Outside Magazine's Urban Adventure Chicago

A where-to guide to outdoor adventure in one of America's greatest metro centers indispensable for today's young urbanites who crave outdoor sports and won't settle for less.

Chicago is wired for outdoor fun: paddle the Chicago River; find out how to rent boats paddle, sail, or sailboard get lessons, and then explore Lake Michigan; get a handle on where to mountain bike the city's parks for after-work joyrides; learn where to go for a long weekend of serious trail riding. From river canoe camping to whitewater runs to scuba diving over Lake Michigan's shipwrecks, Urban Adventure Chicago takes you there and back. 75 maps