Rockford, Illinois Travel Information

Rockford and Northern Illinois Perhaps the most varied of the state’s six regions, 14-county Northern Illinois stretches across the top, from the fringe of the Chicago suburbs westward to the Mississippi River boundary with Iowa. I... Rockford, IL

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Blackhawk Metric Challenge (Distance: 0.2 mi) Black Hawk and the Black Hawk War are at the core of the history of this part of the Midwest. Black Hawk's name appears often in the Rockford area, and he is respected for his bravery. The Blackhawk B...

Rockford, IL - Road Biking - length:60.9 mi

Pecatonica River Forest Preserve (Distance: 5.8 mi) Pecatonica River Forest Preserve provides habitat for one of the rarest breeding warblers in the state, the Cerulean. Its fast “zray-zray-zray-zray-zee” call echoes in the bottomland woods on warm Jun...

Rockford, IL - Birding - length:unknown

Rock Cut State Park (Distance: 7.3 mi) Located in Loves Park, just northeast of Rockford. There are ten miles of trails at Rock Cut, seven of which are open to mountain bikers-the cross-country ski trails. The mostly dirt trails are well ...

Loves Park, IL - Mountain Biking - length:10 mi

Rockford Ramble (Distance: 7.5 mi) Get a full taste of the Rockford area while touring newer suburbs, older residential neighborhoods, and many acres of parkland. The highlight of this ride is a 7-milelong path that winds along the gra...

Caleonia, IL - Road Biking - length:30.1 mi

Rock Cut State Park and Keiselburg Forest Preserve (Distance: 8.2 mi) Bee bzzz.” “See you-see-see-yer.” “Bouncing ping pong ball.” “Lispy trill.” “Tee der der.” “Witchety-witchety.” I was barely out of the car at Rock Cut State Park in northern Illinois near Rockford an...

Rockford, IL - Birding - length:unknown

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Sinnissippi Park Sinnissippi Park Golf Course Municipal, 9 holes 3230 yards, par 37 1.5 miles from center of Rockford, Illinois

Rockford Rockford Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6626 yards, par 71 2.4 miles from center of Rockford, Illinois

Ingersoll Ingersoll Golf Course and Learning Links Municipal, 18 holes 6107 yards, par 71 2.9 miles from center of Rockford, Illinois

Forest Hills Forest Hills Country Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6650 yards, par 72 3.1 miles from center of Rockford, Illinois

Alpine Hills Alpine Hills Golf Club Public, 9 holes 1480 yards, par 27 3.3 miles from center of Rockford, Illinois

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