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Todays Sunset
August 20, 2008
7:49 PM

parks open at 7:00 AM and
close 1/2 hour after sunset


Todays Weather
Overcast
81 F (27 C)
Wind From the Southeast at 8 MPH
Preserves
Blackhawk Springs Forest Preserve

Blackhawk Springs is accessible from Mulford and Perryville Roads. This 629-acre preserve is one of the largest in the District. This tract is heavily wooded, and provides a wealth of fishing and hiking activities. A new 2-mile paved recreation trail winds through both woods and prairie.
  Blackhawk Springs
  PRESERVE INFORMATION

Clayton Andrews Atwood Homestead Blackhawk Springs Colored Sands Deer Run Espenscheid Four Lakes Fuller Memorial Hartley Memorial Headquarters Hinchliff Memorial Hononegah Indian Hill J. Norman Jensen Kieselburg Kilbuck Bluffs Kishwaukee Gorge North Kishwaukee Gorge South Kishwaukee River Carl & Lois Klehm Laona Heights Ledges Macktown McKiski Millrace Isle Oak Ridge Roland Olson Pecatonica River Pecatonica Wetlands Rockford Rotary Severson Dells Seward Bluffs Sugar River Alder Sugar River Trailside Trask Bridge Two Rivers
* Top 18 preserves

Acres: 629
Access Road: Yes
Restrooms: Yes
Drinking Water: Yes
Pay Phones: No
Picnic Tables: 47
Shelterhouses: 1
Indian Springs: 200 max. people, 25 tables, 150 seats, Electricity, No vehicle access, 30 more tables in the area for a total of 300 people.
Playground Equipment: Yes
Ball Fields: Yes
Horseback Trails: No
Hiking Trails(miles): 7.5
Campground Sites: 0
Boat Launches: 0
Canoe Access: No
18 Hole Golf Course: No
Illinois Nature Preserve: No
Special Facilities: Paved Recreation Trail
Donated Land: No
Natural Areas: Yes
All reservations subject to the GENERAL USE ORDINANCE.
TRAIL MAP
Download a printable trail map here.
PANORAMIC VIEWS LOCATION

SHELTERHOUSES

Indian Springs
Indian Springs

Map 5360 Mulford Road
Cherry Valley, IL 61016

3 miles southeast of Rockford city limits on Mulford Road.

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