Kankakee offers several outdoor and camping options nearby. Kankakee River State Park, located right near the city, provides a great camping experience with access to the river for fishing, canoeing, and hiking. Pine Ridge Forest Preserve, just outside of town, offers quiet camping in the woods with plenty of nature trails for exploration. For a more extensive adventure, Shabbona Lake State Park, located to the west, offers lakeside camping with opportunities for fishing, boating, and hiking. Further south, Starved Rock State Park offers more challenging hiking trails and scenic views of canyons and waterfalls, with campgrounds nestled in the forest. Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, further to the north, offers unique camping in a prairie setting with wildlife and hiking.
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