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East of LaGrange in LaGrange County. From Fort Wayne travel north on I-69 to exit 148 (US 20/Angola). Turn left (west) onto US 20. After about 15 miles turn left (south) onto 525E, then right (west) onto 100S. Look for the Maple Wood Nature Center entrance on your left. You will pass the ACRES property to your left as you approach the county preserve entrance. Trails start in the county's preserve and cross into ACRES’ preserve. Driving distance from I-69/I-469 to the preserve is 49-½ miles.
The county's Maple Wood Nature Center is open on Sundays 1-5 (except in July), Wednesdays 8-4 and Saturdays 9-5. The center has a full-time naturalist and a variety of programs offered year round. Maple sugar is tapped from their trees for the Maple Syrup Days Festival each March. A meandering trail winds among tall trees and dense
stands of wildflowers. Putty root orchid, crane fly orchid, green
dragon and butternut trees are a few of the unusual plants on the
preserve. In the spring, a carpet of large-flowered trillium covers
the ground.
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ACRES purchased the Maplewood
Nature Preserve in 1990. Our 37 acres
adjoins the 92-acre Lagrange County Nature Preserve. The Lagrange
County Parks Department maintains both preserves. The main parking lot is on the county's side and trails
cross back and forth between the two properties as if they were one
property.
