Fort Daniel Conservation Area is a 200-acre (0.8 km2) park located 4 miles (6.5 km) east of Mount Zion, Illinois.

[1] Five marked trails comprise 4.5 miles (7.0 km) of hiking opportunities that cross and recross Big Creek.

At the north end of the conservation area, a recreational complex includes a picnic shelter, playground, and fire ring.

Tree watchers are encouraged to find and identify the sugar maples, chinquapin oaks, pawpaw, wafer ash, and Kentucky coffeetrees that grow in the conservation area.

[1] In August 2022, a private-sector donor awarded a $2.9 million grant to the MCCD to enable a 236-acre land acquisition adjacent to the existing Area.