Discover 18 Midwest Winter Adventures
Come winter, it's easy to hibernate with a book by the fire. But locking yourself away just robs you of the season's stark beauty and serious fun. All it takes to get out there is an idea, a willingness and a couple of layers. We've taken care of the ideas. The rest, you can handle.
Hike to frozen falls
Here is a great reason to keep hiking in winter: La Salle Falls. It is one of 14 stunning waterfalls along 13-plus miles of hiking trails in Illinois' Starved Rock State Park (left). La Salle can freeze into a 20-foot-wide glistening wall that you can actually walk behind. It's a veil of ice with a beautiful light-blue tinge, located just 90 miles southwest of Chicago. Starved Rock State Park
Ohio's Hocking Hills State Park (60 miles southeast of Columbus) offers its own off-season rewards. Amid the park's cliffs, caves and forest are roughly 100 waterfalls. The star is Ash Cave Falls, which forms icicles hanging like teeth 50 feet in the air. Hocking Hills State Park
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