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Located in Whiteside County, 4 miles west of Prophetstown, Big Bend contains 1,188 acres. It's open for hunting, hiking, and limited fishing.
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Biking, running and walking path. Starts at Byron Forest Preserve, then crosses the Rock River, terminating 1/2-mile north of Byron High School.

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Four-mile bike path around the north side of Rochelle. Open year-round. This path takes you along the beautiful Kyte River, while visiting Atwood Park and the Veterans Memorial.

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This 664-acre nature preserve and park offers a variety of recreational opportunities: hiking (4.5 miles of trails), equestrian area (6 miles of trails), snowmobile and cross-country skiing trails, fishing, hunting, picnic areas and the Franklin Creek Gri ...
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From the Indian Burial Mounds at Albany to the Thomson Causeway Recreation and Campground area at Thomson, enjoy 20-plus miles of dedicated and shared-use biking or hiking trail. Includes a six-mile loop around and through the City of Fulton, with an over ...
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2563 acres, rest rooms, parking, dump station, camping, hiking, horse trails, hunting.

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5400-acre Hennepin Feeder Canal recreation area boasts a variety of recreational and educational opportunities: boating, fishing, hiking/ biking trails, horse trails, nature preserves and a whole lot more!
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This free educational center is located on one of the highest points in Ogle County overlooking hundreds of acres of prairie and woodlands. Interpretive displays in the museum help visitors enjoy, appreciate and interact with nature through educational pr ...
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Lincoln statue; historic log cabin; riverwalk along Rock River.
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2225-acre state forest with miles of scenic marked trails for hiking, biking, horseback riding, cross-county skiing. Hunting.

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240 acres, Nature Center, rest rooms, parking, boat launches and Rock River access, fishing, hiking, nature preserve, cross country skiing, shelters, grills, playground equipment, and more. Ronald Reagan saved 77 lives here as a lifeguard during his boyho ...
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567 acres, restrooms, fishing, bike and horse trails, hunting.

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2500 acres. Fantastic scenery and vistas, restrooms, parking, dump station, boat launches, camping, canoe access, fishing, hiking, hunting, nature preserves, cross-country skiing, and more.


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Open to the public for hiking, bird watching and other activities that do not harm the natural landscape, the 1500-acre Nachusa Grasslands preservation is a mosaic of community types that includes dry gravel hill prairie, black oak and bur oak savanna, ...
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. Prophetstown State Park/Recreation area, along the south bank of the Rock River, is a scenic and historic area offering a variety of recreational facilities. The 53 acre park was once the site of an Indian village. Coon Creek flows through the park a ...
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This 320-acre park includes horse trails, hiking/biking trails, ball fields, grilling/picnic areas, horseshoe pits, playgrounds, shelters, and more. Also includes Historic Skare Homestead Museum.

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55,000 total acres: fishing, canoeing, hiking, biking, boat launches and wildlife/bird observation area. Don't miss the Ingersoll Wetlands Learning Center which is open year round: Monday — Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday (May through September), ...
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This 385-acre state park includes scenic Pines Creek, fishing, towering White Pines, concessions, hiking, picnic areas, shelters, camping & White Pines Inn offering great food - see www.whitepinesinn.com for deta ...
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