Our Secret Places to Take in Fall Color

Morton Arboretum (6.5 miles)
4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle, IL 60532
(630) 968-0074
https://www.mortonarb.org/


Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve (12.5 miles)
Northgate Road, Darien, IL 60439
(630) 933-7200
https://www.dupageforest.org/places-to-go/forest-preserves/waterfall-glen


Fabyan Forest Preserve (15 miles)
1925 S Batavia Ave, Geneva, IL 60134
(630) 232-5980
https://www.geneva.il.us/407/Fabyan-Forest-Preserve


Mayslake Forest Preserve (18 miles)
1717 31st St, Oak Brook, IL 60523
(630) 206-9566
https://www.dupageforest.org/places-to-go/forest-preserves/mayslake


Starved Rock State Park (71 miles)
2678 E 875th Rd, Oglesby, IL 61348
https://www.starvedrocklodge.com/starved-rock-state-park/


Anderson Japanese Gardens (80 miles)
318 Spring Creek Rd, Rockford, IL 61107
(815) 229-9390
https://andersongardens.org/


Hononegah Forest Preserves (94 miles)
80 Hononegah Rd, Rockton, IL 61072
(815) 877-6100
http://winnebagoforest.org/preserves/hononegah/


Mississippi Palisades State Park (125 miles)
16327A IL Rte. 84
Savanna IL 61074
(815) 273-2731
https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks/Pages/MississippiPalisades.aspx


Pere Marquette State Park, Grafton (276 miles)
13112 Visitor Center Ln, Grafton, IL 62037
(618) 786-3323
https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks/Pages/PereMarquette.aspx


Shawnee National Forest (352 miles)
50 Hwy 145 South
Harrisburg, IL  62946
(618) 253-7114
https://www.fs.usda.gov/shawnee


The Illinois Scenic Byway