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January 2025 by Chris Simmons
Love the ravines and waterfalls more than Starved Rock park
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December 2024 by Gail Hatch
Go to the Dells entrance to see the sights and pull down the trail map from the state site
Toilets: Open pit toilets
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November 2024 by Piotr Kalinowski
Poorly marked trails. Maps don't match reality.
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November 2024 by BlazingGamer
Trails were nice plenty of rails
Playground: Good for kids to run out energy
Toilets: Plenty of bathrooms
Dog-friendliness: Dog friendly and allowed
Picnic area: Plenty of picnic tables at main entrance area
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November 2024 by Sagar Regmi
A good place for short hike, specially during fall color season
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November 2024 by Yu
The map of the park is very confusing and the labels of the park isn’t very frequent and does not coincide with the map. The walk between the gorge isn’t very people friendly due to the obstacles.
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October 2024 by hissweetgrace
Beautiful park. I definitely recommend hiking down where the Lake Falls are to hike down in the lower dells. Very worthwhile. You can cover the dells bluff trail un under 2 hours. It depends how much you go up and down the stairs. Be prepared with proper footwear for the mud. Definitely worth it to hike down to some spots though below!
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October 2024 by Mark G
Good place for hiking and camping, the challenging hike is the best, wear good sturdy tennis shoes.
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April 2024 by Lilí Merino Gómez
I loved the landscapes, incredible place
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April 2024 by Jacob Kim
Our family has been to and enjoyed Starved Rock a couple times previously but never went to Matthiessen. This place was really fun. It was just after a rainy night so the trails were muddy and slippery in places, but hopping across stones and logs along the river was a blast for the whole family.Restrooms: Restrooms are at the main entrance.Dog-friendliness: Saw a lot of people with their dogs.Picnic area: There is a picnic area with many wooden tables in a covered canopy near the parking lot main entrance.
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April 2024 by Marcy Kyser
If you want to have fun here, you must accept that you will get muddy. I recommend just having your kids abandon their shoes early on. Please don't yell at them for being kids and enjoying life. It's why you take these adventures with them. You might get wet-and that's really ok. They might get wet. It's fine.This place was more crowded than I prefer on a hike, but we had an adventure crossing to the waterfall, and it was very beautiful and just the right level of challenging. There are a lot of stairs here. Not a few. A lot. My 4 year old made it up, but it was beyond my 2 year old.Overall I really enjoyed this hike.Restrooms: Large public restroom available at the trailheadDog-friendliness: Lots of dogs here, be prepared to be polite and clean up after themPicnic area: Picnic tables, trash cans, metal grills available
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April 2024 by Jennifer Ferro
This is mine and my kids favorite hiking spot! Any season great! I love that you can really get close to nature. Pro tip especially if your bringing kids. Bring extra shoes ,socks and pants along. Also some bags for your muddy shoes for the ride home. Don't worry about getting wet and dirty allow your kids to roam and let yourself do the same.
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March 2024 by Ashley Fischer
Restrooms: Plenty of space and toilets in bathrooms. Building of indoor female/male bathrooms. No porta-potties.Dog-friendliness: Dog on leash at all times. Bring your own poop bags.
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March 2024 by Val
I visited here a few years ago and it was such a memorable experience! The waterfall was very nice- you could walk all the way up to it! Go after a few nice spring rainfalls to get the best experience! Cant wait to go back!
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March 2024 by Brendan Donnelly
Cascade falls are well worth the hike.
