Urban Girl Landscapes

Starved Rock State Park

August 2013

My week long vacation was coming to a close and my sons 6 week school break was too. His only desire this entire summer was to camp. I set out to fulfill his wish and was blown away by the beauty which existed only an hour and a half away from my home! Camping at Starved Rock and Hiking the amazing trails of the; Illinois Canyon, LaSalle Canyon,and Starved Rockhttp://www.starvedrockstatepark.org/activity/shopping/ we also went to Matthiessen State Park http://www.stateparks.com/matthiessen.html which is "kiddie-corner" from Starved Rock.
We soaked in, breath taking landscapes while hiking along the Illinois river. We ascended into the forest where, we were captivated by the lush beauty and the refreshing waterfalls!
We camped at the Starved Rock site which was clean and more than accommodating! It was fabulous! They have electric at every site, a stove/bbq and a fire pit. We could have pitched 2 other tents and fit another vehicle with no problem! Our site was located in the timber area and we were more than satisfied in our 25$ home site or our $1.04 an hour :)
We will definitely be going back again!

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