Better weather is FINALLY here–so we can finally enjoy the great outdoors…Whether you’re planning a trip to a new and exotic location, swimming at the municipal pool, revisiting your favorite haunts or prefer armchair traveling on your porch with an iced tea, chances are we have what you’re looking for (as well as a few surprises).
The Parks and Recreation display in Reference has maps, pamphlets, guides, books, and videos–most of which are available for check-out–on places like St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest city in the U.S.A.; the Northwest’s famous Pacific Crest Trail where one can hike or backpack all or parts of the trail from Mexico to Canada; pedal along your favorite Illinois bike path; camp, surf, swim, or beach-comb along the Pacific coastline of Mexico, California, Oregon, Washington, Canada or Alaska; follow in the footsteps of Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark who trekked 8000 miles in 28 months; sign-up for the rafting-ride-of-a-lifetime along the Snake River; or read Aldo Leopold’s classic A Sand County Almanac whose book begins with “There are those who can live without wild things, and some who cannot. These essays are the delights and dilemmas of one who cannot.”
This display highlights only a fraction of what’s available to you in our collection. Happy trails and happy summer!
Book Stacks E 158 .C827 2001 | America’s national scenic trails / by Kathleen Ann Cordes. |
Book Stacks F 532.I5 S35 2013 | Dreams of duneland: a pictorial history of the Indiana Dunes Region / Kenneth J. Schoon. |
Book Stacks F 536 .D49x | Directory of Illinois museums: including historical, cultural and scientific agencies. |
Book Stacks F 539.3 .P64 2012 | Oddball Illinois: a guide to 450 really strange places / Jerome Pohlen. |
Book Stacks F 547.J2 M637 1954x | Flowering plants and ferns of Giant City State Park / by Robert H. Mohlenbrock. |
Book Stacks F 547.L3 C74 2002x | Starved Rock State Park: the work of the CCC along the I & M Canal / Dennis H. Cremin, Charlene Giardina. |
Book Stacks F 547.L3 S25 | Starved Rock State Park and its environs / by Carl O. Sauer, Gilbert H. Cady and Henry C. Cowles. |
Book Stacks F 548.18 .F57 1987 | Country walks near Chicago / by Alan Fisher. |
Book Stacks F 548.18 .F7625 | Frommer’s Chicago with kids. |
Book Stacks F 548.18 .T47 2004x | Chicago : off the beaten path / Cliff Terry. |
Book Stacks F 548.37 .C495 2007x | Chicago / edited by Suzanne Lander. |
Book Stacks F 782.R59 F73 2013 | Making Rocky Mountain National Park: the environmental history of an American treasure / Jerry J. Frank. |
Book Stacks F 852.3 .D47 2000 | Guide to America’s outdoors. Pacific Northwest / by Bob Devine. |
Book Stacks G 1105 .N4 2000 | National geographic atlas of natural America. |
Book Stacks GV 1045.5.M55 S44 1995 | Mountain biker’s guide to the Midwest: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois / Dave Shepherd. |
Book Stacks GV 174 .D87 1999x | Wilderness within: reflections on leisure and life / Daniel L. Dustin. |
Book Stacks GV 182 .J66 2005x | Invention of the park: recreational landscapes from the Garden of Eden to Disney’s Magic Kingdom / Karen R. Jones and John Wills. |
Book Stacks GV 191.4 .J46 1995 | Outdoor recreation in America / Clayne R. Jensen. |
Book Stacks GV 199.42.I3 P67 2009 | Hiking Illinois / Susan L. Post. |
Book Stacks GV 199.42.I32 I454 1998 | Hiking & biking the I & M Canal National Heritage Corridor / by Jim Hochgesang. |
Book Stacks GV 199.42.I6 M34 2000 | Hiking Indiana / Sally McKinney. |
Book Stacks GV 199.42.M82 S757 2012 | Best hikes near St. Louis / JD Tanner and Emily Ressler-Tanner. |
Book Stacks GV 53 .L54 2006 | America’s boardwalks: from Coney Island to California / James Lilliefors. |
Book Stacks QE 105 .W6 1997 | Geology underfoot in Illinois / Raymond Wiggers. |
Book Stacks QE 106.I34 G85 2004x | Guide to the Illinois Caverns State Natural Area / Samuel V. Panno [and others]. |
Book Stacks QH 105.F6 B66 2002 | Book of the Everglades / edited by Susan Cerulean. |
Book Stacks QH 105.I3 A53 1997 | Nature of Chicago / Isabel S. Abrams. |
Book Stacks QH 105.M55 S48 2996 | Smithsonian guides to natural America. The Northern Plains– Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota / text, Lansing Shepard. |
Book Stacks QH 105.N7 D39 2007 | Field guide to the natural world of New York City / Leslie Day. |
Book Stacks QH 75 .D83 2011 | Authenticity in nature: making choices about the naturalness of ecosystems / Nigel Dudley. |
Book Stacks QH 76 .M53 2009 | Wilderness in national parks: playground or preserve / John C. Miles. |
Book Stacks QH 76.5.I5 Z98 2002 | Guide to Illinois nature centers & interpretive trails / Walter G. Zyznieuski and George S. Zyznieuski. |
Book Stacks QH 81 .L56 1989x | Sand County almanac, and sketches here and there / by Aldo Leopold. |
Book Stacks QH 81 .N67 2002 | Norton book of nature writing / edited by Robert Finch and John Elder. |
Book Stacks S 916.I3 N47x | Nature of Illinois. |
Book Stacks S 932.E22 D74 2010 | America’s natural places. East and Northeast / Donelle Nicole Dreese. |
Book Stacks S 932.P33 S27 2010 | America’s natural places. Pacific and West / Methea Sapp. |
Book Stacks S 932.R63 E57 2010 | America’s natural places. Rocky Mountains and Great Plains / Kelly Enright. |
Book Stacks S 932.S84 K69 2010 | America’s natural places. South and Southeast / Stacy S. Kowtko. |
Book Stacks SB 486.P76 O97 1994 | Our endangered parks: what you can do to protect our national heritage / National Parks and Conservation Association; with profiles by Jeffrey Davis. |
Book Stacks TX 1110 .F74 2005 | Complete RV handbook: a guide to getting the most out of life on the road / Jayne Freeman. |
Book Stacks Y 4.R 31/3:110-26 | No child left inside: reconnecting kids with the outdoors / joint oversight hearing before the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans, joint with the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands of the Committee on Natural Resources |
Book Stacks Y 4.R 31/3:110-7 | Yellowstone National Park bison: oversight hearing before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands of the Committee on Natural Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, March 20, 2007. |
BTC 333.78 G259ma | Managing green spaces: careers in wilderness and wildlife management / Suzy Gazlay. |
BTC 590 R727ark | Ark in the park: the story of Lincoln Park Zoo / Mark Rosenthal, Carol Tauber, and Edward Uhlir. |
BTC 796.01 B882in | In the park / Nikki Bundey. |
Docs 582.13 NATU | Nature’s palette: a guide to wildflower color in Illinois / by John Schwegman. |
Docs 597.176 COMM | Common freshwater fish of Illinois. |
Docs 597.8 ILLI 2 | Illinois landowner’s guide to amphibian conservation / R.E. Szafoni, et al. |
Docs 598.34 NAVO | Illinois lakeshore birds / prepared by Jason Navota. |
Docs 917.73 I29ip | Illinois prairie heritage. |
Docs 917.73 ILLI26 | Illinois Amtrak calendar of events: fun guide. |
Docs 917.73 TIME2 | Time traveler: a guide to historic Illinois. |
Docs 917.7304929 ILLI3 | Illinois weekend adventure guide. |
Docs 917.7356 WELC 2008 | Welcome to the Illinois State Capitol. |
Docs 917.773 FIRS4 | First official goodtimes guide to southern Illinois. |
Docs A 13.13:D 54 | Diamond Fork Youth Forest, Utah |
Docs A 13.13:H 94/5/999 | River Road Scenic Byway-Huron National Forest . |
Docs A 13.13:L 58/3 | Discovering the legacy of Lewis and Clark: bicentennial commemoration 2003-2006 / Frank Muhly, Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation. |
Docs A 13.13:SH 7/8 | Shoshone National Forest visitor guide: America’s first national forest / Wyoming / US Forest Service. |
Docs A 13.13:W15/20 | Wild & scenic Snake River guide. |
Docs A 13.2:F53/9 | Fishing your national forests. |
Docs A 13.2:F61/6 | Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway: a national forest and state of Colorado scenic byway. |
Docs A 13.2:T 62/2009 | Toquima Cave rock art site, Utah |
Docs A 13.36/2:C 71/2/2011 | Southwestern Colorado public lands campground guide. |
Docs A 13.36/2:N21/21/996 | Guide to your national forests and other lands administered by the Forest Service |
Docs A 13.36/2:N42M/2 | New Mexico recreation and heritage guide / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [et al.]. |
Docs A 13.36/2:R 5-RG-172 | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit: 7.5 quadrangle / US Forest Service; Pacific Southwest Region. |
Docs A 13.36/2:W 64/10 | Winter wildlife viewing guide: Garden Valley, Idaho. |
Docs A 13.36/2:W75/995 | Wisconsin’s national forests: pocket guide / US Forest Service. |
Docs A 13.36/2-6:R 10-RG-158 | Tongass National Forest: Juneau area trails guide / US Forest Service. |
Docs A 13.36/2-6:R 5-RG-152 | Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, California series–central Sierra: Le Conte Canyon to Barker Pass / US Forest Service. |
Docs A 13.36/2-6:R8-RG167 | Jefferson National Forest, Virginia / US Forest Service. |
Docs G 4101.E63 1987 .I4 | Illinois canoeing guide. |
Docs I 28.2:ST2/5 | Minerals in the 50 states / U.S. Department of the Interior. |
Docs I 29.2:AR 4/4 | Arkansas Post National Memorial, Arkansas / National Park Service. |
Docs I 29.2:C 99 | Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida / National Park Service. |
Docs I 29.2:G29/3/DRAFT/SUM. | Georgetown-Silver Plume Historic District, Colorado /Summary: study of alternatives. |
Docs I 29.2:R 59/20 | Ancient native Americans in Rock Creek Park: District of Columbia / National Park Service. |
Docs I 29.2:SA 2 A | St. Augustine at 450 years. |
Docs I 29.2:SCI 2/2 | National Park Service science in the 21st century: a National Parks Science Committee report / Sylvia A. Earle [et al.]. |
Docs I 29.21:EF4/2/995 | Effigy mounds National Monument, Iowa: official map and guide. |
Docs I 29.21:EL 5/4 | Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island: New York-New Jersey / National Park Service. |
Docs I 29.21:ER 4 | Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor (N.Y.) |
Docs I 29.21:H 82/2/998 | Hovenweep National Monument Colorado/Utah: official map and guide. |
Docs I 29.21:J 61/3/2010 | John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon / National Park Service. |
Docs I 29.21:N 22/2/2012 | Navajo National Monument, Arizona / National Park Service. |
Docs I 29.21:OR 3/6 | Oregon Caves National Monument, Oregon / National Park Service. |
Docs I 29.21:W 58/6/2013/SPAN.-ENG. | White Sands National Monument, New Mexico / National Park Service. |
Docs I 29.39:G 56/2014 | Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California / National Park Service. |
Docs I 29.39:M 46 | Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Arizona/Nevada. |
Docs I 29.39:M 69 I/2001 | Mississippi National River and Recreation Area / National Park Service. |
Docs I 29.39:W 57/2/2000 | Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area, California / National Park Service. |
Docs I 29.6/5:P 76/2 | Potomac heritage: Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, Northumberland, Westmoreland, Lancaster, and Richmond counties, Virginia; explore Virginia’s Nothern Neck by bicycle. |
Docs I 29.6/6:K 12 | Kalaupapa: Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Hawaii / National Park Service. |
Docs I 29.6/6:P 18/2 | Palo Alto Battlefield. |
Docs I 29.8:B 48/2009 | Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Kentucky and Tennessee / National Park Service. |
Docs I 29.8:P 23/4/2000 | National park system map and guide: [United States] / National Park Service. |
Docs I 29.8:P 44/2009 | Petersburg National Battlefield, Virginia / National Park Service. |
Docs I 29.86/4:L 63 | Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic site: cultural landscape report / prepared by Lucy Lawliss and Susan Hitchcock. |
Docs I 53.2:OR 3/25 | National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center: junior pioneer book / U.S. Department of the Interior. |
Docs I 53.2:P 95/2000 | Pryor Mountain National Wild Horse Range / U.S. Department of the Interior. |
Docs I 53.2:R 52/3/999 | Alaska river adventures. |
Docs I 53.7/2:AR 4 I/7 | La Posa off-highway vehicle guide map (Yuma, Arizona) / U.S. Department of the Interior. |
Docs I 53.7/2:M 69 O/3 | Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument: boaters’ guide, Fort Benton to Coal Banks Landing / BLM; Fort Benton River Management Station. |
Docs Maps A 13.36/2-6:R 8-RG 26/2002 | Ozark National Forest, Arkansas |
Docs Maps A 13.36/2-6:R 5-RG-167 | Sequoia National Forest atlas, including Giant Sequoia National Monument: 7.5 quadrangle topographic maps / US Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region. |
Docs A 13.36/2-6:R 5-RG-177 | Sierra National Forest, California / US Forest Service. |
Docs Maps A 13.36/2-6:R 8-RG-348/2011 | Kisatchie National Forest, Caney Ranger District, Louisiana / US Forest Service |
Docs Maps G 4101.E63 2007 .N4x | Illinois, official bicycle map, east central Illinois, map 5 / Northern Illinois University through the Cartography Laboratory. |
Docs Maps G 4101.E63 2007 .N52x | Illinois, official bicycle map, northwestern Illinois, map 2 / Northern Illinois University through the Cartography Laboratory. |
Docs Maps G 4101.E63 2007 .N5x | Illinois, official bicycle map, southeastern Illinois, map 7 / Northern Illinois University through the Cartography Laboratory. |
Docs Maps G 4101.E63 2007 .N6x | Illinois official bicycle map, Shawnee region, map 9 / Northern Illinois University through the Cartography Laboratory. |
Docs Maps G 4101.E63 2008 .N61x | Illinois, official bicycle map, I & M Canal to Iroquois, map 3 / Northern Illinois University through the Cartography Laboratory. |
Docs Maps G 4101.E63 2008 .N62x | Illinois, official bicycle map, southwestern Illinois, map 8 / Northern Illinois University through the Cartography Laboratory. |
Docs Maps G 4101.E63 2008 .N63x | Illinois, official bicycle map, Springfield and westernmost Illinois, map 6 / Northern Illinois University through the Cartography Laboratory. |
Docs Maps G 4101.E63 2009 .N61x | Illinois, official bicycle map, Chicago/northeastern Illinois, map 1 / Northern Illinois University through the Cartography Laboratory. |
DVDs – 4000 Level F1017 .C36 2005x .DVD | Canada [videorecording] / Pilot Film and TV Productions Ltd. |
DVDs – 4000 Level F597 .M54 2006x .DVD | Midwest USA [videorecording] / DVD Masters. |
DVDs – 4000 Level F782.M52 M47 2007x .DVD | Mesa Verde National Park [videorecording]. |
DVDs – 4000 Level F788 .G73 2001x .DVD | Grand Canyon [videorecording]: the world’s great natural wonder / producer/director Dale Johnson. |
DVDs – 4000 Level F912.M23 D363 2005x .DVD | Denali, Alaska’s great wilderness [videorecording] / a co-production of ABC/Kane Productions and BBC in association with Trebitsch Produktion International GmbH and PBS. |
DVDs – 4000 Level PN1997 .P865x .DVD | Punishment park [videorecording] / a Francoise Films production; directed by Peter Watkins. |
Doc Maps G4102.M5 2006 .I4x | Mississippi Palisades State Park. |
Doc Maps G4102.P9 2007 .I4x | Pyramid State Park. |
Doc Maps G4102.W57 2006 .I4x | Wolf Creek State Park. |
Doc Maps I 19.79:W 64 | Celebrating America’s national wilderness preservation system |
Doc Maps I 29.8:C16/2 | Historical map & guide to the Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor : America’s first national heritage corridor. / produced by Canal Corridor Association. |
Docs I 53.2:OU8/4 | Unlimited outdoor adventure: something for everyone. |
Doc Maps I 53.7/2:K66 | Klamath Falls Resource Area, Lakeview District, Oregon/ United States Department of the Interior. |
Doc Maps I 53.7/2:SA3/995 | Lower Salmon River boater’s guide : Hammer Creek to Heller Bar, Idaho / [edited by Luverne Grussing and Jennifer Jones]. |
Doc Maps I 53.7/2:W99/47 | Wyoming, “unlimited outdoor adventure.” |
Book Stacks QH 105.I3 J44 2014 | Exploring nature in Illinois: a field guide to the Prairie State / Michael Jeffords and Susan Post. |
Book Stacks QL 1 .F4 N.S. num.115 | Fieldiana. Zoology. |
Book Stacks QL 1 .F4 N.S. num.115 | Fishes of Will County, Illinois / Philip W. Willink, Francis M. Veraldi. |
Reference & Book Stacks QL 684.I3 B64 1989 | Birds of Illinois / H. David Bohlen. |
Reference GV 1045.5.I3 S76 2003x | Chicago mountain bike trails guide / by P.L. Strazz. |
Reference GV 53 .E53 2004 vol 1 | Encyclopedia of recreation and leisure in America / Gary S. Cross, editor. |
Reference GV 53 .E53 2004 vol 2 | Encyclopedia of recreation and leisure in America / Gary S. Cross, editor. |
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