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Woodsong Summer Concert Series – Heartache Tonight: A Tribute to the Eagles
Sunday, September 8th, 2024
From the powerful guitar duel in “Hotel California” to the shimmering harmonies of “Peaceful Easy Feeling” a Heartache Tonight show is a true Eagles concert experience featuring all the timeless classic songs from one of the greatest rock bands of all time!
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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
Listen to the soft sound of the wind.
Smell the scented spring air.
The air is precious,
for all things share the same breath –
the animals; the plants; the humans.
Our LAST Tranquility Walk of the 2023 – 2024 season is coming up quick! Experience the transition from day into night. Listen to the wonderful, unintelligible voices of the evening forest and its inhabitants. Bathe in the peacefulness of this sublime time of day. Reflect on the true nature of All That Is.
Register here: klehm.org/true-nature-tranquility-walk/
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Happy May everyone! After some much needed TLC our peony garden is starting to come alive. The garden is dedicated to Klehm's founder Carl Klehm. There are many different varieties and they will be blooming very soon!
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Such an amazing place
LAST CHANCE! This is the LAST week to purchase plants online! Purchase your plants online through Sunday, May 5th and pick up your order on May 10th or May 11th in the Indoor Gallery of the Visitors Center at Klehm. These plants have been carefully selected to be new or unique varieties of beloved perennials that would be a great addition to your home landscape. Don't miss out!
Any plants that are not sold through online pre-orders will be available for in-person shopping on May 10th and May 11.
All proceeds benefit the growth and maintenance of Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden. Thank you for your support!
Pre-order your spring newcomers by clicking HERE: klehm.org/plant-sale-fundraiser-2024/
Pre-order pick-up times and locations:
Friday, May 10th: 9am – 3pm at Indoor Gallery of Visitors Center
Saturday, May 11th: 9am – 2pm at Indoor Gallery of Visitors Center
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Are these all native plants?
(Pants?)
On Friday, May 10th from 2-3pm, join Education & Programming Coordinator Elly for a woodland wildflower walk! We will start at our Visitors Center then head to the Vi Bates wildflower garden to see what wildflowers we can find.
It is a wonderful opportunity to see the beautiful blooms before they are gone for the summer. Finally, we will end with an optional walking of our East Loop walking paths to see what else is in bloom this spring!
This program is free for Klehm members or with paid admission to the garden. No registration is necessary. Before or after the program, feel free to walk the grounds and check out what else is blooming!
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