Goose Lake Prairie State Park Travel Information (Morris, IL)

Goose Lake Prairie and Heidecke Lake (Distance: 4.2 mi) Walk through this 2,370-acre grassland complex on an early summer’s day and you should hear the fast, insistent “tslick” of the Henslow’s Sparrow, the plaintive call of the Eastern Meadowlark, and pos...

Morris, IL - Birding - length:unknown

Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area: Prairie View Trail (Distance: 5.7 mi) Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area provides visitors with a rare glimpse of what the Prairie State was like before farming became king. Be sure to climb the hill that rises up at the hike’s halfway...

Morris, IL - Hiking - length:2.9 mi

Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area: Tallgrass Trail (Distance: 5.7 mi) While making your way through this hypnotic tallgrass prairie, you’ll skirt the edges of several marshes and ponds active with birds. For those interested in improving their prairie-plant identificati...

Morris, IL - Hiking - length:2.4 mi

McKinley Woods Loop (Distance: 9.7 mi) Half of this hike runs next to expansive ravines and along bluffs overlooking the historic Illinois & Michigan Canal and the Des Plaines River; the other half brings you down beside a scenic stretch o...

Channahon, IL - Hiking - length:1.8 mi

Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail (Distance: 10.2 mi) The trail begins in Rockdale and makes its way through Channahon, Morris, Seneca, Marseilles, Ottawa, and Utica before finishing in LaSalle. Steepedd in historical significance, this 110-mile total o...

Rockdale, IL - Mountain Biking - length:122 mi

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Morris Morris Country Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6060 yards, par 71 2.4 miles from center of Goose Lake Prairie State Park

Nettle Creek Nettle Creek Country Club Public, 18 holes 6497 yards, par 71 2.8 miles from center of Goose Lake Prairie State Park

Cinder Ridge Cinder Ridge Golf Links Public, 18 holes 6968 yards, par 42 11.9 miles from center of Goose Lake Prairie State Park

Heritage Bluffs Heritage Bluffs Public Golf Club Municipal, 18 holes 7106 yards, par 72 12.2 miles from center of Goose Lake Prairie State Park

Silver Oaks Silver Oaks Golf Club Private Equity, 9 holes 3157 yards, par 35 13.2 miles from center of Goose Lake Prairie State Park

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