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Wildcat Mountain State Park

Wildcat Mountain State Park

Description

On a steep ridge overlooking the scenic Kickapoo River Valley, Wildcat Mountain State Park offers hiking trails with spectacular views and camping for families, groups and horseback riders. Canoe the Kickapoo River in your own canoe or rent one in Ontario.

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    Hemlock Trail Plant Walk

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    Want to learn more about wild plants and how to identify them? Join the Kickapoo Valley Plant Lookers on their monthly plant study along the Hemlock Trail.

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    Moonlight Hike

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    Join us for a 1.4-mile hike on the Starlight Trail as we wind through woods and along small fields under a nearly full moon. 

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    Solar Viewing

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    Join the Northwest Suburban Astronomers to view the sun.

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    Night Sky

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    Become a “backyard astronomer” with help from the Northwest Suburban Astronomers.

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    Hemlock Trail Plant Walk

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    Want to learn more about wild plants and how to identify them? Join the Kickapoo Valley Plant Lookers on their monthly plant study along the Hemlock Trail.

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    Music in the Park: Steve Lankford

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    Steve’s music is a combination of some of that bluegrass style mixed with many popular, old-style country tunes from Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash and Marty Robbins, as well as some '70s type singer/songwriters like John Prine, Jim Croce, John Denver,…

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    Tales By Terry

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    Join Terry at Wildcat Mountain as she tells folktales and scary stories.

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    Hemlock Trail Plant Walk

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    Want to learn more about wild plants and how to identify them? Join the Kickapoo Valley Plant Lookers on their monthly plant study along the Hemlock Trail.

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    Shakespeare In The Park: Love's Labour's Lost

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    The Summit Players present their 2025 season: Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost.

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    Music In The Park: Ryan Meisel

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    Blending his jazz background with the sounds of Indigenous music from around the globe, Ryan's music honors his deep spiritual connection to the earth and nature while providing a context for his personal expression through organic sound.

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