Kankakee River State Park

Four thousand acres along eleven miles of the Kankakee River, six miles northwest of Kankakee. The bike trail starts at the Davis Creek Area and runs 10.5 miles — a linear stretch along the river plus a loop on the west end of the park. The Rock Creek Trail is the hike everyone comes for: about three miles along limestone canyon walls to a small waterfall. Hiking, biking and cross-country ski trails are on the north side of the river; horse and snowmobile trails are on the south side.