Related Entities

Big Rock
Heritage Trail
Woodland Trail

Dates

2000 created

History

Built in 2000, the Big Rock Visitor Station was the first of its kind at The Morton Arboretum and was intended as a model for future visitor stations. With parking, an open-air shelter, and interpretive signage, the Big Rock Visitor Station is the gateway to the East Woods, specifically the Heritage and Woodland Trails. About a half-mile walk along the Heritage Trail, visitors will find Big Rock, the granite boulder for which the visitor station is named. A shorter, paved walkway also connects to the visitor station to provide a sample of what is visible on the longer, chipped trails.

Sources

1. "Big Rock and a Walk in the Woods." The Morton Arboretum Annual Report 2000. The Morton Arboretum Records. Sterling Morton Library, The Morton Arboretum: 5.
2. "Learn, Enjoy, Rest at the Big Rock Visitor Station." Seasons (May/June 2000): 13.