8 CONDIT'S RANCH


GPS: n 41.21407; w 89.41250 Address: 8175 Log Cabin Hill Road, Putnam Phone: 815-437-2226 Web: www.condits-ranch.com Set on a high bluff overlooking the Illinois River Valley, this ranch offers numerous outdoor recreational experiences including both RV and primitive camping, four small lakes for shoreline fishing, a swimming lake replete with sandy beach and forested hiking/ walking trails.


9 MILLER-ANDERSON WOODS NATURE PRESERVE


GPS: n 41.23922; w 89.40031 Address: Bureau/Putnam County Line, DePue Phone: 815-447-2353 Web:


http://dnr.state.il.us/inpc/directory/ sitefiles/area1/milbu.htm


This preserve contains an unusual mix of habitats that support wetland and forest birds, as well as butterflies and dragonflies.


10 SUE & WES DIXON WATERFOWL REFUGE


AT HENNEPIN & HOPPER LAKES


GPS: n 41.21619; w 89.32144 Address: Hennepin Farms Road & Rte 26, Hennepin


Phone: 312-922-0777 Web: www.wetlands-initiative.org Nature lovers will see a seasonal array of birds, butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies, emergent aquatic plants and prairie-dwelling grasses and wildflowers. A 30-foot observation tower is open to visitors everyday. Fishing is available, with restrictions.


9 PRINCETON www.illinoisriverroad.org


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