Lemont Area Historical Society Travel Information (Lemont, IL)

Brookfield Zoo - Chicago Located about 15 miles west of downtown Chicago in the suburb of Brookfield, the Brookfield Zoo is the largest zoo in the greater Chicago area. More than 2,500 animals of all types live within 215 acr... Chicago, IL

Lockport and the Illinois & Michigan Canal - Chicago One of the most picturesque towns in the Chicagoland area, Lockport clearly reflects its canal heritage from the 1800s. Established as the headquarters of the Illinois & Michigan Canal in 1836, Lockpo... Lockport, IL

NASCAR - Chicagoland Speedway: Get Your Kicks on Route 66 Chicagoland Speedway and the adjacent Route 66 Raceway are quietly cut among miles of silo-tall fields of corn, and they offer a stark contrast to the serenity of the fertile farmland that seems to st... Joliet, IL

Old Plank Road Trail - Chicago In the Chicagoland area, leaving the bustling city behind for a peaceful walk through the country is not as hard as you might think. In fact, a number of nearby suburbs can quickly transport you to sm... Frankfort, IL

South Environs of Chicagoland around Joliet, Kankakee, and Morris, Illinois Will County’s seat, Joliet, may call to mind only The Blues Brothers (part of the movie was set here) and an infamous state prison. But this community of 78,000, 40 miles southwest of Chicago, has oth... Joliet, IL

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Saganashkee Slough (Distance: 2.4 mi) This large lake, not really a slough, attracts many ducks, fishermen, and birders. Nearly every dabbler and diver known to have occurred in Illinois have been recorded here. Birders have seen 19 speci...

Hickory Hills, IL - Birding - length:unknown

Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve Loop (Distance: 2.9 mi) This diverse and sometimes rugged landscape includes dense woods of oak and pine, a generous number of ponds and cattail marshes, a prairie, a small waterfall, and an overlook of the Des Plaines River...

Willowbrook, IL - Hiking - length:9.6 mi

Waterfall Glen (Distance: 4.4 mi) This ride is located south of Interstate 55 in Darien. You'll love this scenic, eight-and-a-half-mile loop. One of the most popular multi-purpose trails in the western Chicago suburbs, it passes thro...

Darien, IL - Mountain Biking - length:8.5 mi

Camp Sagawau (Distance: 5.1 mi) Walk along a creek at the bottom of a canyon at the 140-acre Camp Sagawau in Lemont on a spring day and you’ll see luscious ferns growing along rock formations as warblers feed on the abundant insects...

Palos Park, IL - Birding - length:unknown

Waterfall Glen (Distance: 5.7 mi) 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. Thoug...

Darien, IL - Road Biking - length:8.5 mi

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Ruffled Feathers Ruffled Feathers Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6878 yards, par 72 1.5 miles from center of Lemont Area Historical Society

# 1 Cog Hill Golf & Country Club Public, 18 holes 6277 yards, par 71 2.2 miles from center of Lemont Area Historical Society

# 2 - Ravines Cog Hill Golf & Country Club Public, 18 holes 6268 yards, par 72 2.2 miles from center of Lemont Area Historical Society

# 3 Cog Hill Golf & Country Club Public, 18 holes 6384 yards, par 72 2.2 miles from center of Lemont Area Historical Society

# 4 - Dubsdread Cog Hill Golf & Country Club Public, 18 holes 6940 yards, par 72 2.2 miles from center of Lemont Area Historical Society

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