Visitors taking a scenic drive through Peninsula State Park in Door County, Wis., often stop at Sven’s Bluff to admire the view. (Katherine Rodeghier / Chicago Tribune)
These three state parks put on spectacular autumn displays close to home.
When leaves turn brilliant colors, head to a Midwest state park for an appealing walk in the woods. (Katherine Rodeghier / Chicago Tribune)
Steve Speak, the broom-maker in Pioneer Village at Spring Mill State Park in Indiana, takes visitors on a tour of the grounds. (Katherine Rodeghier / Chicago Tribune)
Spring Mill Inn in Indiana’s Spring Mill State Park was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. (Katherine Rodeghier / Chicago Tribune)
The Virgil I. Grissom Memorial honors one of America’s first astronauts. It stands at the entry to Spring Mill State Park near Mitchell, Ind. (Katherine Rodeghier / Chicago Tribune)
The Door County Historical Society gives tours of Eagle Bluff Lighthouse in Wisconsin’s Peninsula State Park. (Katherine Rodeghier / Chicago Tribune)
Hikers can get a workout on the Eagle Trail through Peninsula State Park in Door County, Wis. (Katherine Rodeghier / Chicago Tribune)
Fall foliage lights up 18 canyons winding through Illinois’ Starved Rock State Park. (Katherine Rodeghier / Chicago Tribune)
A trolley takes visitors on tours through Starved Rock State Park. Fall color tours are especially popular in one of the busiest state parks in Illinois. (Katherine Rodeghier / Chicago Tribune)
Soft St. Peter sandstone is etched by nature inside the Council Overhang rock formation in Illinois’ Starved Rock State Park. (Katherine Rodeghier / Chicago Tribune)
In addition to rooms in the lodge, guests can choose a cabin in the woods for an overnight stay at Starved Rock State Park near Oglesby, Ill. (Katherine Rodeghier / Chicago Tribune)
