Blackhawk Waterways - including:
 Byron Forest Prairie Preserve - 7993 N. River Road, Byron, IL,  815/234-8535.  Call for hours and admission info.
    Fishing, hiking, nature preserve, and more.
 Castle Rock State Park - 1365 W. Castle Road, Oregon, IL 61061, 815/732-7329.  Call for rules, hours, and
    admission info.  Picnicking, hiking, fishing and more.
 Lowden State Park - 1411 North River Road, Oregon, IL 61061, 815/732-6828.  Groups of 25 or more are
    required to make reservations in advance.  At least one adult must accompany each 15 minors.  Call for hours and
    admission info.  Picnicking, camping, hiking, boating, and more.
 Lowden-Miller State Forest - 13695 W. Castle Rock Rd., Oregon, IL 61061,  815/732-7329.  Call for hours and
    admission info.  Hiking, wildlife habitat, and more.
 Skare Park - Flagg & Brooklyn Roads, Rochelle, IL,  815/562-7810.  Call for hours and admission info.  Camping,
    fishing, hiking, and more.
 White Pines Forest State Park - 6712 West Pines Road, Mt. Morris, IL 61054, 815/946-3717.  Call for hours and
    admission info.  Picnicking, camping, hiking and more.
Burns House - Polo Historical Society, 201 N. Franklin Ave., Polo, IL,  815/946-2108.  Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment.
Byron Civic Theatre - Part of the Byron Park District, P.O. Box  124, Byron, IL  61010,  815/234-8435.  Call for current schedule and pricing.
Byron Museum - 106 N Union Street, Byron, IL  61010,  815/234-5031.  Call for hours and admissions info.  Local history museum.
Oregon County Historical Museum - 111 N. Sixth St., Oregon, IL,  815/732-6876.  May through October Thursday 9 a.m. to noon and Sunday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; November through April Thursday 9 a.m. to noon.  Local history including info about Lorado Taft's Eagle's Nest colony.
Rochelle Railroad Park - 124 N. 9th Street, Rochelle, IL  61068,  815/562-4189.  Daily sunrise to sunset.  Train-watching and rail history exhibits.  Seasonal events.
Stuka Military Museum - 3178 S. Daysville Rd., Oregon, IL,  815/732-2091.  Call for appointment and admission info.  Military uniforms and regalia from Civil War to Desert Storm.
White Pines Deer Park - 1900 S. Harmony Rd., Oregon, IL,  815/732-2088.  Memorial Day to Labor Day, opens 10 a.m.; May and September only open on weekends.  Call for admission.  Tame deer, tree houses, small train, and much more.
White Pines Ranch - 3581 Pines Rd., Oregon, IL,  815/732-7923.  Daily 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Call for reservations and admission info.  Working ranch, outdoor education center, and more.
White Pines Roller Skating Center - 6929 W. Pines Road, Mount Morris, IL,  815/946-9988.  See web site for schedule and rates.

PLEASE NOTE:  It should go without saying, but HOUSE assumes absolutely no responsibility for anything that occurs while you are partaking of a field trip with your family.  In addition, please contact the site of your field trip before you go to verify that you have current information on hours, admission prices, and other details.  The field trip information herein has been gathered in an exhaustive search of the various counties and localities on the web.  The information is thus only as accurate and current as the information on the various web sites from which it was gathered.

If you have information about field trip possibilities in your area, please drop us an email at admin@illinoishouse.org and let us know about it, including the county name, so that we can review and possibly include it in our Field Trip Idea pages.  If you have a brochure about a field trip site that you would like to mail to us, please mail it to c/o P.O. Box 74, Ringwood, IL  60072

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