Prairie Loop

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Features Birding · River/Creek · Spring · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Entrance to the trail is from Creekside Trail to the north of the park.

Although this trail is referred to as the Prairie Loop, there does not appear to be any prairie here as of October 2021 other than the clearing left for the electrical wires to pass through.

Runners must leave the park and continue on the Creekside Trail for a few yards east before reaching the entrance to the Prairie loop. There are a few interpretive signs on this trail that may aid in identifying wildlife.

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus), Wild rye (Elymus sp.), sumac (Rhus sp.), River grapes (Vitis riparia), Osage orange (Maclura pomifera), Boxelder (Acer negundo), Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos), Eastern sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)