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Waterfalls... Canyons... Bald Eagles oh my! Ottawa Canyon is a great place to explore!
This canyon is not as popular as some of the others in this park but it is my favorite by far. You can either make this a short hike from the Ottawa Canyon Trailhead on the east side of the park or hike the full 3.9 miles (one-way) from the visitor center. Either way you will not be disappointed.
Starved Rock has some very interesting rock formations you can explore. The valley was formed by a series of floods as glacial melt waters broke through moraines, sending torrents of flood water surging across the land that eventually eroded the sandstone and sedimentary rock
If you arrive in winter you will get to experience ice falls and bald eagles feeding in the Illinois River from December to early March.
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