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Mark your calendar. There’s always something amazing happening at Klehm – especially this fall!
Gratitude Tranquility Walk
Saturday, November 30th, 2024
Stroll through the night forest using your heightened senses to find the gifts that await, and make them your own on this guided walk.
Donuts, Coffee, and a Year-In-Review
Saturday, December 21st, 2024
With a new calendar ready to be hung on the wall and a full year ahead, join Executive Director Alex Mills for donuts, coffee, and an informal year-in-review presentation and Q&A session!
Solstice Tranquility Walk
Saturday, December 21st, 2024
Contemplate on the longest evening of the year during this slow, silent, guided walk through the forest.
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What Can I Experience at Klehm?
As one of Rockford, Illinois’ top outdoor family-friendly destinations, there’s something for everyone. Our 155 acres of woodlands and botanical gardens feature a children’s garden, 1.4 miles of paved paths, 3 miles of wooded trails and much more!
Nancy Olson
Children’s Garden
Explore Kid’s Creek for interactive stream play and frolic through our splash pad! Enjoy different kid-friendly gardens, an observation tower and oversize play structures that invite children to experience nature in a playful setting.
Garden
Pavillion
This spacious outdoor tented venue and landscaped patio is perfect for hosting wedding receptions as well as corporate and social functions.
Very beautiful grounds that are maintained very well. The main walking path is wide, paved, and easy to walk, so great for strollers or people with slight walking challenges. There are plenty of places to stop, sit, and reflect, which I really appreciate.
Connie Jo Holmes
Very beautiful grounds that are maintained very well. The main walking path is wide, paved, and easy to walk, so great for strollers or people with slight walking challenges. There are plenty of places to stop, sit, and reflect, which I really appreciate.
Connie Jo Holmes
My family comes here at least twice a year to visit the children's garden and it never disappoints! It's always clean, the flowers and grounds are beautiful and the walks are always adventurous. Definitely recommend bringing a suit for the kiddos and maybe some cups if they play in the 'river' and splash ground. Nice covered gazebo w/picnic tables and lots of shaded areas.
Deanna Baily
My family comes here at least twice a year to visit the children's garden and it never disappoints! It's always clean, the flowers and grounds are beautiful and the walks are always adventurous. Definitely recommend bringing a suit for the kiddos and maybe some cups if they play in the 'river' and splash ground. Nice covered gazebo w/picnic tables and lots of shaded areas.
Deanna Baily
Very nice place for a relaxing walk. A getaway for stress relief. Both easy paved walking paths and nature trails for those wanting to go adventuring.
Well designed for both adults and children. There is a great wonderful entertainment and water park for kids. They also create themes for people to walk through. When we were there, the theme was Big Bugs.
A great getaway.
Enjoy!
Rick Noll
Very nice place for a relaxing walk. A getaway for stress relief. Both easy paved walking paths and nature trails for those wanting to go adventuring.
Well designed for both adults and children. There is a great wonderful entertainment and water park for kids. They also create themes for people to walk through. When we were there, the theme was Big Bugs.
A great getaway.
Enjoy!
Rick Noll
No matter your age Klehm has much to offer. The day we visited most recently areas were set for two late summer weddings and the weather was perfect. The display of sculptures was terrific this year. My grandsons love the children garden especially the water features. All of these things are great fun the peaceful beauty among such a huge variety of plants and trees. Well worth a visit.
Melody Welty
No matter your age Klehm has much to offer. The day we visited most recently areas were set for two late summer weddings and the weather was perfect. The display of sculptures was terrific this year. My grandsons love the children garden especially the water features. All of these things are great fun the peaceful beauty among such a huge variety of plants and trees. Well worth a visit.
Melody Welty
I love this place. Sometimes on the trails I can forget that I'm in the middle of a 100k+ city. It is sufficiently forested to remove the bulk of the city noise and allow me to attune myself to sounds of nature. I can trek the trails for a couple of hours and not walk the entirety of the grounds. I would definitely recommend going in the fall and the spring. Nature's fireworks are on full display during these seasons. Consider buying a membership if you like places like these.
Restrooms: Very clean and well maintained.
Dog-friendliness: Very popular place to walk one's dog. Everyone seems to be very courteous with dogs on leashes and cleaning up after their pets.
Joshua Blackwell
I love this place. Sometimes on the trails I can forget that I'm in the middle of a 100k+ city. It is sufficiently forested to remove the bulk of the city noise and allow me to attune myself to sounds of nature. I can trek the trails for a couple of hours and not walk the entirety of the grounds. I would definitely recommend going in the fall and the spring. Nature's fireworks are on full display during these seasons. Consider buying a membership if you like places like these.
Restrooms: Very clean and well maintained.
Dog-friendliness: Very popular place to walk one's dog. Everyone seems to be very courteous with dogs on leashes and cleaning up after their pets.
Joshua Blackwell
This is a wonderful place in Rockford, IL!
The admission fee is very reasonable. You can bring young children for the splash park and creek. Our party had 2 4 year olds that played for more than an hour, took a break for lunch and rest room breaks and then went back to play some more.
The only reason I didn't choose 5 stars is because there is so much more park to see, I want to reserve the 5th star for my next visit.
Barbara J. Arnold
This is a wonderful place in Rockford, IL!
The admission fee is very reasonable. You can bring young children for the splash park and creek. Our party had 2 4 year olds that played for more than an hour, took a break for lunch and rest room breaks and then went back to play some more.
The only reason I didn't choose 5 stars is because there is so much more park to see, I want to reserve the 5th star for my next visit.
Barbara J. Arnold
There are endless beautiful things to see. You can choose paved or natural paths.
Kristine Maynard
There are endless beautiful things to see. You can choose paved or natural paths.
Kristine Maynard
Very beautiful. Nature at it's best. Tons of flowers, plants and trees. Many unique tree varieties and many are labeled. The main paths are wide and paved and there are more narrow paths that cut through the wooden areas. We brought our dog and had a great time.
Ken Witz
Very beautiful. Nature at it's best. Tons of flowers, plants and trees. Many unique tree varieties and many are labeled. The main paths are wide and paved and there are more narrow paths that cut through the wooden areas. We brought our dog and had a great time.
Ken Witz
“Nature’s first green is gold.” — Robert Frost, “Nothing Gold Can Stay”
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Release yourself to the forest on this, the longest night of the year.
There will be no sunlight to guide your journey.
There will be no moonlight to show you the way.
But you will have your senses and the light of your spirit.
Let the night envelop you and teach you
that you can be the light to dispel the darkness.
This is a slow, silent, guided contemplation walk through the forest. Please join us!
For more info and to register, please go to: klehm.org/solstice-tranquility-walk/
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What a beautiful way to embrace the longest night of the year. 🌲✨ A peaceful walk through the forest sounds like the perfect way to reflect and connect with nature. Looking forward to this tranquil experience! #WinterSolstice #SolsticeWalk #EmbraceTheDarkness #KlehmArboretum
Oh I'd love to attend. We'll be picking up our son from the airport. That is also a wonderful experience for us 😊 hopefully next year. It sounds wonderful.
These pictures do not reflect the snow from today as they were taken earlier! The grounds are definitely preparing for a winter snooze 😴🍂🍁🌳🌲 There's always something beautiful to see!
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Join us for donuts, coffee and a year in review! With a new calendar ready to be hung and a full year ahead, join Executive Director Alex Mills for an informal year-in-review presentation and Q&A session lasting approximately 45 minutes on what will hopefully be a bright and sunny Saturday morning - we hope to see you!
Program registration is requested in order for us to obtain the right number of donuts and coffee (waste not, want not) and the modest registration fee is simply to help offset the cost of these goodies: www.simpletix.com/e/donuts-coffee-and-a-year-in-review-tickets-193556
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This sounds like a perfect way to kick off the year! Great company, donuts, coffee, and a look back at everything accomplished. Looking forward to hearing from Alex Mills and starting the year on a positive note. Don’t forget to register, everyone!