We had heard about Starved rock pretty much since we moved here but FINALLY decided to go there and check out all the fuss! WOW, it didn't disappoint. It was about an hour away and the kids were in PURE heaven! They loved everything about this place.
We hiked all over and found lots of fun rocks to climb on and take breaks too!
There are a couple of waterfalls too but it hadn't rained very much so it was a very small trickle while we were there..a couple months earlier I am sure it was quite the fall after the record floods we had.
We walked for a few hours and the kids were such troopers. They kept saying how they wished this was right in our backyard and how come we can't come here every day? We lucked out BIG time and went on a cool day..it actually felt kind of chilly in the forest.
This is one spot where there was supposed to be a waterfall instead we practiced skipping rocks. The kids got really good at it and I couldn't believe how long they stayed in that one spot.
We hiked up to a few overlooks and Brett took them out to the very edge to look over. He took me too but I was super chicken and only looked for a second.
It's amazing that this beautiful place is only an hour away from Chicago..what a treasure!!!
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