Ottawa (Illinois)

Ottawa is one of many towns in the Illinois River Valley of Northern Illinois.

Understand
Ottawa was established in 1853 in the background of river traffic commerce on the Illinois River and the adjunct Illinois and Michigan Canal as a portal between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River. It also featured prominently in the Underground Railroad and the Lincoln-Douglas debates.

Get in
Ottawa is readily connected to Chicago and the Quad Cities and the country at large by I-80.

North Central Area Transit provides transportation to and from other communities in LaSalle County like LaSalle.

Do
Activities at Buffalo Rock or Starved Rock State Park or walking along the Illinois and Michigan Canal Trail.

Sleep

 * Primitive camping at Buffalo Rock State Park, if you want to rough it.