Garden of the Gods \u2013 Photo from Enjoy Illinois<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nExplore The Wild Side of Illinois<\/h6>\n
The outdoors of Illinois offer endless opportunities for adventures this spring. Go rappelling or horseback riding through\u00a0Giant City State Park, or kick it up a notch by ziplining through the\u00a0Shawnee Bluffs Canopy. Illinois has miles of scenic hiking trails \u2014 over 400 miles in\u00a0Shawnee National Forest,\u00a0home to\u00a0Garden of the Gods. More trails await at\u00a0Starved Rock State Park\u00a0along with scenic waterfalls and incredible local natural beauty.<\/p>\n
A mid-week getaway is the perfect time to explore\u00a0Matthiessen State Park\u00a0in Oglesby, where you can discover hiking paths that wind through tall trees, wildflower meadows, and even past waterfalls for the kids to spot. Stop at the overlooks along the Illinois River, and don\u2019t forget to remind the kids to look up\u2014you might see a bald eagle flying overhead. Stay at\u00a0Grizzly Jack\u2019s Grand Bear Resort\u00a0in Utica offering an indoor water park for kids to play while you unwind.<\/p>\n
Or see the wildlife from around the world in our own backyard at the\u00a0Brookfield Zoo. For some kid-friendly climbing, try the rope courses and climbing walls at the exciting\u00a0Forge at the Lemont Quarries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From waterparks to waterfalls, there are plenty of ways to embrace spring break in Illinois. Illinois offers so many ways to have a fun spring break. From city staycations to road trips to outdoor adventures, all you have to do is pick a destination and go. Get inspired with some of these ideas below. Road […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":809,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/808"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=808"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":810,"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/808\/revisions\/810"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}