Why Silver Springs State Park?
Multitude of reasons – hiking, boating (no boat rentals though), fishing an archery. And the place looks special during Chicago fall color peak.
The serene walk around the lake, courtesy Sanal
How to Plan your visit?
• Hop in a car and set your GPS here. It took us about 40 minutes from Naperville area.
• Choose your hikes among below.
We did the loop trail inside the park. You can find the AllTrails recording here.
• Run through this indispensable outdoor backpack checklist.
Tip: Please don’t forget bug sprays.
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The Rain Prediction
The weather was a bit shifty when we started but we decided to wing it anyway.
We parked at below location and started our hike but should have gone further in instead. If you point your GPS here, you will not make the same mistake.
The first view of THE Fox River.
A short footage showing the Fox River strutting in its glory.
The best part of the hike
At above point, the trail went deep into the woods.
The trail through the woods looked both intriguing and enticing
Everything was going well but then the summer storm hit all of a sudden. In a matter of 5 minutes, we rain turned into a massive hail-storm.
The rain was as wild as a tropical thunderstorm could be and forced us to put our hike “on the ice”.
Another clear day and the hike was delightful.
Interested in other hiking options around Naperville? Please check other trails here.
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