| Facility Name |
Activities |
City |
Website Address / Contact Info |
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| A River Runs Through It - Dupage River
Project |
Service Project |
Chicago |
www.ed.fnal.gov/help/Meehan_Nolan/student/resources.shtml |
| Adler Planetarium |
Astromomy |
Chicago |
www.astro.uchicago.edu/adler |
| Argonne National Laboratory |
Hiking, biking, compass trail |
Argonne |
www.anl.gov/OPA/anlil.html |
| Arie Crown Forest Bicycle |
Hiking, biking |
|
call Cook County Forest Preserve 261-8400 |
| Aurora Historical Society & Museum |
Museum |
Aurora |
www.aurorahistorical.org |
| Aurora Regional Fire Museum |
Museum |
Aurora |
www.auroraregionalfiremuseum.org |
| Big Foot State Park |
Hiking, Biking, Camping |
Lake Geneva, WI |
|
| Bike Trails |
Hiking, Biking |
|
www.biketrails.com |
| Blackberry Historical Farm Village |
History |
Aurora |
www.ilohwy.com/b/blackhfv.htm |
| Blackwell Forest Preserve |
hiking biking, camping, canoeing, fishing |
Warrenville |
www.dupageforest.com |
| Brookfield Zoo |
Nature Center, badge programs |
Brookfield |
www.brookfieldzoo.org |
| Bussy Lake |
canoeing |
Elk Grove Village |
call 847-437-8330 |
| Cantigny |
museum, hiking, patch option |
Wheaton |
www.cantignypark.com |
| Chicago Area Nature Centers |
Nature Center, badge programs |
Chicago |
www-ed.fnal.gov/trc/biblio/ncenters.html |
| Chicao Botanic Garden |
Botany, hiking |
Glencoe |
www.chicago-botanic.org |
| Chicago Children's Museum |
museum |
Chicago |
www.chichildrensmuseum.org |
| Cosley Zoo |
Nature Center |
Wheaton |
www.wheaton park district.com |
| Crabtree Nature Center |
nature center |
Barrington |
call 847/366-9420 |
| Cross Country Skiing |
Winter activities |
|
see Forest Preserve Districts for availability |
| Danada Forest Preserve |
hiking, biking, Equestrian tours |
Wheaton |
www.dupageforest.com |
| Depot Museum |
museum |
Batavia |
www.bataviahistoricalsociety.org |
| Downers Grove Bikeway |
|
Downers Grove |
call Downers Grove Park District 963-1304 |
| DuPage Children's Museum |
museum |
Naperville |
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org |
| DuPage County Bike Trails |
hiking, biking |
|
www.iit.edu/~belldeb/design/ |
| DuPage County Fishing |
Fishing |
|
www.chicagolandfishing.com/dupagelakes.htm |
| DuPage County Historical Museum |
musem |
Wheaton |
www.co.cupage.il.us/museum/intex.html |
| DuPage County Lake Maps |
|
|
www.stamar.com/fishing/lakemaps.htm |
| DuPage County Sheriff's Office |
Safety |
Wheaton |
www.dupageco.org/sheriff/ |
| DuPage Walking/biking Paths |
Hiking, Biking |
|
www.glen-ellyn.com/map_preserves.html |
| Eagle Cave |
|
Blue River, WI |
Call 608/537-2988 |
| Ed R. Ryerson Conservation Area (Lake
County Forest Preserve District) |
hiking |
Deerfield |
www.lcfpd.org |
| Elmhurst Art Museum |
museum |
Elmhurst |
www.elmhurstartmuseum.org |
| Fabyan Villa, Wind Mill and Japanese
Garden |
Hiking, Biking, Botany |
Geneva |
http://www.genevachamber.com/museums.html |
| Fermi Lab |
Hiking, Biking, badge programs |
Batavia |
www.fnal.gov |
| Field Museum of Natural History |
museum, badge programs |
Chicago |
www.fmnh.org |
| Forest Preserve District of Cook County |
hiking biking, camping, canoeing, fishing,badge
programs |
Cook County |
www.fpdcc.com |
| Forest Preserve District of DuPage County |
hiking, biking, camping, canoeing, fishing, badge
programs |
DuPage County |
www.dupage forest.com |
| Forest Preserve District of Kane County |
hiking, biking, camping, canoeing, fishing, badge
programs |
Kane County |
www.co.kane.il.us/forest/ |
| Fox River Trail |
Hiking, Biking, Skiing |
St. Charles to Aurora |
www.co.kane.il.us/forest/index.htm |
| Fox River Trolley Museum |
museum |
South Elgin |
www.foxtrolley.org |
| Frank Lloyd Wright Tours |
Architecture |
Oak Park |
www.oak-parkk-journal.com/franklloydwright/ |
| Fullersburg Forest Preserve |
Hiking, Biking, Camping |
Oak Brook |
www.dupageforest.com |
| Garfield Farm & Inn Museum |
museum |
Geneva |
www.garfieldfarm.org |
| Glen Ellyn Historical Society |
museum |
Glen Ellyn |
www.glen-ellyn.com/historical/ |
| Goose Lake Prairie State Park (Grundy
County) |
Hiking, Biking, Camping |
Morris |
www.dnr.state.il.us |
| Graue Mill and Museum |
museum |
Hinsdale |
www.grauemill.org |
| Great Western Trail |
Hiking, Biking, Skiing |
St. Charles |
www.co.kane.il.us/forest |
| Greene Valley Forest Preserve |
Hiking, Biking, Camping |
Woodridge |
www.dupageforest.com |
| Heritage Hike of Glen Ellyn |
History |
Glen Ellyn |
Call Stacy's Tavern 858-8696 |
| Herrick Lake |
Hiking, Biking, Canoeing |
Wheaton |
www.dupageforest.com |
| I & M Canal |
Hiking, Biking |
|
www.iit.edu/~travel/canland.html |
| Illinois Beach State Park |
Hiking Biking |
Zion |
312/662-4811 |
| Illinois Bike Trails |
Maps & Books for purchase |
|
www.stores.yahoo.com/trailresources/maps-illinois.html |
| Illinois Railway Museum |
Museum |
Union |
www.irm.org |
| Illinois Waterway Visitor Center |
|
Ottawa |
815/667-4054 |
| Indiana Dunes National Shoreline |
Hiking, Biking, Camping |
Chesterton, IN |
219/926-7561 |
| Indiana Dunes State Park |
Hiking, Biking, Camping |
Chesterton, IN |
219/926-1215 |
| Kane County Forest Preserve Dist |
Hiking , Biking, Camping |
Geneva |
232-5980 |
| Kettle Moraine Ranch |
Camping |
Eagle, WI |
414/594-2122 |
| Kline Creek Farm |
History |
Winfield |
www.dupageforest.com |
| Leroy Oakes Forest Preserve |
Hiking, Biking |
St. Charles |
www.co.kane.il.us/forest/fp/leroy_oakes.htm |
| Lincoln Park Zoo |
|
Chicago |
www.lpzoo.com |
| Lisle Station Park |
History |
Lisle |
www.lisleparkdistrict.org/lislestationpark.htm |
| Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art |
Museum - geology |
Elmhurst |
http://www.lizzadromuseum.org/ |
| Lockport Historical Trail (I & M
Canal) |
|
Lockport |
http://www.canalcor.org/ |
| Lombard Historical Museum |
Museum |
Lombard |
http://www.tccafe.com/lhm/lhm.html |
| Lombard Log Cabin |
Camping |
Lombard |
www.lombardparks.com |
| Lyman Woods |
Hiking, Biking |
Downers Grove |
www.dupageforest.com |
| Maple Grove Forest Preserve |
Hiking, Biking |
Downers Grove |
www.dupageforest.com |
| Moraine Hills State Park |
Camping |
McHenry |
http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R2/Morhills.htm |
| Morton Arboretum |
Hiking, Botony, Badge Labs |
Lisle |
www.mortonarb.org |
| Naper Settlement |
Histoy, Badge Labs |
Naperville |
www.napersettlement.org |
| Naperville Astromomical Assoc. |
Astromomy |
Naperville |
http://www.naperastro.org/ |
| Naperville Riverwalk |
Hiking, Swimming, Fishing |
Naperville |
http://www.naperville.il.us/ |
| North Branch Bicycle Trail |
Hiking, Biking |
Northbrook |
http://www.livin4jc.net/bike/trails/1-chicagoland/cook/northbranch.html |
| Northside Park Cabin (camping) |
Camping |
Wheaton |
www.wheatonparkdistrict.com |
| Paths to Follow in DuPage Forest |
Hiking, biking |
DuPage County |
www.dupageforest.com |
| Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum |
Museum |
Chicago |
http://www.chias.org/ |
| Plum Creek Nature Center-Will County |
Nature Center |
|
http://www.fpdwc.org/contactus.cfm |
| Pratt's Wayne Woods |
Hiking, Biking, Camping |
Wayne |
www.dupageforest.com |
| Red Caboose Trail |
Hiking, Biking |
Wayne |
http://www.westfieldacademy.org/glenn/redcab.htm |
| Red Oak Nature Center |
Nature Center, badge programs |
Batavia |
www.foxvalleyparkdistrict.org |
| Reed Keppler Park |
Picnic |
West Chicago |
call 231-9474 - day events (no camping) |
| River Trail Nature Center |
Nature Center |
Northbrook |
http://www.fpdcc.com/tier3.php?content_id=5 |
| Robert Crown Center for Health Ed. |
Museum |
Hinsdale |
www.health-ed.org |
| Schingoethe Center for Native American
Cultures at Aurora Univ. |
Museum, Native Amer., Badge Labs |
Aurora |
www.aurora.edu/museum |
| Sci-Tech |
Science Museum, Badge Labs, Overnite |
Aurora |
www.scitech.mus.il.us/ |
| Silver Springs State Park (Kendall Co.) |
Hiking, Biking, Camping |
|
http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/PARKS/R2/Silversp.htm |
| Springbrook Nature Center |
Nature Center, badge programs |
Itasca |
http://www.itasca.com/naturecenter/ |
| Stacy's Tavern |
History |
Glen Ellyn |
http://www.glen-ellyn.com/historical/ |
| The Grove - Glenview Park Dist. |
History, hiking, nature center |
Glenview |
http://www.glenviewparkdist.org/About_608.asp |
| The Illinois Prairie Path |
Hiking, Biking |
|
http://www.ipp.org/index2.html |
| Thorne Creek Nature Center - Will Co. |
Nature Center |
|
http://www.fpdwc.org/contactus.cfm |
| Tobogganing |
Winter activities |
Palos Park |
http://www.palospark.org/attractions.htm#tob |
| Trailside Museum |
Museum |
River Forest |
http://www.fpdcc.com/tier3.php?content_id=5&file=abt_5f |
| Tubing |
Winter activities |
Blackwell Forest |
www.dupageforest.com |
| Turkey Run State Park |
Hiking, Biking, Camping |
Marshall, IN |
www.indianaoutfitters.com/turkey.html |
| Villa Park Historical Society |
Museum |
Villa Park |
www.vphistoricalsociety.com |
| Von Oven Scout Reserve (camping) |
Camping, ceremony "stage" |
Naperville |
call 630/355-4412 |
| Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve |
Hiking, Biking, Camping |
Darien |
www.dupageforest.com |
| Wheaton History Center |
museum, badge programs |
Wheaton |
www.wheaton.lib.il.us/whc/ |
| White Pine'sRanch |
Camping, badge programs |
Oregon, IL |
www.whitepinesranch.com |
| Warren Dunes State Park |
Camping, hiking, nature center, |
Saywer, Michigan |
http://www.michigandnr.com/ParksandTrails/ParksandTrailsinfo.aspx?id=504 |
| Wilder Park Conservatory |
Botany |
Elmburst |
http://www.epd.org/conserv.html |
| William Beith House |
History |
St. Charles |
www.st-charles.lib.il.us/history/beith.htm |
| Willowbrook Wildlife Nature Center |
Nature Center |
Glen Ellyn |
www.dupageforest.com |
| Wisconsin State Parks (Wisconsin
Conservation Department |
Hiking, Biking, Camping |
Madison |
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/fees/#trailpass |