Trail Distance: 2 miles
Trail Surface: Asphalt & Gravel
Type of Use: Fat Tire
Towns: Joliet, Lockport
County: Will
Intensity of Use: Unknown
Setting: Open spaces, wooded, hills
Connecting Trails: I & M Canal, Gaylord Donnelley Trail
Directions for parking: Unknown
Trail Map:
Rider's Comments: The Chicago & Joliet Electric Railway Companybuilt the Dellwood Park in 1906 to increase the number of railway riders. A boathouse,dance hall, grandstand for races, merry-go-round, open-air theater, restaurant, and otherattractions made this a popular spot for thousands of annual visitors from Chicago until afire destroyed many of the buildings in 1930.
Today the park has 2 miles of asphalt and crushed gravel pathways as well as a performingarts center, picnic pavilions, playgrounds, and ball fields. A 1-mile asphalt trail loopsaround the ball fields. Another 1 mile of gravel and crushed limestone trail runs up anddown the hills and ravines near Fraction Creek. Be careful on the gravel trails. Walk yourbike down the steep hills. Water, shelters, picnic tables, and restrooms are available atthe park.
For Detailed Information Contact:
Lockport Park District
For Calendar of Events in Surrounding Communities Contact:
Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry
