are there any nice places for hiking/picnic 1.5 hr away from chicago? please tell me the name of the park/area and how far it is. ideally it would also have canoeing on a lake, or something fun like that. thanks!
2007-05-24 15:43:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Chicago
Starved Rock State Park and Matthiasen State Park, about 70 miles west of the city, have excellent hiking trails, some of which are surprisingly strenuous - there are actual hills!
2007-05-25 03:57:59 · answer #1 · answered by Marc W 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The site below has about 15 locations for canoe rental. The first ones are within your travel max:
http://www.compuwerx.com/canoe/
REI is a great resource for not only gear and clothes but also info and maps. An above answerer gives the Oakbrook info. there is another store recently moved to Northbrook:
Northbrook
888 Willow Rd
Northbrook, IL 60062
(847) 480-1938
2007-05-24 23:14:08 · answer #2 · answered by tichur 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kankakee River State park.. Beautiful park, Hiking, fishing,canoeing, camping, swimming. Everything you could be looking for. Only 1 hour south of Chicago.
2007-05-25 09:34:44 · answer #3 · answered by Linda C 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Starved Rock is a great place for hiking. It is near Utica, about 1.5 hours from Chicago.
2007-05-24 22:48:12 · answer #4 · answered by thrill88 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Go to REI in Oakbrook Terrace or call them (630) 574-7700 they will tell you everything you want to know about hiking/outdoors in the Chicago area. I am sure they have books with some pictures of places you may want to go to.
2007-05-24 22:56:17 · answer #5 · answered by archidave 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
starved rock. it may be a little further but well worth it. also the il river state park is near there to. take 80W.
2007-05-26 19:07:32 · answer #6 · answered by racer 51 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋