The best part is the sad box! It's kept mainly clean and the endless water fountain keeps the kids…read moreentertained for a long time :)

What a Huntley treasure! My seven and three-year-old spent two hours at this park without ever…read moreasking, "When are we leaving?" I take that as a win. We loved the basketball court with a variety of backboards, sand and water area, swings and rocking school bus. As another Yelper mentioned, the loud train whistle leaves something to be desired. Peace and quiet, if we're going to get specific. Tip: Do not perch yourself on the bench right next to the whistle. Big mistake. This park is worth a visit. The nearby pool looked great too. Maybe next time.

I've lived around this park for years and haven't actually visited until recently. It's a really…read morenice park with courts, benches, some picnic tables, short trails and some calming views of the lake. There's also a playground for the kids! It's not the most 'manicured' park I've been to, but I really did have a great time and loved being able to stare out at the water. It could do with some general cleaning of the picnic tables under the covered area and benches. I found it to be very buggy, so bring a hat or some bug spray with you. There is a parking lot, but to get to it and out of it, you have to go down a very narrow drive. It basically fits one car, so be careful when entering and exiting the park.

Incredible, newly updated playground for all ages. Plenty of shaded pavilions, clean restrooms and…read moreendless play spaces. The playground itself is not very shaded, though they've planted trees so hoping there is natural shade in a few more years. There's a play space for handicap accessibility, one for toddlers and smaller kids, and one for big explorers. This playground can keep kids entertained for quite a while with all there is to explore. Very unique options!

The Forest Preserve Headquarters of Winnebago County is by far my favorite underrated park in the…read moreRockford area! Lots to explore and so many different, unique areas within the park. I love the view over the quarry in all seasons but it's especially beautiful in fall/winter. The walk through the woods and around the ponds and river on the other side of the forest preserve are gorgeous in spring with frogs and other small animals to find and lots of mossy pathways. It feels like a fairytale! (Photos by Figment Photography)

Great place to hangout and have a few beers and go on nature walks…read more I've never camped here, but I heard that its cool. There are a lot of nice shelters and a respectable playground. You can pick morel mushrooms here during the early-mid spring. There's a fair amount of wildlife (deer, turkey, woodpeckers, toads, etc.) as well. The conservation sheriff cruises through every once in a while to make sure no one's doing anything retarded. Its a popular hangout for delinquent kids during the day, so check your grills before you cook. There was piss on one of them once.

My husband and I stayed her for 13 days. We had to leave a day early to move out of state and they…read moreonly give credits. It is $41 a day for non residents of Kane Co. It is easily accessible and right down the street from several shops on Randall rd. The sites are level. There are two parts, apparently old and new. We stayed a week in nights the new part... it is open and close to forest preserve trail heads. The old, shaded and a bit more compact. Now... their water is RUSTY!! It turned out camco filter brown. Make sure you have a filtration system and a good one at that's you can't drink the water even though you can drink the water. There are pit toilets but no showers. 10 primitive hike in sites. 70 ish sites for rvs. It is quiet and no one bothered us. Mid week it is basically empty. I'm not sure if we would use this campsite again if we had the opportunity. The water was a huge bummer.

Quite a nice little county owned campground. Very basic campground without any amenities. No…read moreshowers on site but washrooms were very nice. Sites were very level and large but no sewer hookups. They do have 2 dump stations on site though free for registered guests. Campground was very quiet and sites were large. Easy access to trails for hiking and biking.

Some friends and I were in the Rockford area looking to rent skiis. Unfortunately, we arrived too…read morelate in the day to rent. I appreciated that the staff was honest with us instead of taking the sale and having us be unhappy. It also helped that they had the most adorable dog in the world. Stop by!

If you are in the Rockford area and looking to buy or rent some adventure gear, this is the best…read moreplace around! Some friends and I recently took a trip to stay at a cabin in the Rockford area. We had planned to go cross country skiing and found that Rocktown Adventures rents xc skis in the winter. What we had not planned on was how slow we would be at finally leaving the cabin to go pick up the skis. Since they unfortunately don't do reservations for the skis, we called ahead to make sure they had some before heading over. By the time we got there it was already around 3 pm and unbeknownst to us, they close at 5 pm on the weekends. We got started with the rental process only to realize we would have very little time to ski before sundown. After explaining a couple options we had for still getting out on the skis, the staff member ultimately told us it probably wouldn't be worth our money given our time constraints. Instead of staying quiet, taking our money, and letting us have a very short ski trip, the staff member suggested the option that was best for us! He then told us that if we were ever back in town to just give them a call and if they had skis available he'd have them ready for us when we arrived. Not only is the staff knowledgeable and caring but they have an incredible selection of gear. We didn't end up spending any money there, and that is exactly why this was a five star experience!

I've been here twice. There are a different kinds of trampolines, foam pit, and obstacle course…read moreclimbing area. The price is reasonable for two hours of fun. I like that they allow adults to use the trampolines also. Highly recommended.

Do NOT go here! I purchased 7 jump tickets via their website and, upon arrival, the ENTIRE site is…read moreunder construction and half closed down, but their on-line site is charging their full rate without an explanation that they are rebranding or changing ownership to a new concept with half the place shut down. That practice is a racket, dishonest, and reprehensible. They are, I guess, trying to transition to Ninja Kidz--but I will never come back here. And it was dirty and gross.

There is a wonderful little gem of a park. In our neighborhood that our family just can't get…read moreenough of. Hill Climb Park has a modest setup: a sand pit, 4 swings, a jungle gym with 3 slides, etc. what seems to be the favorite are the 2 wooden truck structures and the train. Our toddler absolutely loves climbing through the tunnels of the jungle gym and sliding down the slides over and over and over again. He also loves climbing in and around trucks and train and pretending to drive them. This might not be the most exciting playground for an older kid but, because it's within walking distance it does the trick for us.