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Bureau Creek Orchard
14180 1800 E. Street
Phone: 815-719-1571
Hornbaker Gardens
22937 1140 North Avenue
Phone: 815-659-3282
Hiking & Biking Trails
Hennepin Canal
Access south of Princeton
via Tiskilwa, or west of
Princeton via Wyanet, or
east of Princeton via Bureau.
Biking, hiking, camping,
fishing, boating & hunting.
City County Park & Red Covered Bridge
Route 26, just north of I-80
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Self-Guided Tours
Information and maps for these tours are available at the Prouty Building, 435 South Main Street. Phone: 815-875-2616 or toll-free at 877-730-4306
Princeton's Architectural Heritage
A self-guided tour of Princeton's Historic Homes & Buildings. Discover styles in: Colonial Revival and Bungalow, Dutch Colonial, Gothic, Four Square, Greek Revival, Italianate, Prairie Square or Prairie Style, and Victorian.
Hennepin Canal/Grand Illinois Trail
Historic Waterway with biking and hiking trails and restrooms along the way. Boating, fishing, hunting and camping.
Illinois River Road Scenic Byway
The Illinois River Road National Scenic Byway unites more than 100 nature-based destinations throughout the Illinois River Valley, beginning in Ottawa and ending 140 miles south in Havana.
www.illinoisriverroad.org
Captain Swift Covered Bridge
Located off of Fairground Road/Epperson on Township Rd. 1600 N. Completed and opened to the public in 2007. Construction was identical to that used on covered bridges a century ago, and visitors may drive through and see the massive wooden beams and arches.
Red Covered Bridge
Located at City County Park, just north of I-80 on IL Route 26. One of the few remaining covered bridges in Illinois. Nature and walking paths.
Ronald Reagan Trail
Princeton is just south of Reagan's birthplace of Dixon
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Across from the Court-house, South Main Street.Built in 1913 to honor Civil War Veterans
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Sports & Leisure
Bowling/Billiards
Crown Lanes Centre
1402 West Peru Street
Phone: 815-879-5811
(Bowling, Billiards and Game Room)
Somewhere Else
406 South Main Street
Phone: 815-875-6216
(Billiards, tavern, cigars)
Golfing
Hunter's Ridge Golf Course
12927 Illinois Hwy. 26
Phone: 815-879-6531
Pro Shop: 815-875-1151
Indian Hills Golf Course
9468 East St. - Tiskilwa
Phone: 815-646-4856
Wyaton Hills Golf Course
17879 1500 North Avenue
Phone: 815-872-2641
Horseback Riding
Daybreak Farm
13498 2500 E. Street
Phone: 815-879-0217
The Prairie Hill Barn,
Bed and Breakfast
25457 1275 North Avenue
Phone: 815-447-2487
Skateboard Park
Alexander Park
Park Avenue West
Sports Facility
Bureau County Metro Center
837 Park Avenue West
Phone: 815-872-0840
Indoor complex featuring: gymnasium for basketball and volleyball, racquetball courts, cardio-vascular room, running/ walking track, weight room, locker rooms, game room, sauna, 25-yard indoor swimming pool with wading pool.
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Parks & Picnic
Alexander Park and Pool
Park Avenue West
(Picnic, Playground, Tennis Courts, Basketball, Skateboard Park, Shelter, Outdoor Swimming Pool)
City County Park & Red Covered Bridge
Route 26, just north of Interstate 80. (Picnic, shelters, grills, ball diamond, playground, nature trails, sand volleyball court)
Soldiers and Sailors Park and Monument
Main Street/Park Ave. East
Picnic area
Darius Miller Park
Main Street & Long Street
(Next to Amtrak Station)
(Picnic, shelter, fountains)
Veteran's Park
Main Street and Central
(Landscape, seating)
West Side Park
First St. & Park Ave. West
(Picnic, ball diamonds)
Zearing Park
Euclid Ave. & Oak Street.
(Picnic, ball diamonds, soccer fields, playground, shelter, sand volleyball)
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