Peru, Illinois Travel Information

Starved Rock State Park, Illinois The second largest of Illinois's state parks, Starved Rock’s 18 glacier-and stream-etched canyons, modest waterfalls, and access to the Illinois River make it one of the most popular outdoors destinat... La Salle, IL

Starved Rock State Park: Take a Hike Starved Rock, one of the state’s most popular attractions, now includes a complex that could compete with some of the best luxury resorts from Lake Geneva to Upper Michigan, and at a fraction of the p... Utica, IL

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Matthiessen State Park Dells Area Hike (Distance: 5.9 mi) Formerly a private retreat for a local industrialist, the highlight of Matthiessen State Park is a narrow, mile-long canyon carved in sandstone by a stream. Beginning at the dam and lake at one end of...

Oglesby, IL - Hiking - length:2.2 mi

Starved RocK State Park: West Hike (Distance: 7.1 mi) After hiking through deep sandstone canyons, you’ll encounter a series of overlooks from the wooded bluffs and rocky cliffs high above the Illinois River. This classic northeastern Illinois hike requi...

Ottawa, IL - Hiking - length:2.9 mi

Starved Rock and Matthiessen State Parks (Distance: 8.4 mi) Like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, you might enter Starved Rock State Park along the Illinois River just south of Utica and exclaim, “I have a feeling we’re not in Illinois anymore.” This state park fi...

Ottawa, IL - Birding - length:unknown

Starved Rock State Park: East Hike (Distance: 9.9 mi) This eastern section of Starved Rock State Park offers canyons galore, each with slightly different shapes, sizes, and colorings. Cool and shady, overgrown with ferns, trees, and flowering plants, the...

Ottawa, IL - Hiking - length:6.4 mi

Buffalo Rock State Park Hike (Distance: 11.3 mi) Located on a bluff overlooking the Illinois River, this small but charming park is home to an enormous outdoor sculpture. Mounds representing five different creatures invite visitors to walk around an...

Naplate, IL - Hiking - length:2.5 mi

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Senica's Oak Ridge Senica's Oak Ridge Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6776 yards, par 72 1.6 miles from center of Peru, Illinois

South Bluff South Bluff Country Club Public, 9 holes 2851 yards, par 36 2.2 miles from center of Peru, Illinois

Deer Park Deer Park Country Club, Inc. Private Equity, 18 holes 6378 yards, par 71 5.6 miles from center of Peru, Illinois

Spring Creek Spring Creek Golf Course Public, 18 holes 6465 yards, par 72 5.6 miles from center of Peru, Illinois

Edgewood Park Edgewood Park Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6621 yards, par 72 11.6 miles from center of Peru, Illinois

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