Starved Rock State Park: West Hike, Ottawa, Illinois
After hiking through deep sandstone canyons, you?ll encounter a series of overlooks from the wooded bluffs and rocky cliffs high above the Illinois River. This classic northeastern Illinois hike requires considerable stair cl... trails.com
Buffalo Rock State Park Hike, Naplate, Illinois
Located on a bluff overlooking the Illinois River, this small but charming park is home to an enormous outdoor sculpture. Mounds representing five different creatures invite visitors to walk around and explore this engaging h... trails.com
Matthiessen State Park Dells Area Hike, Oglesby, Illinois
Formerly a private retreat for a local industrialist, the highlight of Matthiessen State Park is a narrow, mile-long canyon carved in sandstone by a stream. Beginning at the dam and lake at one end of the canyon, you?ll encou... trails.com
Morton Arboretum East Hike, Lisle, Illinois
Want to check out trees from places such as Korea or Appalachia? Or maybe you?d like to see a sampling of the 43 types of oak trees and 60 types of maple trees that grow here. Tree lovers could be kept busy for weeks explorin... trails.com
Chain O' Lakes State Park: East Hike, Antioch, Illinois
Chain O? Lakes is full of natural treasures. The riches within the eastern section of the 6,023-acre park include expansive wetlands, gently rolling prairies, pleasant wooded areas, and a peaceful stretch of the Fox River?all... trails.com
Channahon State Park: I & M Canal Trail, Channahon, Illinois
This historic towpath follows a sliver of land that runs between the mighty Des Plaines River and the much narrower Illinois and Michigan Canal. The surrounding landscape is wooded and hilly, with bluffs and patches of farmla... trails.com
Mantle Rock Trail
Mantle Rock and the surrounding property making up the preserve contains extraordinary biological diversity, including cliffs that become carpeted with wildflowers during springtime and a small babbling stream. Fragile sa... waymarking.com
Shabbona Lake
Shabbona Lake State Park is located in Northern Illinois and serves as the premier fishing lake for the area. Located just 30 minutes south of DeKalb is Illinois premier fishing lake, Shabbona Lake. It is known as the Musk... anglerweb.com
Kankakee River
Today, we conquered the Kankakee River in Illinois on a cloudless July day with temps at the put-in near 80F, and rocketing to 94F by mid-paddle. It takes a very stalwart and experienced paddle group to accomplish 10.6 mile... paddling.net
Moraine Hills State Park Hike, Lakemoor, Illinois
It?s a good thing this hike is 8 miles long: the entire distance is needed for you to get a complete picture of Moraine Hills? mosaic of marshes, lakes, prairies, bogs, wooded hills, and streams. When glaciers receded from th... trails.com
Starved Rock State Park
Any Illinois paddler should make the trek to the centrally located Sarved Rock State Park, as did about 10 paddlers in June 2007, of which I was one. Bill68 and LittleRed were courteous enough to suggest a Peru, IL put-in, ... paddling.net
Pere Marquette State Park And Mark Twain National Wildlife...
The Mississippi Flyway serves as one of the nation?s major migratory paths for birds, and one of the key spots along the flyway is where the Illinois River joins the Mississippi River in southwestern Illinois near Pere Marque... trails.com
Rend Lake & Whittington, Il: A Wet And Wildlife Weekend...
Sometimes I just want to get away to the water. I can?t do the beach in a weekend. And The Lake of the Ozarks is farther away than I can manage on short notice. Once I discovered Rend Lake, I knew I had found the perfect comp... trails.com
Illinois Beach State Park, Zion, Illinois
The 4,160-acre Illinois Beach State Park encompasses 6.5 miles of sandy Lake Michigan shoreline, which provides habitat for 650 species of plants and at least 300 species of birds. Birders, especially those who enjoy hawk-wat... trails.com
Waterfall Glen, Darien, Illinois
At the glen, trails are 8 feet wide, white-tailed deer are plentiful, and a scattering of pine groves planted long ago by the federal government offers constant changes in color and composition. Though some bikers pedal along... trails.com
Rock Island State Trail, Peoria, Illinois
?Oh the Rock Island Line is a mighty fine line/Oh the Rock Island Line is the road to ride.? This sage advice offered by Johnny Cash and countless other musicians has granted the train line celebrity status. As you explore th... trails.com
Dells Area Trails - Matthiessen Illinois State Park
The listed coordinates are for the trailhead down to 3.2 miles of trails in the Dells Area of Matthiessen Illinois State Park. On a hot summer day, a hike through Dells Area is enjoyable because it is usually a few degree... waymarking.com
Galena: A Trip Back In Time, Galena, Illinois
When you tire of all the high-tech gadgetry and helter-skelter of this century, pack a bag for Galena and take a trip back in time. Cradled in the rolling countryside and wooded hills of Illinois? great northwest lies a land ... trails.com