Weldon Spring Conservation Area

This place is very cool. Easy river access with nice clean parking lots and plenty of room to launch. Always clean ramps unlike most of the ramps in illinois on the kaskaskia. Great for fishing on the river.

Pleasant hike with a great view. Do Be prepared for plenty of mud on the way.

Beautiful fields of sunflowers, this is towards the end of their harvest but still a sight to see!!! Great day trip for the family for sure and photo op!

I love it here. So peaceful. The place is huge, so you can go multiple times and still have all kinds of places to visit. The roads are mostly all grave, so be prepared for that for your car. The place is extremely well maintained. There are out houses everywhere, but also actual bathrooms in the front next to the bait shop.

Get ready for a hike! The Lost Valley short loop is about 8 miles and the full trail is a little over 10. It's not very steep overall, so it's not too tiring. We went in early April. There were a lot of spring flowers and water was gushing from the underground springs. Some of the views are spectacular. Make sure to look up at those views instead of focusing on the rocks you are trying not to trip over, lol! Have fun trying to find the hidden cemetary too!