Franklin Park, Illinois Travel Information

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Other Activities

• Northeastern Illinois Off the Beaten Path Travel
• Chicago Area Walking Tours and City Walks

O'Hare Post Office Ponds (Distance: 2.8 mi) Who would have thought that a small area with mudflats and a pond would exist right near one of the busiest airports in the world? A local birder, who has been in charge of the Chicago Rare Bird Alert...

Bensenville, IL - Birding - length:unknown

Illinois Prairie Path (Distance: 4.5 mi) The eastern trailhead is at 1st Avenue in Maywood. The Wheaton intersection point, the middle, is often considered the starting point. The trail's branches take you to Aurora, Batavia, Geneva, and E...

Maywood, IL - Mountain Biking - length:122 mi

Oak Park, Chicago (Distance: 5.3 mi) A diverse, upscale suburb 10 miles west of downtown Chicago, Oak Park is best known as the home of Frank Lloyd Wright and the birthplace of the Prairie School of architecture. The Wright Home and Stud...

Chicago, IL - Walking - length:1.75 mi

Indian Boundary Trail (Distance: 6.0 mi) The Indian Boundary gets in name from a boundary line that spanned from Lake Michigan to Ottawa; it served as a territorial boundary between the Potawatomi tribe and European settlers in 1816. The In...

Oak Park, IL - Road Biking - length:10.6 mi

Des Plaines Trail (Distance: 6.7 mi) Connected to the less developed Indian Boundary Trail, the Des Plaines Trail continues to run along the Des Plaines River. The best place to start is Big Bend Lake. Right near the expressway, it's an ...

Des Plaines, IL - Road Biking - length:20.4 mi

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Indian Boundary Indian Boundary Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 5991 yards, par 70 1.7 miles from center of Franklin Park, Illinois

Legends of Bensenville The Legends of Bensenville Municipal, 9 holes 1540 yards, par 28 2.5 miles from center of Franklin Park, Illinois

Oak Park Oak Park Country Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6757 yards, par 72 2.7 miles from center of Franklin Park, Illinois

River Forest River Forest Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6725 yards, par 72 3.1 miles from center of Franklin Park, Illinois

East White Pines Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6371 yards, par 70 3.9 miles from center of Franklin Park, Illinois

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