side of Chicago. This is a heavily used forest preserve and the hills ARE alive....sledding season is coming soon!!

Beautiful area to relax and embrace nature.

Dont hate just the shop good for tires plugs but no customer service is required for that apparently

Like it alot. Nice and clean

Visited on a Sunday k it was quiet and peaceful.

My Daughter’s baby shower was perfect . The overseers was respectful and very nice. The experience was great a very beautiful place for any engagement.

Amazing what theyve done with this place!! Love it even more!!

Peaceful place to relax,walk,jog and watch the pace of the world.

Very nice place to BBQ

It was Awesome very new and updated!

Nice place to workout and enjoy nature

Great walking, clean.

Very unfriendly employees.

Calming and relaxing! Just love it!

Great place to workout and have a picnic!

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Great workout on the exercise stairs.

Good place to eat and work out

Hubby and I went here today for the 1st time, to take a walk and i was pleasantly surprised at how well it is maintained. We even used the restroom and they were clean and had all the supplies. Very happy with our visit, will be coming back often.

Very relaxing and enjoyable trail

Some visitors left the park pretty messy so I rated it ok, but its a really nice, small Oasis.

Very nace fores preserve

I grew up on the side side of Chicago around Dan Ryan Woods and have Picnics

Good play space for a toddler in the nature playground. Great to run the stairs. Only down side was the goose poop in the meadow.

I didnt visit here. I drove past.

Very clean and safe.

Great paths

I love to exercise

Not not I was expecting, more walking trail than woods.

Beautifully maintained..park settings you can rent with shelters via Parks Board. Always packed on summer weekends. Too many people park on lawn. A little creepy to see cars there late at night.

Held a baby shower at the Pavilion and it was great. The staff was super friendly and the venue was exactly what we wanted.

Nice ️

Its a good place to be, whereas youre in the city youre surrounded by trees and other things. Its a good place to fly kites, drones, have a picnics, play football, baseball, and just hang out doing the summer during winter months its a good place for sledding and tobogganing..

Love the place never knew it was there my Sister in-law had her Baby shower there an I enjoyed myself

Great for walks during quarratine.

Fantastic location! Had a large family gathering. Parks and recreation came out a couple times and changed trash, port a pottys were cleaned and stocked except for sanitizer and smell free. Plenty of parking. Room for all our shenanigans. Police popped in to verify the permit. Family was able to have DJ, Bounce house, Football game 20 ish picnic tables were provided. We will be back.

Beautiful place and park

Good experience