Wolf Creek SP and Eagle Creek SP
The final parks for our 2025 hiking season were Wolf Creek State Park and Eagle Creek State Park. They are about 3 hours and 15 minutes south of Chicago, or 45 minutes south of Decatur. The parks are located on opposite shores of Lake Shelbyville in Windsor, IL. The history of these two parks is…
Big River State Forest
The final park for Labor Day Weekend 2025 was Big River State Forest. This park is nearly 3,000 acres of wooded area, about 3 and a half hours west of Chicago, or an hour south of the Quad Cities. The original piece of land was the 200 acres known as the Oquawka Refuge, which was…
Nauvoo State Park
The third day of our Labor Day Weekend trip for 2025 brought us to Nauvoo State Park in Nauvoo, IL. This park is about 4 hours and 20 minutes southwest of Chicago, or 2 hours south of the Quad Cities. This park is very small, only 148 acres located right in the middle of the…
Fresh Air Friendship 