Pick Your Own Berries at These Stateline Farms
We’re lucky to have several great berry picking farms in the Rockford area offering a bunch of different fruit options. Throughout the spring, summer and early fall different items become ready to pick.

We’re lucky to have several great berry picking farms in the Rockford area offering a bunch of different fruit options. Throughout the spring, summer and early fall different items become ready to pick.

Nothing tastes better than a cool treat on a hot summer day! The Stateline has a lot of great places to get ice cream, shakes, granitas and more. Take your kids on an adventure and try some new places in the Rockford area this summer!

Taking your kids camping is a great way to make wonderful memories! Decide which one of these scenic campsites in the Stateline you want to visit, grab your sleeping bags, load up the car, and get ready to enjoy some S’mores. Here are ten campgrounds in Loves Park, Rockford, Rockton, South Beloit, Beloit, Byron, Pecatonica and Durand where you can camp under the stars.

Hurricane Harbor Rockford is a 43 acre waterpark where you can spend the whole day having fun in the sun! The water park was under operation as Magic Waters from 1988 until 2020 when Six Flags bought the establishment. Here’s what you need to know if you want to spend a day at the waterpark this summer.

Who says you need to be near an ocean to enjoy a beach? The Stateline has a few options for beach days all within a 30-minute drive of Rockford. Grab your beach chair and umbrella and head out to one of these beaches in Loves Park, Janesville, Lake Geneva, and South Beloit. Don’t forget the sand toys!

It’s going to be a hot summer! Thankfully, the stateline area has a variety of great public pools to help you and your kids stay cool and have fun.

Summer in Rockford can get hot! If you’re looking for a way to cool down, the Rockford area has several splash pads, spray pads, spraygrounds and a wading pool that you can check out. If a spraypad or sprayground just won’t cut it and you want to go swimming, check out pools in the Rockford area and beaches in the Rockford area.

It can get mighty cold in the Stateline area during the winter and kids need a place to get their energy out when it’s too cold to play outside! Thankfully, there are several indoor play places in the greater Rockford area where you can take your kids to burn off some energy and quite a few fast food restaurants where kids can have lunch and play. We’ve put together a list of all of the indoor play places and restaurant play areas in the Stateline.

Nature has many benefits both for kids and adults! If you want to get outside more this year, check out 1000 Hours Outside.

Each year, on August 15th, Rockford, Illinois celebrates 815 Day, otherwise known as Rockford Day! This is a day to enjoy all that Rockford has to offer and feel proud to be a Rockfordian. This year, there are a bunch of fun things happening for families on Rockford Day. Take a look at the list below and make plans to celebrate Rockford Day!