IL Park and Recreation Assn Travel Information (Carol Stream, IL)

Lincoln Highway The innovative development of the Lincoln Highway was the prototype of roadways as we know them today. This historic Byway follows the original alignment of the Lincoln Highway, the first paved transc... Aurora, IL

West Suburban Chicagoland around Saint Charles, Wheaton, and Aurora, Illinois Of what are locally known as the collar counties—those surrounding Cook— Du Page County is surely the white collar enclosing the beefy neck of Chicago— buttoned down, starched, of oxford cloth. It’s c... Aurora, IL

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• Northeastern Illinois Off the Beaten Path Travel

Illinois Prairie Path—Main Stem (Distance: 4.4 mi) The Illinois Prairie Path, one of the first rail trails in the nation, runs along the route of the former Chicago, Aurora, and Elgin Railway, an electric railroad line that carried commuters and freig...

Glen Ellyn, IL - Rail trails - length:13.4 mi

Pratt's Wayne Loop (Distance: 6.1 mi) As the largest forest preserve in DuPage County, Pratt’s Wayne Woods has no shortage of marshes, ponds, and prairies to explore. The west section of the preserve hosts sprawling open spaces interrupte...

Wayne, IL - Hiking - length:6 mi

Blackwell Forest Preserve (Distance: 6.9 mi) One late September day, several birders stood atop Mount Hoy some 30 miles southwest of Chicago and waited for the fog to lift from the surrounding hills. As the cloudy mist dissipated, a Cooper’s Haw...

Warrenville, IL - Birding - length:unknown

Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory (Distance: 7.3 mi) Fermilab contains nearly all of the major ecosystems that once dominated the Midwest, and that varied habitat attracts unusual geese, shorebirds, grassland birds, shrikes, and wintering owls, not to m...

Batavia, IL - Birding - length:unknown

Danada Forest Preserve Hike (Distance: 7.4 mi) Nestled in an unlikely spot between subdivisions and I-88, Danada Forest Preserve offers some terrific hiking through wide-open prairies and gently sloping savannas. Once a training ground for top rac...

Naperville, IL - Hiking - length:5 mi

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Klein Creek Klein Creek Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6701 yards, par 72 2.0 miles from center of IL Park and Recreation Assn

Glendale Lakes Glendale Lakes Golf Club Municipal, 18 holes 6190 yards, par 71 2.6 miles from center of IL Park and Recreation Assn

Old Wayne Old Wayne Golf Course Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6805 yards, par 72 2.8 miles from center of IL Park and Recreation Assn

Executive Old Wayne Golf Course Private Non-Equity, 9 holes 2500 yards, par 34 2.8 miles from center of IL Park and Recreation Assn

Island Indian Lakes Resort Public, 18 holes 3443 yards, par 36 3.2 miles from center of IL Park and Recreation Assn

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