• Categories: Outdoor Activity, Trolley Tours

Offered: in April & May (Monday & Saturday) Ticket Price: $32 for adults, $27 children (10 and under). Experience the fun of outdoor adventure at Starved Rock State Park with a guided walk to 3 spectacular waterfalls and canyons. We will hike to French and St. Louis Canyons as well as Ottawa Canyon. The tour will also include your selection from our SPECIAL LUNCH MENU and a relaxing, historic trolley ride. This is a walking tour and is not Read More

• Categories: Family Events, Outdoor Activity

 Join us for Starved Rock Lodge’s version of the Amazing Race on these select Sundays from May through September: June  23 July 7, 21 Aug 4, 25 Sept 1, 15. Spend an exciting day solving devious clues each step of the way and getting to know the Starved Rock Lodge area a little more.  Try to be the first to uncover the Legend of Starved Rock.  Use your wits, energy and sense of adventure as Read More

• Categories: Outdoor Activity

April 6th 10:00am-3:00pm $35 per person So you want to be a survivalist? Join us April 6th for this hands-on, experiential class will teach you the survival skills natives used to live in the wild. Learn awareness techniques to blend and flow with your environment. See how to read tracks in difficult soils and follow trails others simply cannot see! Discover how to make rope from natural materials. Try making a fire by the native Read More

• Categories: Outdoor Activity

Want to improve your survival skills? Join us on April 20th from 10 am to 3 pm and learn advanced techniques natives used to be comfortable living in the wilderness. Discover tracking techniques that show why people get lost in the woods as well as learning how to lost-proof yourself. See how to read above-ground sign to follow trails. Practice primitive throwing stick hunting skills, make a figure-4 deadfall trap, and see how a rolling Read More

• Categories: Educational Programs, Outdoor Activity

Whether you are just beginning in photography, are an advanced amateur or a professional, you are welcome to join the Starved Rock Photography Club. Monthly photography walks at Starved Rock State Park’s Lodge with club leader, Jacki Pienta. The Photo Club will meet each month throughout the year for guided walks to planned sites for photography opportunities. Members will informally exchange ideas and tips for quality nature & wildlife photos.We will meet the 4th Saturday of every Read More

• Venue: Starved Rock State Park
• Categories: Educational Programs, Family Events, Outdoor Activity

Volunteers from the Chicago Astronomical Society and other astronomy clubs are setting up their telescopes at Starved Rock State Park to share celestial views with the public for this FREE STAR PARTY.  October 20th is National Astronomy Day and also happens to be the peak of the Orionid Meteor Shower. Free telescope viewing on Friday and Saturday nights at the Starved Rock Youth Group Campsite.  Free talks and solar scope viewing at the Starved Rock Read More

• Categories: Outdoor Activity

Have you ever wanted to hike all the canyons in the park?  Well, now you can do it in one day!  The MegaHike is an adventure you’ll treasure for years to come. There are two departure times, hikes leave the Lodge at 8:30 a.m. and  9:00 a.m., both days.  Expected time for lunch is 1:00 pm for the earlier group and 2:00 p.m. for the later group.  Finish times are approximately 4:30 & 5:00 p.m. Read More

• Venue: Starved Rock Lodge & Conference Center
• Categories: Hiking, Outdoor Activity

Guided Winter Hikes* EVERY Saturday & Sunday from December through March.   Departure time: 11:00 am. Approximate return time: 2:00 pm. Hikes depart from Lodge (Lobby). Cost: $12 per person. Make a night of it! Click here to book your overnight stay.  Join us for a guided hike with the possibility of seeing frozen waterfalls & eagles in flight. We’ll hike from the Lodge to LaSalle Canyon.  Participants meet in the hotel lobby of the Lodge to pick up a Read More

• Venue: Visitors Center
• Categories: Outdoor Activity

Guided hikes to view the spectacular colors of fall. Meet at the Visitor’s Center at 9:00 am & 1:00 pm both days. These hikes are led by members of the Starved Rock Foundation and offered to the public at no charge. Starved Rock Lodge offers Take a Hike—and a Lunch on both Saturday & Sunday from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm ($17 per person) Join us for a guided hike from the Lodge to LaSalle and Tonti Read More