Welcome to www.pikecolordrive.com, the internet home of Pike County, Illinois' premier countywide tourism event.  The event is always held the third weekend in October and falls on the 18th and 19th of October this year.

It's good to see you here!

Thanks to the Pittsfield Rotary Club and WBBA FM 97.5 for their radio coverage of the Color Drive Weekend.  WBBA is even available online at www.wbbaradio.com.

Check them out now; live on the web!  Thanks to David and the staff at WBBA for your support of the Pike County Color Drive and Pittsfield Rotary! 

Welcome booths are available at each stop to assist you.  Fill your coupons out on our map page with your name, address and phone number.  Nine (9) stamps from any nine (9) welcome booths will qualify you to win a savings bond from the following banks:

Our Mission

To provide visitors to Pike County with a sense of the values and natural resources that make this area so special and unique.  Our hope is that your visit to Pike County will be enjoyable and relaxing; we hope you become part of the fabric that makes this county great!

Pike County Profile

We are one of the largest geographical counties in Illinois and are located between the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers in West Central Illinois.  Bisected by Interstate 72, and bounded by rivers, we're often referred to as the Two Rivers region and the natural beauty of this area is unparalleled anywhere else in the state.  Noted for our rolling hills and scenic vistas, Pike County and its many rural communities offers boundless opportunities to see this part of our nation as it existed in the days of the pioneers.

 The county is comprised of many small towns and villages and four larger rural communities: Barry, Griggsville, Pleasant Hill and the County Seat, Pittsfield.

Event Summary

Every fall, the Pike County Color Drive provides an opportunity for anyone with an interest to do so to see the beauty of rural Pike County bathed in the splendor of autumn.  Each community provides a unique roster of events, activities, vendors, crafts, food, and exhibits for the general public to take part in.  The goal of this website is to provide a list of these offerings and their locales in order that anyone wishing to plan their weekend color drive activities has a reference to assist them with this process.

The links to the left offer access to each community and their activities, food and exhibits for the weekend.  To view the offerings in a particular town, select the town link to the left and then choose your communities of interest.

Click on this link of a .pdf map of the participating communities.  Documents/CountyMap.pdf

Contact Information

Telephone

217-285-2971

FAX

217-285-5251

Postal address

224 W. Washington

        PO Box 283

Pittsfield, IL 62363

Electronic mail

General Information: info@pikecolordrive.com
Webmaster: max@maxmid.com

Send mail to max@maxmid.com with questions or comments about this web site.
Copyright © 2007 Pike County Color Drive
Last modified: 11/05/07