Name: Trout Season Celebration!
Start: 2025-10-18T06:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-18T08:00:00-05:00
Location: Hidden Oaks Nature Center

It’s fall trout season at Hidden Lakes! To celebrate, we are opening the gates and concessions building for fishing at 6 a.m. Find your perfect spot along the two stocked lakes. Head to the Tackle Box bait shop for a free hot chocolate, tea or coffee. Plus top off the morning with a complimentary doughnut to keep you fueled to fish. Need a fishing license and trout stamp? No problem! The Tackle Box sells those too.
Fee: Free!
Age: All ages.
No registration required.
All Illinois Department of Natural Resources and forest preserve rules and regulations apply.
Hidden Lakes Trout Farm has paved accessible trails from the parking lot. The shoreline fishing area is on natural surfaces over uneven terrain. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service to participate in this program should submit a request online (https://www.reconnectwithnature.org/americans-with-disabilities-act-information/request-accommodation-inclusion-service/) no later than 48 hours before the program.
(Photo by Anthony Schalk)