Rockford is a city located on both banks of the Rock River. It is most often referred to as the "Forest City", due to the number of elm trees in the area. It is home to approximately 153,000 people. We are well known for our museums, parks, hospitals, restaurants, shops, and gardens. There are plenty of things for the family to do here. We are home to the Burpee Museum of Natural History, the Discovery Center Museum, and the Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens. In the summer, Anderson Japanese Gardens houses 12 acres of astounding beauty as well as the Klehm Aboretum & Botanic Garden which is a year round garden of 155 acres of trees. If you like the water, there are several area lakes and rivers to go boating and fishing in. We also have waterparks such as Magic Waters and Coco Key Water Resort with water slides and wave pools for the kids to enjoy. If this sounds like your kind of place come and see what we are all about.