March is a tricky month in the Chicago area for hiking. Just when you think it's getting warmer, it gets...
Hiking
Chicago’s Lakefront Trails welcome residents and visitors from around the City. On any given day activity along the trails includes people...
The unpaved Des Plaines Trail follows the Des Plaines River through more than a dozen forest preserves in Cook County....
The Des Plaines River Trail and Greenway protects land along more than 76 percent of the river in Lake County,...
Shabbona Lake State Park is located just miles west of Chicago, off U.S. 30, and features 1,550 acres of natural...
Buffalo Rock State Park is located on a bluff which once was an island in the Illinois River. Now standing...
Canyons, streams, prairie and forest combine to delight visitors at Matthiessen State Park. Located near Starved Rock State Park, Matthiessen...
Glenwood Dunes Trail6.8 miles, 129 feet of elevation gain, 1% average grade, 4% maximum gradeHike time: 4 hours. Park at...
We are again in Lake Geneva this week. This time, we are hiking the entire lake shore starting with the...
Veteran Acres is one of the crown jewels of the Crystal Lake Park District. Located on the site are the...
I'm working my way through the hikes listed the book, 60 Hikes within 60 Miles of Chicago. This week, I'm...
Fifty-six miles northwest of downtown Chicago lies the 12,000 year old Volo Bog State Natural Area, home to the only open-water quaking bog...
Once designated to be a jet fighter base, Richard Bong State Recreation Area is named after Major Richard I. Bong,...
The Blackwell Forest Preserve in Warrenville IL has everything an outdoors fanatic could want. Hikers, bicyclers, horseback riders and cross-country...
When renowned landscape designer O.C. Simonds (1855–1931) conceived plans for the Fort Sheridan army base in 1889, he meticulously merged...
