Instead of letting your beloved Christmas tree head to a landfill, you can recycle through the Lake County Forest Preserves’ holiday program. Your tree will be converted to beneficial mulch and used to maintain trails and landscaping at our local preserves.
Trees can be dropped off at eight marked sites across Lake County, open daily from 6:30 am to sunset through February 1, 2026. Yard waste and commercial drop-offs are not accepted.
• Grant Woods in Ingleside
• Greenbelt in North Chicago
• Half Day in Vernon Hills
• Heron Creek in Long Grove
• Lakewood in Wauconda
• Old School in Mettawa
• Ryerson Conservation Area in Riverwoods
• Van Patten Woods in Wadsworth
To see a map of drop of locations, visit: https://www.lcfpd.org/tree/