Silver Springs State Park Travel Information (Yorkville, 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

Silver Springs State Park Loop (Distance: 4.0 mi) Silver Springs offers a wealth of scenic pleasures. While hiking over ridges, through woodlands, along Loon Lake and the Fox River, you’ll encounter a variety of trees, birds, and wildflowers. About 3...

Plano, IL - Hiking - length:2.6 mi

Virgil Gilman Trail (Distance: 10.2 mi) This trail offers a perfect chance to get to know Aurora and its nearby residential and rural environs. West of the city, the trail repeatedly crosses Blackberry Creek and occasionally runs alongside ...

Aurora, IL - Rail trails - length:11.3 mi

Illinois Prairie Path—Aurora and Elgin Branches (Distance: 10.3 mi) These two connected branches of the Illinois Prairie Path take you through a suburban landscape that is largely residential, sometimes industrial, and often feels more remote than it actually is. As t...

Aurora, IL - Rail trails - length:27.2 mi

Virgil Gilman Trail (Distance: 10.3 mi) The smooth, asphalt Virgil Gilman Trail travels through forest and prairie land from a quiet, rural community college campus all the way into suburban Chicago. The trail’s namesake, Virgil Gilman, ser...

Aurora, IL - Rail-Trails - length:11.5 mi

Regional Trail (Distance: 10.4 mi) Located twenty-nine miles west of Chicago near Warrenville, off IL 59 and IL 56.The Regional Trail itself is about 7.5 miles one-way (15 miles total), but when you add in the spur loops in the 3 fores...

Warrenville, IL - Mountain Biking - length:16 mi

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Blackberry Oaks Blackberry Oaks Golf Course Public, 18 holes 6332 yards, par 72 3.6 miles from center of Silver Springs State Park

Cedardell Cedardell Golf Club Public, 18 holes 2943 yards, par 70 4.4 miles from center of Silver Springs State Park

Whitetail Whitetail Ridge Golf Course Public, 18 holes 6604 yards, par 71 4.6 miles from center of Silver Springs State Park

Fox Bend Fox Bend Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6760 yards, par 72 6.6 miles from center of Silver Springs State Park

Rich Harvest Links Rich Harvest Farms Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 7601 yards, par 72 7.3 miles from center of Silver Springs State Park

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