Matteson, Illinois Travel Information

Chicago Historic Pullman District The town of Pullman was created by George M. Pullman to support his railcar assembly plant. Built beginning in 1880, Pullman became the nation’s first planned model industrial town. By creating a clea... Chicago, 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

Other Activities

• Chicago Area Walking Tours and City Walks

Old Plank Road Trail (Distance: 1.4 mi) This long suburban trail offers a surprising array of scenic spots— many of them surrounded by development. You’ll see cattail-fringed ponds, patches of prairie, numerous parks, and small suburban tow...

Park Forest, IL - Rail trails - length:25.7 mi

Old Plank Road Trail (Distance: 2.0 mi) The 21-mile Old Plank Road Trail travels over the original Michigan Central Rail Road (MCRR) line, a railroad started about 1850 that ran from Lake Station in East Gary to Joliet. Nicknamed the “Jolie...

Chicago, IL - Rail-Trails - length:21 mi

Thorn Creek Hike (Distance: 3.3 mi) This lightly used nature preserve is a gem: after exploring the ravines, the pine plantations, the wooded hills, and the streams surrounded by bottomland forest, be sure to check out the former countr...

Steger, IL - Hiking - length:2.5 mi

Old Plank Road Trail - Chicago (Distance: 4.3 mi) 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 - Walking - length:13 mi

The Bartel and Orland Grasslands (Distance: 5.0 mi) If you love the Bobolink, visit the Bartel Grasslands in June. You’ll likely find 100 or more of this black-bellied, white-backed blackbird here, a species that looks as if it were wearing a reverse t...

Orland Park, IL - Birding - length:unknown

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North Olympia Fields Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 7157 yards, par 70 1.6 miles from center of Matteson, Illinois

South Olympia Fields Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6594 yards, par 72 1.6 miles from center of Matteson, Illinois

Chicago Heights Chicago Heights Park District Golf Course West Municipal, 9 holes 3064 yards, par 36 3.0 miles from center of Matteson, Illinois

Flossmoor Flossmoor Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6928 yards, par 72 3.0 miles from center of Matteson, Illinois

University University Golf Club & Conference Center Public, 18 holes 6650 yards, par 71 3.0 miles from center of Matteson, Illinois

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