Resident guide
Explore West Chicago: Community, Biking and Walking
Explore durable community destinations and find current trail maps, operators and demographic sources.
About the community
West Chicago grew from a railroad junction into a diverse community with regional road and rail access. Use Census QuickFacts for current population and demographic figures rather than frozen promotional statistics.
Biking and walking
West Chicago connects to local parks, the Illinois Prairie Path and regional Forest Preserve trails. Confirm current maps, rules, closures and accessibility with each operator.
Plan a visit
Use operator sites for the Park District, Forest Preserve destinations, Kline Creek Farm, the City Museum and Gallery 200. Hours, programs and access change.
WeGo Exploring archive
The 2024 challenge and prize details are historical. Its durable destination ideas are represented here without presenting old GooseChase codes or events as current.
Source coverage: Biking & Walking in West Chicago
Over 80% of DuPage County residents live within an 8-minute bike ride of our regional trail system. If you want to drive to a trail, there are parking lots close to trail heads and in most forest preserves. In collaboration with the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County has created an application that provides locations of trails, bikeways, restrooms, parking and much more. Visit the DuPage County website for more information . DuPage County Trails Map DuPage County Trails in West Chicago Central DuPage County Rail-Trail Loop Southwest DuPage County Rail-Trail Loop Ride Northwest DuPage County Rail-Trail Loop Ride IPP East-West Ride
Source coverage: Community Profile
WELCOME TO WEST CHICAGO About West Chicago Located in the Western Suburbs along Illinois Route 59, the City of West Chicago is a community on the western edge of DuPage County that borders Illinois’ Tri-City area, and is best known for its historical significance as the first Illinois community established by the railroads. West Chicago boasts open green spaces and connections to trails systems such as the Illinois Prairie Path as well as unique artistic features including a community art gallery and an annual art banner exhibit held in the historic downtown area. Location The City of West Chicago is 32 miles from downtown Chicago, and has easy access to major Illinois highways and roads. Stretching east to west is IL Route 38 and IL Route 64 which both converge on I-355 and I-294; stretching north and south is IL Route 59 which runs directly This local guide preserves this stable context; use the official source for changing forms, dates, fees, rosters, availability, legal documents and current operations.
Source coverage: Explore the Community
FAMILY DESTINATIONS IN WEST CHICAGO ARC Center 201 National Street West Chicago, IL 60185 630.231.9474 Located at the heart of Reed Keppler, one of West Chicago’s most beautiful parks, is the ARC Center. The ARC Center features a fitness center, locker rooms, 3-court gymnasium, Treehouse play area, walking/running track, multipurpose gym, party room, dance studio, spin room, fitness studio and meeting rooms. Come for a tour or check out some of the areas and programs the ARC Center has for you and your family. http://www.we-goparks.org/arc-center Turtle Splash 129 W. National St. West Chicago, Il 60185 630.293.6320 The five acre water park is one of the “must see” places to go in West Chicago. The park features four slides including the Crush body slide, the Snapper tube slide, the Squirt Tot slide for small children and the Captain’s Corkscrew slide. Kids can play in the Swing This local guide preserves this stable context; use the official source for changing forms, dates, fees, rosters, availability, legal documents and current operations.
Source coverage: WeGo Exploring
Archived context: What is WeGo Exploring? To help encourage the WeGo community to get out and “ explore what’s great outdoors in West Chicago ,” the partnership of the City of West Chicago, Healthy West Chicago, the West Chicago Park District, and the West Chicago City Museum have put together the WeGo Exploring community initiative. The WeGo Exploring community initiative aims to promote the importance of being active outdoors for physical and mental health while also highlighting the many places to go and things to do outdoors within the community. Apart from physical health benefits, simply being active outdoors also has several mental health benefits including improved attention, lower stress, and enhanced memory. In addition, being outdoors provides people with a sense of adventure and discovery when they change the locations where they explore! Where should I Go? Everywhere! West Chicago offers many great places to discover This local guide preserves this stable context; use the official source for changing forms, dates, fees, rosters, availability, legal documents and current operations.