I've hiked Veteran Acres many, many times. There's a decent variety of trails and they do a pretty…read moregood job of maintaining them. I'll run into deer; especially early in the AM or at dusk. Not very crowded. And you don't feel like you're in the middle of Crystal Lake once you get back into the wooded areas.

Veteran Acres Park is gorgeous, with a clean and historic nature center and plenty of hiking…read moretrails, with water features sprinkled in. I really enjoyed looking at the animals inside such as the snakes, and the trails were difficult enough to be challenging, but easy enough to enjoy the beautiful surroundings. I'm taking a star off because they were spraying Roundup all over the park while we were there, and the lake was quite green. Regardless, it was a fun experience to connect with nature and get off of our phones. We saw some caterpillars, chipmunks, and a lot of turtles. I remember coming here as a child, and will continue to visit when I'm in the area for some fresh air. I didn't see any ticks, but keep in mind there can be ticks and mosquitos in the damper months.

Coming to this park the first time it's surprising how big it actually is. Emricson Park has plenty…read moreof family friendly amenities and facilities throughout. It certainly is one of the largest parks in Woodstock. A lot of room for chilling or playing around. There's also natural beauty such as ponds. Basically it's popular with sports and youth leagues. It's got a lot of facilities for sports. These include for baseball, basketball, football, pickleball, soccer, tennis, and volleyball. Of course there's more to do here. There's also pavilions, picnic tables, and playgrounds. Also grilling here is allowed. The park officials let visitors bring their own grills as long ad vials are properly disposed of, which is saying to not leave these burning like people seem to do a lot. For sure it's a park that's big. It's located on the west side of town. They allow sledding and snowshoeing in winter.

Brand new playground at Emricson Park. Truly the coolest and largest playground I've ever been to…read more Tons to do, beautiful scenary and great for all ages! You can even see the pond and horse farm down the hill from the park which was extra fun for my kiddo

I returned here after visiting about 30 years ago, and was very impressed with the trails. You can…read morespend many days here and still not see all the areas the park offers. We parked at the Oak Opening area and hiked down to Lake Defiance, taking the Lake Defiance Trail. We stopped at the Nature Center to see some displays and chat with the ranger, and then continued our hike. Seeing the moraines, the leftover hills and ridges from the retreating Wisconsin Glacier, 10's of thousands of years ago, was a geologic trip through time. This is a great local state park that does not have an entrance fee! (None of our state parks have entrance fees to the best of my knowledge!) This is a place I can't wait to get back to explore, right in the backyard of the Chicago 'burbs!

Very thankful my son recommended training for long runs at Moraine Hills. His mapping of the route…read moreprovided a great roadmap. There is signage, mileage marking and different surfaces (soft and asphalt). for the trails. The varying elevations provide great opportunities to train well. It did not disappoint. Thank you!!

Love love love woodstock square! From Groundhog Day to Christmas lights and everything in between!…read more Cute stores, opera house has fun shows, movie theatre is great and lots of fun places to eat! If you haven't been here - you are missing out!

We were in the area and stopped by Woodstock square to check out their Saturday farmers market. The…read moregrounds are pretty and well maintained. The location has several landmark buildings with plenty of unique boutique shops and restaurants lining the square. Sections of streets are cobblestone paved adding to its historic charm. Surprisingly, this is also the location where nearly 30 years ago Groundhog Day was filmed. The opera house was the location of the Pennsylvanian Hotel and the pavilion in the center was Gobbler's Knob where actor Bill Murray who plays a local newscaster is stuck in an unfortunate time loop while reporting on Punxsutawney Phil's annually celebrated shadow sighting. If you want to partake in some winter fun and movie history, the Square holds their own Groundhog Day on February 2nd.

The park in general is very nice and beautiful. Lots of thing to do. That alone is 5 stars…read moreespecially being so close. But the thing that ruins it is the Rangers/dedicated law enforcement for this area. They are just fishing for whatever like they have nothing better to do. I've heard stories but my personal story is I got pulled over, complained about how I was speeding and then threatened to search the car. Absolute power trip. Other then the tyrants that work here very beautiful place.

Very rude front desk staff. Ruined the experience of wanting to take the trail walk. She was…read moreunwilling to listen

The bog itself is a small loop like 1/2 a mile. There's another trail around it, who knows how far…read moreit goes. Definitely cool to be on a bog, and walking on the supported apparatus is fun as they wiggle all over and you might fall in! Kewl.

I first visited Volo Bog in the early 90s with an environmental biology class I was taking at CLC…read more I've returned many times since then to hike the large outer ring trail. I recently returned with a group to see a presentation slide show and do a guided walk through the bog interpretive trail and had a really great time. It was the first time I'd done the guided tours or experienced the presentations. The docents and people working here are really great and you can tell they enjoy what they do here. They were very friendly and open with our group and everything was very informative. The fall colors were beautiful! I wish I'd seen a muskrat this time but the temp was chilly and they were probably all hunkered down. I did see lots of birds! If you enjoy nature you should definitely visit Volo Bog.

Pretty nice park. Multiple lakes, walking trails, and a frisbee/disc golf course. Gets pretty muddy…read morein the spring, and gnats too. Maintained decently, quiet.

This seems like a nice park. Lots of trees and trails and picnic tables and what more do you need…read moreat a park? It was raining pretty hard today and cold so we just sat in our car and ate our lunch today but I'm good with coming back for a hike.

I enjoy coming here…read more. Not to mention I am a park explorer. This park has awesome trails, super clean and even has a spot where you can get free poop bags if you are walking your puppy and forget your bags. There is also lavatories. Park closes when the sun sets. Throughout trails you will see signs about the park and habitat. Great views, no picnic tables which is fine with me since I enjoy I good walk/run. This places goes up and down which is amazing. You you are looking for a cool spot to run this is a good one. The only thing is that parking is not very big. Other than that I'd be returning.