Wil-O-Way Commons Park — Attraction in Naperville

Review is for the River Access. Not an 'official' river access launch, but it does work. It's north of the this park. Stauffer Dr is a dead end, We dropped the yaks there, then shuttled cars to our take out, drove one car back and paddled thru Naperville River walk. I wish someone would make an official launch. If you drop in here, you are below Fawell Dam and in-turn, do not need to portage. However it is an easy but...

There’s a trailhead on Jefferson Ave downtown Naperville. You can take the trail north along the West branch of the DuPage River miles north until you hit the Prairie path trail. When the river floods it can go over the trail and close it. Great views through a number of parks with plenty of places to stop...

There best thing about this park is the bike path, which now connects it to McDowell first preserve, and through that to the vast network of trails. Also a nice place to play frisbee, walk the dog, set up a...