We had an amazing time playing paintball. The staff was incredibly friendly and helpful. I would…read morehighly recommend stopping by.

Great time! All went smoothly thanks to Larry!…read moreWill rent kayaks again. And be sure to check out restaurant too!

My husband and I had a great time. Our sailboat tour with Captain Brad was a first time experience…read morein a sail boat for both of us. My husband got to steer a little as Captain Brad educated us in the language of sailing. We definitely want to go again, especially during the fall color season.

It's nice to swim. There food is alright . Had a pleasnt swim and time to rest and eat the slides…read morepretty fun .the water always really blue and smells like chlorine. It's really not bad unless it's crowed but I mean it's a public place where it's pretty clean . Staff usually always nice and just really pleasant as well .

Loved playing here and people and staff were Very friendly. We ended up playing g here on Easter!…read moreLots of fun!

Guy at the desk took my change ( two dollars)and put it in his tips Jar. Also overage charge…read moreoutrageous leave for beer.

I'm not an avid frisbee golf player but I occasionally like "bro-out" and play a round of frolf…read morewith my boyfriend. And, you know what? I've come to appreciate the sport and courses I've played in. So, from my limited experience (only playing about 4 different courses in Illinois and Kansas), I would rank Northwood Park at the top. Top Three Reasons: 1) I think it's a well designed course. It has a lot different terrain; ranging from wooded to open flat to hilly areas. It's visually appealing and fun to walk around. 2) Even though there's a lot of different landscapes, it easy to find the next basket. And if you get turned around somehow, people that play there are nice and can probably tell you where to go! 3) It's a good course for all playing levels. There are few tricky/challenging holes but on the other hand, there are also some easier ones. The mix of difficulties makes it fun. Now, the only criticism I have for the park is you occasionally find trash around the tee off areas. It's sad because it's such a nice park! Anyway, trash receptacles throughout the course would definitely help!

Absolutely my favorite disc course anywhere. This is also the reason why PDGA uses this course for…read moretournament championships and the sort. Fantastic blend of wooded and open. Blind drives and straight shots abound as well. Hole 5 is a bastard 'cos of the tree line and traversing up a hill then down and crossing a small crick to land on the island pin. Delicious. 18 is the majestic capstone hole. Teeing off 100 feet above the fairway and walking across the crick leaves discers with a lasting impression. Well worth the drive on a nice day. Spend sun up to sun down here. The challenge is to get in the mid 50s. My personal best was 47. Replay: Very High if you are not tuckered out.

Review Visit: August 9th, 2016…read more Somehow I am usually the last to learn of cool places. Farmdale Reservoir is no different. I have driven past signs for Farmdale many times in my life and just thought it was a giant water reservoir or something like that. Then one day I decided to google it to see what it was. Well, talk about kicking yourself in the ass for taking forever to do something. I came out here and hiked for a few hours and enjoyed every second of it. I decided to hike the 'tough' trails and they proved to be a challenge. Especially if you were mountain biking. While I only hiked about 4 miles and it was just a small section of the map, I was very impressed and will be back in 2017. The entire area is beautiful and far enough removed from society that you do feel isolated, but not far from help and home. This could be a great place to bring dogs, if you have one and they are properly trained. They say Illinois is boring... but we have beautiful places like this to help dispel that notion.

Hidden Washington backyard gem, hiking, running, biking, and dog walking trails all over with some…read moresurprising views for central Illinois sprout out this suburban park as essential oxygen to check in frequently. Coming from Indiana I didn't realize what was here til introduced recently and quickly fell for this lil slice of Gatlinburg. Parking isn't well marked but just like life I kept going until I found what I wanted. A decent Saturday morning gave clear nice weather without a crowd, will definitely be back!

Review Visit: March 7th, 2012…read more After a whirlwind trip in Florida, I came back to Illinois and kept up the traveling. You could say traveling is my... forte. My friend Tim and I decided to check out what Fort Creve Coeur had to offer. Never having been in the area, I parked in a seemingly random parking lot that had a walk up point to a trail. I remember there being a small monument or plinth with an inscription on it. Referring to my photos, there was also a rock with an inscription dedicated to the fort. After we spent a few minutes reading the inscriptions and surveying the area, we hit the hiking trail. What a trail it was. The trail was a lot harder than I expected due to the constant elevation changes. It was a winding and roller coaster hike. After thinking we were about to get lost, we emerged to a clearing that lead to the fort itself. The fort was closed to public access. We could only observe the inside by looking through the spacing the logs provided on the front door. The interior of the fort seemed to represent the time period perfectly; that time period being in the ballpark of 1680. Looking in to the history of the fort, it seems to have been destroyed shortly after being constructed. You can read about it below via the Wikipedia link. Following and looking in to the Facebook and website page, it seems like they host some events. I haven't had the time to attend one, but they sound fun. If the rain ever stops, I would like to revisit during a time they are open and see the inside of the fort. Once I get to do that, I will update this post with some photos from the interior. Funny story... once we got done exploring the fort and the surrounding area, we realized that there was a parking lot next to the fort. We laughed at that fact since we spent a solid chunk of time hiking up to the fort. So, do yourself a favor if you aren't a fan of hiking and locate the nearby parking lot.

Fort Creve Coeur, in Creve Coeur, Illinois, is a historical re-creation of the winter, 1680,…read morequarters of the French explorer LaSalle, who went on from this site to explore the Mississippi River and who was eventually shot by his own crew in what is now Texas. The park and re-creation are probably near to the actual fort site. The re-creation itself will be of interest not only to history buffs, but also to civil and military engineers. There is a small museum/gift shop that offers some background about the town of Creve Coeur and the surrounding area, as well as a bit on LaSalle and his expedition. More about the expedition itself and their time in the Illinois country would be very welcome. The fort itself is in a neglected condition: all the labor and staff are volunteer, and the group that seeks to preserve the fort and its history operates almost entirely on donations from visitors. The fort site-museum/gift shop is open from 10 to 5 Tuesday through Saturday. There is no admission charge, but donations are very welcome. There are interpretive events featured at the site a couple times a year. The fort's website (www.ftcrevecoeur.org) has more information on these. This is a site that might disappoint people who are hoping to have a lot of detailed historical re-creation, but for those who enjoy letting their imaginations fill in the details, a visit to the site could be very rewarding. Young children probably won't be impressed (there is playground equipment near the museum/gift shop). The site might be best for more mature children. The site appears to be pet-friendly: a father, son, and their off-leash dog were just leaving the fort when we were about to enter. The site offers camping. A state nature preserve adjoins the fort site. There is a trail through the preserve, but the trail is not well-maintained as of this writing (8/2013).

We use to love coming to this golf course for there tournaments like the funky monkey, and Heart of…read moreDragon Tournaments and many more. We will never be back after the funky monkey tournament a where a Drunk Team came in accusing another team of cheating which I know most of them and can honestly say they would never cheat. To make things worse they came in after hearing them accusing of cheating since the windows were open and they were out on the patio and a fight about broke out. Corey is supposed to be the manager and he just sat there in a chair and watched it all go down and didn't say nothing. You could clearly see Corey was favoring the drunk team because they come out there all the time and play and the other team only comes out there for about 5 tournaments a year. Corey supposed to set a better example with being the PGA Pro and the manager of the golf course but after this tournament a lot of people lost a lot of respect for him for not even mediating the tournament and telling them guys to shut the hell up. What's even more messed up is last year eight under one it. This year 10 under won it. I can see if somebody came in with 16 under or something stupid like that but if you're within a couple Strokes then I'm not accusing anybody of cheating. Corey needs to be a better manager or resign stuff like this shouldn't be going on for a charity event at a City Course. When you got drunk teams that come in and being all belligerent like that you should be able to come in as a manager put your foot down and tell them to pipe it down or ask them to leave buddies or not.

Beautiful course but if you're not familiar with it, there is bo course layout to show you sand…read moretraps, water, etc. The greens are crazy with lots of slope. Even a great shot on the green will roll off. Would not recommend unless you're golfing with someone who knows the course.