Starved Rock
Post from Starved Rock in September:
The new thing from the weekend was the hike that we went on Monday. NEVER again will I go to a state park on a holiday weekend (the retired teacher visitor center lady made me promise, because the crowds on the holidays are 10x as much as normal) but besides that, Starved Rock was a neat walk. There are LOADS of trails and things to see, first few stops were overcrowded with the families and outta town visitors where I (who annoy most of my friends with my slowpoke walking speed) was passing folks to just get past the clumps of people. Once past that, it was very pleasant and quite enjoyable. Many ups and downs, waterfalls, and my favorite: the erosive rock formations. We walked about 8 miles (we got there after 3 and wanted to make sure we made it all in the light) but got to climb on some shit and have a day full of outside time which was MOSTLY in the shade!! I think this would be a GREAT walk during the fall time with all the changing of the leaves. The friendly retiree said to come during winter, January/February because when the river freezes there are 100s of Bald Eagles chilling on the water.
All parts on the beaten track were all paved OR well marked. If you went off to explore, that is on you. There were a handful of waterfalls and didn't rain recently here and they were still flowing freely. Recommend for a day trip. PLUS they had a cutesy lodge restaurant that served delicious cold beer and hot food.
The new thing from the weekend was the hike that we went on Monday. NEVER again will I go to a state park on a holiday weekend (the retired teacher visitor center lady made me promise, because the crowds on the holidays are 10x as much as normal) but besides that, Starved Rock was a neat walk. There are LOADS of trails and things to see, first few stops were overcrowded with the families and outta town visitors where I (who annoy most of my friends with my slowpoke walking speed) was passing folks to just get past the clumps of people. Once past that, it was very pleasant and quite enjoyable. Many ups and downs, waterfalls, and my favorite: the erosive rock formations. We walked about 8 miles (we got there after 3 and wanted to make sure we made it all in the light) but got to climb on some shit and have a day full of outside time which was MOSTLY in the shade!! I think this would be a GREAT walk during the fall time with all the changing of the leaves. The friendly retiree said to come during winter, January/February because when the river freezes there are 100s of Bald Eagles chilling on the water. All parts on the beaten track were all paved OR well marked. If you went off to explore, that is on you. There were a handful of waterfalls and didn't rain recently here and they were still flowing freely. Recommend for a day trip. PLUS they had a cutesy lodge restaurant that served delicious cold beer and hot food.
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