Rocky Glen Waterfall

When you see a sign like this, it’s good to follow it to the named destination. Especially if you already know something is there.

Rocky Glen Waterfall

The last time we tried to visit Rocky Glen Waterfall was last summer. Apparently there’s swimming in the area, because when we got there, parking was scarce, but people in bathing suits were common.

I figured in April, particularly a cool April day, crowding wouldn’t be a problem, and it wasn’t. We arrived in the area in mid-afternoon Easter Saturday.

The waterfall, on Sawmill Creek, is part of Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve in DuPage County. One short trail goes to the waterfall, others snake around near the creek.Rocky Glen Waterfall
Rocky Glen Waterfall
Rocky Glen Waterfall

The waterfall. Niagara, it ain’t, but it is pleasant.Rocky Glen Waterfall

A nearby sign says that the falling-water feature was built by — of course it was — doughty members of the CCC. They were from a camp in the nearby Fullersburg Woods, V-1668, and its men quarried stone near the current site of the falls, and built other infrastructure along Sawmill Creek.

V for veterans. So not just doughty, but doughboys. That same camp did work at Fullersburg itself.

The creek just downstream from the falls, forming a pond-like spot. Rocky all right.
Rocky Glen Waterfall

We followed a path downstream along the creek a quarter-mile or so. The view of the falls from some distance.Rocky Glen Waterfall

A short distance away, ruins of the CCC presence.
Rocky Glen Waterfall

Our path doubled back to a short bluff overlooking Sawmill Creek where it makes a bend.
Rocky Glen Waterfall

Look at that, I told my family. Besides the size, how is that different from that Instagram- famous river bend in Arizona? My family scoffed at the comparison, mildly, but I stand by it.