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2 DaysItineraryFeaturedFly with CSC: Sky, Prairie & Rock River CountryOgle County · Lee CountyMake a tandem skydive the headline, then come back to earth with airport lunch, Rock River overlooks, restored prairie, Italian food, craft beer, and a pine-country cabin.FriendsOutdoorsCouples
WeekendItineraryA Family Weekend Outdoors in Ogle CountyOgle CountyTwo days of white pine forest, Rock River bluffs and open prairie, with a roller rink from 1948, a fifty-foot statue on a clifftop and a free natural history museum. Almost everything on this weekend is free, and the paid parts are cheap.FamiliesOutdoorsBudget-Friendly
Full DayItineraryFall Color Full-Day DriveCarroll County · Ogle CountyOne long October day from the Mississippi bluffs to the Rock River, taking in four state parks, an orchard and a dinner table facing the Black Hawk statue. Roughly 120 miles west to east, timed so the last overlook lands at golden hour.OutdoorsCouples
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