Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park Hike
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- The park contains the Kankakee River, an enormous marsh, a maze of drainage ditches, bottomland forest, and an abundance of birds.
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- Bring your field glasses to see herons, ducks, and geese among fields of lush marsh grass and the scattered stands of cattails.
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- The many drainage ditches reveal the agricultural history of the area.
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- At the river’s edge—about 15 feet below the level of the trail—look for painted and softshell turtles basking on logs.
The hike at Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park is described in great detail in 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Chicago, available on Amazon.com. The individual hike can be purchased on Trails.com. Have you hiked there?
