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Lowell Park, Dixon, IL

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Sports & Outdoors

Lowell Park

A 200-acre woodland park on the Rock River in Dixon, with trails, picnic shelters, a nature center, and fishing spots.

Dixon, IL

About Lowell Park

Lowell Park covers about 200 acres of wooded land beside the Rock River in Dixon. Visitors can use scenic drives, hiking trails, a dedicated natural area, picnic shelters, playgrounds, and fishing spots. Boat access is designed to be wheelchair accessible. The park is one of several run by the Dixon Park District, and the Ruth Edwards Nature Center is also on site.

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