St. Louis Canyon

LaSalle Canyon

Wildcat Canyon

French Canyon

Ottawa & Kaskaskia Trails

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View/Download trail suggestions (pdf) courtesy of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources

• Less than 1 mile hike:
  Starved Rock trail from VC.pdf
• 1.5 mile hike:
  Lovers Leap Eagle Cliff Overlooks trail.pdf
• Less than 2 mile hike:
  Starved Rock French Canyon trail from VC.pdf
• 2-2.5 mile hike:
  French Wildcat Lovers Leap Eagle Cliff Overlooks trail.pdf
• 3 mile hike:
  Aurora Sac Kickapoo St. Louis trail.pdf
• 4-4.5 mile hike:
  French Wildcat LaSalle Tonti Lovers Leap Eagle Cliff Overlooks trail.pdf
• 1, 3, or 10 mile combination hikes:
  Illinois Ottawa Kaskaskia Canyons and Council Overhang trail.pdf

Links to Canyon and Site Information

• Aurora Canyon
• Beehive Rock
• Campanula Trail
• Council Overhang
• Eagle Cliff
• French Canyon
• Hennepin Canyon
• Illinois Canyon
• Kaskaskia Canyon
• LaSalle Canyon
• Lone Point
• Lover’s Leap
• Ottawa Canyon
• Sac Canyon
• Sandstone Point
• Starved Rock
• St. Louis Canyon
• Tonti Canyon
• Wildcat Canyon

Hike by estimated time

• Less than an hour
  • French Canyon, Starved Rock (round trip from Visitors Center)
  • St. Louis Canyon (round trip from Visitors Center)
  • Council Overhang, Kaskaskia Canyon (round trip from Visitors Center)
  • Campanula, French (round trip from the Lodge)
  • Aurora, Sac, Kickapoo (round trip from the Lodge)
• 1 to 3 hours
  • French Canyon, Starved Rock, and Eagle Cliff (round trip from Visitors Center)
  • Lodge to the top trail Aurora, Sac, Kickapoo, and St. Louis Canyon (one way from the Lodge)
• 3-5 hours
  • LaSalle Canyon, Tonti Canyon (round trip from Visitors Center)
  • Visitors Center, Starved Rock, French Canyon, Eagle Cliff, Wildcat Canyon, Tonti Canyon, LaSalle Canyon (one way from Visitors Center)
• all day
  • The River Tour:  Starved Rock, French Canyon, Lovers Leap, Eagle Cliff, Wildcat Canyon,  Basswood, Lone Tree, Tonti Canyon, LaSalle Canyon (round trip from Visitors Center)
  • The whole park East to West:  Salt well, Illinois, Council Overhang, Kaskaskia, Ottawa, Hennepin, Hidden, Owl, LaSalle, Tonti, Lone Tree, Basswood, Wildcat, Beehive Overlook, Eagle Cliff, Lover’s Leap, Pontiac, Starved Rock, French, Campanula trail, Aurora, Sac, Kickapoo, and St. Louis (one way from parking at Illinois Canyon)

Notes:  These times are based on recommended parking areas listed in the trail links on this page.  One way assumes you have a vehicle waiting at the end of the trail so you can drive back to your embarkation point.

Guided hikes Summer 2020

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Visitors can register for guided hikes at www.eventbrite.com.

https://www.eventbrite.com/o/starved-rock-state-park-28488500269

 

Paid hikes

The Starved Rock Lodge offers some wonderful options for folks who would like more choices.  Check out the lodge activities!