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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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    Wildcat Mountain Wildflower Walk

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    Join the staff at Wildcat Mountain for a Wildflower Walk!

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    Wildcat Mountain Earth! Work! Play! Day

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    Bring along friends and family to join park staff and the Friends of Wildcat Mountain State Park for this fun annual stewardship event and celebration of Earth Month.

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    Wildcat Mountain Wildflower Walk

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    Join the staff at Wildcat Mountain for a Wildflower Walk!

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    Candlelight Hike and Ski

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    Hike, snowshoe or ski a 1.5-mile torchlit trail, warm up around a roaring campfire, and gaze up at the stars.

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    Wildcat Mountain Candlelight Hike And Ski

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    Hike, snowshoe, or ski a 1.5-mile torchlit trail, warm up around a roaring campfire and gaze up at the stars. **

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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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