We cancelled a tour of a John Deere factory and opted to sleep in and head towards a park in Illinois that sounds interesting. Again, we took US highways instead of the interstate and really enjoyed the ride. Going across Illinois west-to-east, we’re seeing large farms, USA flags flying everywhere and huge farm equipment coming down the roads.
Traffic on US Hwy 6 in Illinois.
Terry at the Starved Rock overlook on the Illinois River.
STARVED ROCK STATE PARK, Oglesby, IL
Starved Rock State Park is why we have our electric bikes! The campground is 2.5 miles from the visitor’s center and trailheads. This park has 18 canyons with waterfalls at the head of each canyon during spring and after rains. Bald eagles winter along the Illinois River and it appears American White Pelicans do, too. We explored the park on bikes until it got dark. Tomorrow we’ll hike into the canyons.
Camping: Starved Rock State Park, Oglesby, IL
Electricity, showers, dump station, water in campground, Verizon cell