River Trail

River Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit River Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach River Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.82619, -89.02181. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near River Trail

• Rock Springs Conservation Area · sanctuary · Macon · ~1 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park · sanctuary · Macon · ~9 km · Must-see
• Scovill Park · park · Macon · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Decatur · lake · Macon · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fort Daniel Conservation Area · fort · Macon · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Pulaski Courthouse · fort · Logan · ~38 km · Must-see
• Robert Allerton Park · sanctuary · Piatt · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Taylorville Dam · lake · Christian · ~48 km · Must-see
• Clinton Lake · lake · DeWitt · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sangchris Lake Dam · lake · Sangamon · ~55 km · Must-see
• Eagle Creek State Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~56 km · Must-see
• Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area · park · Logan · ~56 km · Must-see
• Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Logan · ~57 km · Must-see
• Heritage in Flight Museum · museum · Logan · ~57 km · Must-see
• Logan Courthouse Square Historic District · park · Logan · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville · lake · Shelby · ~59 km · Must-see
• Henson Robinson Zoo · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~61 km · Must-see
• Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of River Trail

Other treks near River Trail

• Big Oak Loop · trek · Macon · ~0 km
• Bluestem Loop · trek · Macon · ~1 km
• 5-mile Trail · trek · Champaign · ~84 km
• Constitution Trail Southtown Branch · trek · McLean · ~88 km
• Constitution Trail Interurban Branch · trek · McLean · ~90 km
• Basin Loop · trek · Champaign · ~93 km
• Beckman Quad Walk · trek · Champaign · ~94 km
• Constitution Trail Bloomer Line Branch · trek · McLean · ~94 km
• Constitution Trail Illinois Central Branch · trek · McLean · ~96 km
• Constitution Trail Collegiate Branch · trek · McLean · ~96 km

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