Waterfall Hikes Near Chicago, IL

Two waterfalls make it inside Chicago's 50 mile circle, and both belong to Canyon Creek. Each is a 2 mile out and back rated moderate. The cascade adds about 200 feet of climbing and allows dogs. In country this thoroughly flattened by glaciers, that counts as a find. Serious waterfall weekends from the city usually mean driving to Starved Rock or southern Wisconsin, both past the line this page draws, so take the Canyon Creek pair for what it is, a close and manageable afternoon.