Big Bend Lake Picnic Grove #1 - Picnic ground in Des Plaines - , USA

This place is big, gorgeous and so relaxing. I didn't cought a thing, but the view of the lake and nature made up for it. I don't mind casting and just sit, stair at nature and relax.

love this place. plenty of options for outdoorsy events. very clean and lots of wildlife, recently had a close encounter with a coyote and was he beautiful. the lake is beautiful and provides tons of exploring options. people are always nice that i run into while there; a man called to us to warn us of the coyote because it was stalking my dogs while we were busy setting up. also no glass is allowed which the officer let us know without being a jerk or fining us.

Loved this place! Good scenery, wide parking, no bathrooms though.

Nice quiet place to walk around, beautiful with the changing colors of FALL weather.

Juneteenth/fathers day picnic at Big Bend Lake in Desplaines IL was nice as there was parking available although there's only portable restrooms

A very nice picnic area with a decent size lake. There is plenty of room for walking, running, and other recreational activities. However, don't make plans for very long walking. The walking path ends at a railroad in the north and it isn't much longer to the South.

It's a wonderful idea to bike down this Trail along the river. But the only problem is, in this area, it's very difficult to bike through. There are no roads, or only roads with impassable traffic for a bicycle. So parks department, you really must do something to improve this Trail.

This is great for access to the Des Plaines River Trail. Since most people go here for the lake or picnic area, there is usually plenty of parking near the entrance, which is where the trail crosses. If you're going north, be forewarned: you will see end-of-trail signs after crossing Golf Road, and you have to "trespass" over the railroad tracks to continue north.