Pleasure Lake

Off the beaten path in Palos Hills is a lake, a little oddity in the bustle of metropolitan Chicago. Cook County has many nice Forest Preserves with trees, sloughs, and wildlife, but this little lake off Roberts Road in the suburbs, Pleasure Lake, easily goes unknown.

Though, the city has slowly but steadily been rectifying that, improving the area around the water with trails and benches--a stop in nature in the midst of it all.

Here's some pictures of dragonflies that I took when Sandra and I visited.



In Motion


Side Profile


X Wing?


Across the Water

You want to check more about the lake, check the Palos Hills Parks. Click on the current Brochure to the right.

Here's a photograph of the lake:


Pleasure Lake

In your local neighborhood, take a look around, you might be very surprised by what you find.