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Batavia Riverwalk
Houston Street at Island Avenue, Batavia3.2-acre park with boardwalks and a wildflower garden.
Naperville Riverwalk
1.75 mile paved walkway along the DuPage River.
Pottawatomie Park
8 North Ave., St. CharlesOn the east edge of the Fox River, this park has an 18-hole miniature golf course, 9-hole golf course, community center, swimming pools, softball field,...
Fox River Bicycle Trail
Fox Valley Park District,The Fox River Trail parallels the Fox River and winds 35 miles from Crystal Lake to Aurora. Trail is asphalt-paved and connects to the Illinois Prairie...
Illinois Prairie Path
The 62-mile bike trail follows the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin commuter train line. Abandoned in 1961, it was converted to the Prairie Path in...
Salt Creek Bicycle Trail
Cook County Forest Preserve District,This 7-mile paved trail starts north of Brookfield Zoo and ends in Bemis Woods. It crosses several busy streets.
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Anglers can fish for rainbow trout, walleye, northern pike, perch, bluegill, crappie, carp and largemouth bass in 28 lakes and several rivers and streams....
Mayslake Peabody Estate
This former mansion, now on the National Register of Historic Places, serves as a unique educational and cultural resource for the community. Programs...
Mount Hoy
Blackwell Forest Preserve, WarrenvilleWhen at least three inches of natural snow covers the hill, Mount Hoy offers snow tubing and, new this year, snowshoeing on weekends and school holidays...
