NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of protected areas of Illinois

Map of Protected Areas of Illinois
(Each dot is linked to the corresponding article:
State Parks; State Forests; State Recreation Areas; )
(still a work in progress)

Illinois has over 54 state parks, along with many other wildlife areas and state forests. Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Apple River Canyon State Park is an Illinois state park on in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. The land for the park was purchased by the state in 1932 and preserves the canyon on the Apple River. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Argyle Lake State Park is an Illinois state park located in Colchester, Illinois. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Beall Woods State Park is a 635-acre (2. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Beaver Dam State Park is a Illinois state park on in Macoupin County, Illinois in the United States. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Buffalo Rock State Park & Effigy Tumuli is an Illinois state park on in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA. The land for the park was donated to the state on November 15, 1928 with the promise that it would become a permanent state park. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Cave-in-Rock State Park is a Illinois state park on in Hardin County, Illinois in the United States. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... For the similarly-named state park in Indiana, see Chain OLakes State Park (Indiana). ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Channahon State Park is an Illinois state park in Will County, Illinois, United States. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Delabar State Park is an Illinois state park on in Henderson County, Illinois, United States. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Dixon Springs State Park is one of several state parks in the Illinois Shawnee Hills. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Donnelley/Depue State Park is an Illinois state park on in Putnam County, Illinois, United States. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Ferne Clyffe State Park is an Illinois state park on in Johnson County, Illinois, United States. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Fort Massac is a colonial era fort on the Ohio River in Massac County, Illinois, USA. Legend has it that, as early as 1540, the Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto and his soldiers constructed a primitive fortification here to defend themselves from hostile native attack. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Fox Ridge State Park is an Illinois state park on in Coles County, Illinois, United States. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Franklin Creek State Park is an Illinois state park on in Lee County, Illinois, United States. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Gebhard Woods State Park is an Illinois state park on in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Giant City State Park is an Illinois state park on in Jackson and Union Counties, Illinois, United States. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Wildlife Prairie State Park, officially dedicated as Hazel & Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie State Park, is an Illinois state park located in Peoria County, Illinois, in central Illinois, about 10 miles west of downtown Peoria. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... The Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park, also just called the Hennepin Canal, is an abandoned waterway in northwest Illinois, between the Mississippi River at Rock Island and the Illinois River near Hennepin. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Horseshoe Lake State Park is an Illinois state park on in Madison County, Illinois, United States. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Illini State Park is an Illinois state park on in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... James Pate Philip State Park, originally known as Tri-County State Park, is an Illinois state park on in DuPage County and Kane County, Illinois, United States. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Johnson-Sauk Trail State Park is an Illinois state park on in Henry County, Illinois, United States. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Jubilee College State Park is an Illinois state park located a few miles west of Peoria, Illinois. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Kankakee River State Park is an Illinois state park on primarily in Kankakee and Will Counties, Illinois, United States. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park is an Illinois state park on in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Lake Murphysboro State Park is an Illinois state park on in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Lincoln Trail State Park is an Illinois state park located in Clark County, in east-central Illinois, 2 miles south of the city of Marshall, just west of Illinois Route 1. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Moraine Hills State Park is an Illinois state park on in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Pere Marquette State Park is an 8,050-acre (32 kmÂ²) protected area in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... The Rock Island Trail State Park is a 26-mile-long (42-km) public trail in the west-central region of the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... 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State park is a term used in the United States and in Mexico for an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, recreation, or other reason, and under the administration of the government of a U.S. state or one of the states of Mexico. ... A state forest is a forest that is protected by state laws, rather than by the federal government. ...

1 Overview
- 1.1 History
2 Current Parks
3 Other names of current parks
4 Former parks
5 Other names of former parks
6 See also
7 Notes
8 References
9 External links

Overview

Illinois has a wide variety of state owned and administered protected areas: state parks, state forests, state recreation areas, state fish and wildlife areas, state natural areas, and one state trail. They are all administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is a cabinet-level department of the state government of Illinois. ...

History

Current Parks

Park Name	County or Counties	Area in acres (km²)	Date founded	Stream(s) and / or Lake(s)
Anderson Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area
Apple River Canyon State Park	Jo Daviess	&&&&&&&&&&&&0297.&&&&00297 acres (1.2 km²)	1932	Apple River
Argyle Lake State Park	McDonough	&&&&&&&&&&&01700.&&&&001,700 acres (6.88 km²)	1948	Argyle Lake
Baldwin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area	Randolph County	&&&&&&&&&&&02018.&&&&002,018 acres (8.2 km²)		Baldwin Lake
Beall Woods State Park	Wabash	&&&&&&&&&&&&0635.&&&&00635 acres (2.57 km²)	1966	Coffee Creek, a 15 acre lake
Beaver Dam State Park	Macoupin	&&&&&&&&&&&&0750.&&&&00750 acres (3.04 km²)	1947	Beaver Dam Lake
Big River State Forest	Henderson	&&&&&&&&&&&02900.&&&&002,900 acres (11.74 km²)	1925	Mississippi River
Buffalo Rock State Park & Effigy Tumuli	LaSalle County	&&&&&&&&&&&&0298.&&&&00298 acres (1.21 km²)	November 15, 1928	Illinois River
Cache River State Natural Area
Carlyle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Castle Rock State Park	Ogle	&&&&&&&&&&&02000.&&&&002,000 acres (8.09 km²)	1921	Rock River
Cave-in-Rock State Park	Hardin	&&&&&&&&&&&&0204.&&&&00204 acres (0.83 km²)	1929	Ohio River
Chain O'Lakes State Park	McHenry	&&&&&&&&&&&01700.&&&&001,700 acres (6.88 km²)	1945	Bluff Lake, Catherine Lake, Channel Lake, Fox Lake, Fox River, Grass Lake, Marie Lake, Nippersink Lake, Petite Lake, Pistakee Lake, Redhead Lake, Turner Lake
Channahon State Park	Will	&&&&&&&&&&&&&020.050000020.5 acres (0.08 km²)	1932	DuPage River, Des Plaines River, Kankakee River
Clinton Lake State Recreation Area
Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area
Delabar State Park	Henderson	89 acres (0.36 km²)	1960
Depue State Fish & Wildlife Area	Putnam
Des Plaines Fish and Wildlife Area
Dixon Springs State Park	Pope	801 acres	1946
Donnelley State Wildlife Area
Eagle Creek State Recreation Area
Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area	Lincoln	974-acre (3.8 km²)	1971	Salt Creek
Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area
Ferne Clyffe State Park	Johnson	2,430 acres (9.83 km²)	1949
Fort Massac State Park	Massac	1,450 acres (5.87 km²)	1908	Ohio River
Fox Ridge State Park	Coles	2,064 acres (8.35 km²)	1930s
Frank Holten State Recreation Area
Franklin Creek State Park	Lee	664 acres (2.69 km²)	1970
Fults Hill Prairie State Natural Area
Gebhard Woods State Park	Grundy	30 acres (0.12 km²)	1934
Giant City State Park	Jackson & Union	1,100 acres (4.45 km²)	1927
Golconda Marina State Recreation Area
Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area	Grundy	2,537-acre (10.3 km²)	1969
Green River State Wildlife Area
Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area
Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area
Hazel & Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie State Park	Peoria	1,700 acres (6.88 km²)	2000
Heidecke Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area
Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park
Hidden Springs State Forest	Shelby	&&&&&&&&&&&01200.&&&&001,200 acres (4.86 km²)	1960	Richland Creek, Possum Creek
Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Horseshoe Lake State Park	Madison	2,960 acres (11.98 km²)
Illini State Park	LaSalle	510 acres (2.06 km²)	1934
Illinois Beach State Park	Lake County, Illinois	4,160 acres (16.83 km²)	1948	Lake Michigan
Illinois Caverns State Natural Area	Monroe	120 acres/9.6 km of passages	1985
Iroquois State Wildlife Area
James "Pate" Philip State Park
Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area
Johnson-Sauk Trail State Park
Jubilee College State Park
Kankakee River State Park	Kankakee and Will	&&&&&&&&&&&04000.&&&&004,000 acres (16.19 km²)	1938	Kankakee River
Kaskaskia River State Fish & Wildlife Area Kidd Lake State Natural Area
Kickapoo State Recreation Area
Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Kishwaukee River State Fish & Wildlife Area
Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park
Lake Murphysboro State Park
LaSalle Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area
Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memorial
Lincoln Trail State Park	Clark	1,023 acres (4.14 km²)	1958	Lincoln Trail Lake
Lowden State Park
Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area
Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area
Marshall State Fish & Wildlife Area
Matthiessen State Park
Mautino State Fish & Wildlife Area
Mazonia/Braidwood State Fish & Wildlife Area
Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area
Mississippi Palisades State Park
Mississippi River State Fish and Wildlife Area
Moraine Hills State Park
Moraine View State Recreation Area
Morrison-Rockwood State Park
Nauvoo State Park
Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
North Point Marina
Peabody River State Fish and Wildlife Area
Pere Marquette State Park
Piney Creek Ravine State Natural Area
Prophetstown State Recreation Area
Pyramid State Recreation Area
Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area
Randolph County State Recreation Area
Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area
Red Hills State Park
Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Rock Cut State Park
Rock Island Trail State Park
Saline County State Fish & Wildlife Area
Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area
Sand Ridge State Forest	Mason	7,200 acres (29 km²)	1939	None
Sanganois State Fish & Wildlife Area
Sangchris Lake State Recreation Area
Shabbona Lake State Park
Shelbyville State Fish and Wildlife Area
Sielbeck Forest Natural Area
Siloam Springs State Park
Silver Springs State Fish & Wildlife Area
Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area
South Shore State Park
Spitler Woods State Natural Area
Spring Lake Fish and Wildlife Area
Starved Rock State Park
Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area
Ten Mile Creek State Fish & Wildlife Area
Trail of Tears State Forest	Union	&&&&&&&&&&&05114.&&&&005,114 acres (20.7 km²)	1929	Mississippi River, Clear Creek
Tunnel Hill State Trail
Turkey Bluffs State Fish and Wildlife Area
Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area
Volo Bog State Natural Area
Walnut Point State Park
Washington County State Recreation Area
Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area
Weinberg-King State Park
Weldon Springs State Recreation Area
White Pines Forest State Park
William G. Stratton State Park
William W. Powers State Recreation Area
Wolf Creek State Park
Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area

Anderson Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. ... Apple River Canyon State Park is an Illinois state park on in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. The land for the park was purchased by the state in 1932 and preserves the canyon on the Apple River. ... Jo Daviess County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... The Apple River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, about 40 mi (65 km) long, in southwestern Wisconsin and northwestern Illinois in the United States. ... Argyle Lake State Park is an Illinois state park located in Colchester, Illinois. ... McDonough County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Randolph County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Beall Woods State Park is a 635-acre (2. ... Wabash County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Beaver Dam State Park is a Illinois state park on in Macoupin County, Illinois in the United States. ... Macoupin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Big River State Forest is a conservation area on in Henderson County, Illinois, United States. ... Henderson County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). ... Buffalo Rock State Park & Effigy Tumuli is an Illinois state park on in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA. The land for the park was donated to the state on November 15, 1928 with the promise that it would become a permanent state park. ... LaSalle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... This article is about the river in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Cache River State Natural Area is an Illinois state park on in Johnson County, Illinois, United States. ... Carlyle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in Fayette County, Illinois, United States. ... Castle Rock State Park is an Illinois state park on in Ogle County, Illinois, USA. A portion of the land was acquired by the Friends of Our Native Landscape in 1921. ... Ogle County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Rock River may refer to: the Rock River, a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin and Illinois in the United States the Rock River, a tributary of the Big Sioux River in Minnesota and Iowa in the United States any of three Rock Rivers in Michigan in the United... Cave-in-Rock State Park is a Illinois state park on in Hardin County, Illinois in the United States. ... Hardin County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Cincinnati, Ohio is a well known city along the Ohio River, historically known for its riverboats. ... For the similarly-named state park in Indiana, see Chain OLakes State Park (Indiana). ... McHenry County is located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Channel Lake is a census-designated place located in Lake County, Illinois. ... There are a few places named Fox Lake in the United States: Fox Lake, Illinois Fox Lake, Montana Fox Lake, Wisconsin Fox Lake (town), Wisconsin Fox Lake Hills, Illinois Fox Lake Township, Minnesota Fox Lake, Halifax This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... The Fox River is the name of several places and rivers: Populated places Fox River, Alaska in the United States Fox River, Wisconsin in the United States Fox River Township, Davis County, Iowa in the United States Fox River, Nova Scotia in Canada Rivers The Fox River in Michigan in... Grass Lake can refer to: The village of Grass Lake, Michigan Grass Lake Charter Township, Michigan Grass Lake Township, Minnesota Category: ... Channahon State Park is an Illinois state park in Will County, Illinois, United States. ... Will County is a county located in the northern part of the state of Illinois. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... The DuPage River, a tributary of the Des Plaines River actually starts as two individual streams in DuPage County, Illinois. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... The Kankakee River is a tributary of the Illinois River, approximately 90 mi (144 km) long, in northwestern Indiana and northeastern Illinois in the United States. ... Clinton Lake State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park on in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States. ... Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. ... Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in Crawford County, Illinois, United States. ... Delabar State Park is an Illinois state park on in Henderson County, Illinois, United States. ... Henderson County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Putnam County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Des Plaines Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in Will County, Illinois, United States. ... Dixon Springs State Park is one of several state parks in the Illinois Shawnee Hills. ... Pope County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Eagle Creek State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park on in Shelby County, Illinois, United States. ... The Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area is a 974-acre (3. ... Lincoln is a town in Logan County, Illinois, United States. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... Salt Creek is a stream in Northeastern Illinois, and an important tributary of the Des Plaines River. ... Canyon State Park is an Illinois state park on in Clinton County, Illinois, United States. ... Ferne Clyffe State Park is an Illinois state park on in Johnson County, Illinois, United States. ... Johnson County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Fort Massac is a colonial era fort on the Ohio River in Massac County, Illinois, USA. Legend has it that, as early as 1540, the Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto and his soldiers constructed a primitive fortification here to defend themselves from hostile native attack. ... Massac County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Cincinnati, Ohio is a well known city along the Ohio River, historically known for its riverboats. ... Fox Ridge State Park is an Illinois state park on in Coles County, Illinois, United States. ... Coles County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Frank Holten State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park on in St. ... Franklin Creek State Park is an Illinois state park on in Lee County, Illinois, United States. ... Lee County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Fults Hill Prairie State Natural Area is an Illinois state park on in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. ... Gebhard Woods State Park is an Illinois state park on in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. ... Grundy County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Giant City State Park is an Illinois state park on in Jackson and Union Counties, Illinois, United States. ... Jackson County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Union County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Golconda Marina State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park on in Pope County, Illinois, United States. ... Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area is a 2,537-acre (10. ... Grundy County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Green River State Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in Lee County, Illinois, United States. ... Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. ... Harry Babe Woodyard State Natural Area is an Illinois state park on in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. ... Wildlife Prairie State Park, officially dedicated as Hazel & Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie State Park, is an Illinois state park located in Peoria County, Illinois, in central Illinois, about 10 miles (6 km) west of downtown Peoria. ... Peoria County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Heidecke Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. ... The Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park, also just called the Hennepin Canal, is an abandoned waterway in northwest Illinois, between the Mississippi River at Rock Island and the Illinois River near Hennepin. ... Hidden Springs State Forest is a conservation area on in Shelby County, Illinois, United States. ... Shelby County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Possum Creek refers to the following places: Possum Creek (Queensland) in Australia Possum Creek (Virginia) in the United States Category: ... Horseshoe Lake State Park is an Illinois state park on in Madison County, Illinois, United States. ... Madison County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Illini State Park is an Illinois state park on in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. ... LaSalle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shoreline along the Northern Unit of Illinois Beach State Park Main beach in the Southern Unit of Illinois Beach State Park Illinois Beach State Park is part of the Illinois state park system and is located along Lake Michigan in northeast Illinois in the city of Zion and the Village... Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one in the group located entirely within the United States. ... Illinois Caverns State Natural Area is a nature preserve in Monroe County, Illinois. ... Monroe County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Iroquois State Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. ... James Pate Philip State Park, originally known as Tri-County State Park, is an Illinois state park on in DuPage County and Kane County, Illinois, United States. ... The Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area (JEPC) is a conservation area located within Cass County in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Johnson-Sauk Trail State Park is an Illinois state park on in Henry County, Illinois, United States. ... Jubilee College State Park is an Illinois state park located a few miles west of Peoria, Illinois. ... Kankakee River State Park is an Illinois state park on primarily in Kankakee and Will Counties, Illinois, United States. ... Kankakee County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Will County is a county located in the northern part of the state of Illinois. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Kankakee River is a tributary of the Illinois River, approximately 90 mi (144 km) long, in northwestern Indiana and northeastern Illinois in the United States. ... Kickapoo State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park on in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. ... Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. ... Kishwaukee River State Fish & Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. ... Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park is an Illinois state park on in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. ... Lake Murphysboro State Park is an Illinois state park on in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. ... LaSalle Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. ... Lincoln Trail State Park is an Illinois state park located in Clark County, in east-central Illinois, 2 miles south of the city of Marshall, just west of Illinois Route 1. ... Clark County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Moraine Hills State Park is an Illinois state park on in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. ... The Moraine View State Recreation Area is a state park operated by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) of the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Pere Marquette State Park is an 8,050-acre (32 kmÂ²) protected area in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... The Rock Island Trail State Park is a 26-mile-long (42-km) public trail in the west-central region of the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Mason County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ... French Canyon Waterfall Sandstone cliff Starved Rock State Park is an Illinois state park located in Utica, Illinois, in rural LaSalle County, Illinois, about 75 miles (120 km) west-southwest of downtown Chicago. ... Union County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). ... Clear Creek may refer to: Clear Creek, a tributary of the South Platte River in Colorado, and the cradle of the Colorado Gold Rush. ... A bicycle trail running from Harrisburg, Illinois to Karmak, Illinois. ... The Volo Bog State Natural Area is a 1,150-acre (4. ...

Other names of current parks

Former parks

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Illinois Department of Natural Resources

v • d • e Protected Areas of Illinois
National Park Service	Chicago Portage National Historic Site • Lincoln Home National Historic Site
National Forests	Shawnee National Forest
State Parks	Apple River • Argyle Lake • Beall Woods • Beaver Dam • Buffalo Rock • Castle Rock • Cave-in-Rock • Chain O'Lakes • Channahon • Delabar • Dixon Springs • Donnelley/Depue • Ferne Clyffe • Fort Massac • Fox Ridge • Franklin Creek • Gebhard Woods • Giant City • Hazel & Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie • Hennepin Canal • Horseshoe Lake • Illini • Illinois Beach • James "Pate" Philip • Johnson-Sauk Trail • Jubilee College • Kankakee River • Lake Le-Aqua-Na • Lake Murphysboro • Lincoln Trail • Lowden • Matthiessen • Mississippi Palisades • Moraine Hills • Morrison-Rockwood • Nauvoo • Pere Marquette • Red Hills • Rock Cut • Rock Island Trail • Shabbona Lake • Siloam Springs • South Shore • Starved Rock • Walnut Point • Weinberg-King • White Pines Forest • William G. Stratton • Wolf Creek Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area Ranked 25th - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 kmÂ²) - Width 210 miles (340 km) - Length 390 miles (629 km) - % water 4. ... The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ... Chicago Portage National Historic Site is a National Historic Landmark in Cook County, Illinois, United States. ... Lincoln Home National Historic Site Lincoln Home National Historic Site preserves President Abraham Lincolns Springfield, Illinois home and four-block historic district surrounding the home. ... U.S. National Forests are protected forests and woodland areas in the United States. ... The Shawnee National Forest, located in the Ozark and Shawnee hills of Southern Illinois, consists of approximately 270,000 acres of federally managed lands. ... Apple River Canyon State Park is an Illinois state park on in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. The land for the park was purchased by the state in 1932 and preserves the canyon on the Apple River. ... Argyle Lake State Park is an Illinois state park located in Colchester, Illinois. ... Beall Woods State Park is a 635-acre (2. ... Beaver Dam State Park is a Illinois state park on in Macoupin County, Illinois in the United States. ... Buffalo Rock State Park & Effigy Tumuli is an Illinois state park on in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA. The land for the park was donated to the state on November 15, 1928 with the promise that it would become a permanent state park. ... Castle Rock State Park is an Illinois state park on in Ogle County, Illinois, USA. A portion of the land was acquired by the Friends of Our Native Landscape in 1921. ... Cave-in-Rock State Park is a Illinois state park on in Hardin County, Illinois in the United States. ... For the similarly-named state park in Indiana, see Chain OLakes State Park (Indiana). ... Channahon State Park is an Illinois state park in Will County, Illinois, United States. ... Delabar State Park is an Illinois state park on in Henderson County, Illinois, United States. ... Dixon Springs State Park is one of several state parks in the Illinois Shawnee Hills. ... Donnelley/Depue State Park is an Illinois state park on in Putnam County, Illinois, United States. ... Ferne Clyffe State Park is an Illinois state park on in Johnson County, Illinois, United States. ... Fort Massac is a colonial era fort on the Ohio River in Massac County, Illinois, USA. Legend has it that, as early as 1540, the Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto and his soldiers constructed a primitive fortification here to defend themselves from hostile native attack. ... Fox Ridge State Park is an Illinois state park on in Coles County, Illinois, United States. ... Franklin Creek State Park is an Illinois state park on in Lee County, Illinois, United States. ... Gebhard Woods State Park is an Illinois state park on in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. ... Giant City State Park is an Illinois state park on in Jackson and Union Counties, Illinois, United States. ... Wildlife Prairie State Park, officially dedicated as Hazel & Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie State Park, is an Illinois state park located in Peoria County, Illinois, in central Illinois, about 10 miles (6 km) west of downtown Peoria. ... The Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park, also just called the Hennepin Canal, is an abandoned waterway in northwest Illinois, between the Mississippi River at Rock Island and the Illinois River near Hennepin. ... Horseshoe Lake State Park is an Illinois state park on in Madison County, Illinois, United States. ... Illini State Park is an Illinois state park on in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. ... Shoreline along the Northern Unit of Illinois Beach State Park Main beach in the Southern Unit of Illinois Beach State Park Illinois Beach State Park is part of the Illinois state park system and is located along Lake Michigan in northeast Illinois in the city of Zion and the Village... James Pate Philip State Park, originally known as Tri-County State Park, is an Illinois state park on in DuPage County and Kane County, Illinois, United States. ... Johnson-Sauk Trail State Park is an Illinois state park on in Henry County, Illinois, United States. ... Jubilee College State Park is an Illinois state park located a few miles west of Peoria, Illinois. ... Kankakee River State Park is an Illinois state park on primarily in Kankakee and Will Counties, Illinois, United States. ... Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park is an Illinois state park on in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. ... Lake Murphysboro State Park is an Illinois state park on in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. ... Lincoln Trail State Park is an Illinois state park located in Clark County, in east-central Illinois, 2 miles south of the city of Marshall, just west of Illinois Route 1. ... Moraine Hills State Park is an Illinois state park on in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. ... Pere Marquette State Park is an 8,050-acre (32 kmÂ²) protected area in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... The Rock Island Trail State Park is a 26-mile-long (42-km) public trail in the west-central region of the U.S. state of Illinois. ... French Canyon Waterfall Sandstone cliff Starved Rock State Park is an Illinois state park located in Utica, Illinois, in rural LaSalle County, Illinois, about 75 miles (120 km) west-southwest of downtown Chicago. ...
State Forests	Big River • Hidden Springs • Sand Ridge • Trail of Tears This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ... Big River State Forest is a conservation area on in Henderson County, Illinois, United States. ... Hidden Springs State Forest is a conservation area on in Shelby County, Illinois, United States. ...
State Recreation Areas	Clinton Lake • Eagle Creek • Eldon Hazlet • Frank Holten • Golconda Marina • Kickapoo • Moraine View • North Point Marina • Prophetstown • Pyramid • Ramsey Lake • Randolph County • Sangchris Lake • Stephen A. Forbes • Washington County • Wayne Fitzgerrell • Weldon Springs • William W. Powers Clinton Lake State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park on in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States. ... Eagle Creek State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park on in Shelby County, Illinois, United States. ... Canyon State Park is an Illinois state park on in Clinton County, Illinois, United States. ... Frank Holten State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park on in St. ... Golconda Marina State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park on in Pope County, Illinois, United States. ... Kickapoo State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park on in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. ... The Moraine View State Recreation Area is a state park operated by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) of the U.S. state of Illinois. ...
State Fish & Wildlife Areas	Anderson Lake • Baldwin Lake • Carlyle Lake • Coffeen Lake • Crawford County • Des Plaines • Edward R. Madigan • Green River • Hamilton County • Heidecke Lake • Horseshoe Lake (Alexander County) • Iroquois • Kaskaskia River • Kinkaid Lake • Kishwaukee River • LaSalle Lake • Mackinaw River • Marshall • Mautino • Mazonia/Braidwood • Mermet Lake • Middle Fork • Mississippi River • Newton Lake • Panther Creek • Peabody River • Ray Norbut • Rend Lake • Rice Lake • Saline County • Sam Dale Lake • Sam Parr • Sanganois • Shelbyville • Silver Springs • Snakeden Hollow • Spring Lake • Ten Mile Creek • Turkey Bluffs • Union County • Woodford Anderson Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. ... Baldwin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in Randolph and St. ... Carlyle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in Fayette County, Illinois, United States. ... Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. ... Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in Crawford County, Illinois, United States. ... Des Plaines Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in Will County, Illinois, United States. ... The Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area is a 974-acre (3. ... Green River State Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in Lee County, Illinois, United States. ... Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. ... Heidecke Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. ... Horseshoe Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. ... Iroquois State Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. ... Kaskaskia River State Fish & Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in St. ... Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. ... Kishwaukee River State Fish & Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. ... LaSalle Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. ... The Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area (JEPC) is a conservation area located within Cass County in the U.S. state of Illinois. ...
State Natural Areas	Cache River • Fults Hill Prairie • Goose Lake Prairie • Harry "Babe" Woodyard • Illinois Caverns • Kidd Lake • Piney Creek Ravine • Sielbeck Forest • Spitler Woods • Volo Bog Cache River State Natural Area is an Illinois state park on in Johnson County, Illinois, United States. ... Fults Hill Prairie State Natural Area is an Illinois state park on in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. ... Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area is a 2,537-acre (10. ... Harry Babe Woodyard State Natural Area is an Illinois state park on in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. ... Illinois Caverns State Natural Area is a nature preserve in Monroe County, Illinois. ... Kidd Lake State Natural Area is an Illinois state park on in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. ... The Volo Bog State Natural Area is a 1,150-acre (4. ...
National & State Trails	Lewis and Clark • Mormon Pioneer • Trail of Tears • Tunnel Hill In 1804, Meriwether Lewis & William Clark began a voyage of discovery with 45 men, a keelboat, two pirogues,and a dog. ... The Mormon Trail was the overland route the Mormon emigrants followed west from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah beginning in 1846. ... The Trail of Tears refers to the forced removal of the Cherokee American Indian tribe by the U.S. federal government, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of Cherokee Indians. ... A bicycle trail running from Harrisburg, Illinois to Karmak, Illinois. ...
Illinois Department of Natural Resources

	v • d • e State of Illinois Springfield (capital)
Topics	History \| Government \| Economy \| Culture The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is a cabinet-level department of the state government of Illinois. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Illinois. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties/Parishes/Boroughs, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area Ranked 25th - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 kmÂ²) - Width 210 miles (340 km) - Length 390 miles (629 km) - % water 4. ... : Home of President Abraham Lincoln United States Illinois Sangamon 60. ... Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, site of first U.S. capital. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area Ranked 25th - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 kmÂ²) - Width 210 miles (340 km) - Length 390 miles (629 km) - % water 4. ... // Pre-Columbian Cahokia, the urban center of the pre-Columbian Mississippian culture, was located near present-day Collinsville, Illinois. ... The culture of the State of Illinois varies highly based on location within the state. ...
Regions	American Bottom \| Central Illinois \| Champaign‑Urbana \| Chicagoland \| Coulee Region \| Forgottonia \| Fox Valley \| Little Egypt \| Northern Illinois \| Northwestern Illinois \| Quad Cities \| River Bend \| St. Louis Metro‑East \| Wabash Valley This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental) and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U.S. states, the federal district of Washington, D.C. or standard subentities such as cities or counties. ... The American Bottom is a flood plain of the Mississippi River in southwestern Illinois, extending from Alton, Illinois, to the Kaskaskia River. ... Central Illinois is a region that consists of the entire central part of Illinois. ... The Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area, also known as Champaign-Urbana, is a region in east central Illinois. ... The Chicagoland region is colored red. ... // The Coulee Region, as it is colloquially known (officially designated the Driftless Area by the USGS and popularly referred to as the Driftless Zone, or Driftless Region since the 1980s) is an area of about 20,000 square miles (52,000 kmÂ²) in western Wisconsin, northeastern Iowa, southeastern Minnesota, and... Illinois Military Tract of 1812 Forgottonia (also spelled Forgotonia) is the name given to a 14 county region in western Illinois in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... Fox Valley The Fox Valley is a region within Illinois and Wisconsin that borders Chicagoland. ... The Little Egypt region of Illinois Little Egypt is the southern area of the state of Illinois in the United States of America. ... For the university, see Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois is a region generally covering the northern third of the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Northwestern Illinois is a geographic region of the state of Illinois within the USA. Northwestern Illinois is generally considered to consist of the following area: Jo Daviess County, Carroll County, Whiteside County, Stephenson County, Winnebago County, Ogle County, and Lee County. ... The I-74 Bridge, connecting Bettendorf, Iowa and Moline, Illinois is located near the geographic center of the Quad Cities. ... The River Bend is a small region in central Illinois that comprises parts of 3 counties: Madison, Calhoun, and Jersey. ... Metro-East is a region in Illinois that comprises the eastern suburbs St. ... The Wabash Valley is a region with parts in both Illinois and Indiana. ...
Major cities	Aurora \| Belleville \| Bloomington/Normal \| Carbondale \| Champaign/Urbana \| Chicago \| Danville \| Decatur \| DeKalb \| East St. Louis \| Elgin \| Freeport \| Galesburg \| Joliet \| Kankakee \| Moline/Rock Island \| Naperville \| Peoria \| Quincy \| Rockford \| Springfield \| Waukegan List of cities in Illinois, arranged in alphabetical order. ... Nickname: City of Lights Location in Chicagoland Country United States State Illinois Counties Kane, DuPage, Kendall and Will - Mayor Tom Weisner (D) Area - City 39. ... Belleville is a city in St. ... United States Illinois McLean 22. ... Normal is an incorporated town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. ... Carbondale is a city in Southern Illinois in the midwest United States, about one hour north of Cairo. ... This article is about the Illinois city Champaign. ... A snowy day in Carle Park west of the Urbana High School. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area - City 234. ... United States Illinois Vermilion 17. ... The Decatur Transfer House in the background with a newly completed fountain in the foreground. ... DeKalb is a city located in DeKalb County, Illinois. ... East St. ... Incorporated City in 1854. ... Lincoln-Douglas debates monument, near downtown Freeport. ... Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, in the United States. ... Incorporated City in 1834. ... Kankakee is a city in Kankakee County, Illinois, in the United States. ... Moline is a city in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. ... Rock Island is a city located in Rock Island County, Illinois. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... : See how it plays in Peoria United States Illinois Peoria 46. ... Nickname: Gem City Location in Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois Counties Adams County, Illinois Government - Mayor John A. Spring Area - City 14. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... : Home of President Abraham Lincoln United States Illinois Sangamon 60. ... Waukegan is a city in Lake County, Illinois, of which it is the county seat. ...
Counties	ty%2C-Illinois" onmouseover="pv(event, 520)" onmouseout="unpv(520)" style="">Adams \| Alexander \| Bond \| Boone \| Brown \| Bureau \| Calhoun \| Carroll \| Cass \| Champaign \| Christian \| Clark \| Clay \| Clinton \| Coles \| Cook \| Crawford \| Cumberland \| DeKalb \| DeWitt \| Douglas \| DuPage \| Edgar \| Edwards \| Effingham \| Fayette \| Ford \| Franklin \| Fulton \| Gallatin \| Greene \| Grundy \| Hamilton \| Hancock \| Hardin \| Henderson \| Henry \| Iroquois \| Jackson \| Jasper \| Jefferson \| Jersey \| Jo Daviess \| Johnson \| Kane \| Kankakee \| Kendall \| Knox \| LaSalle \| Lake \| Lawrence \| Lee \| Livingston \| Logan \| Macon \| Macoupin \| Madison \| Marion \| Marshall \| Mason \| Massac \| McDonough \| McHenry \| McLean \| Menard \| Mercer \| Monroe \| Montgomery \| Morgan \| Moultrie \| Ogle \| Peoria \| Perry \| Piatt \| Pike \| Pope \| Pulaski \| Putnam \| Randolph \| Richland \| Rock Island \| Saline \| Sangamon \| Schuyler \| Scott \| Shelby \| St. Clair \| Stark \| Stephenson \| Tazewell \| Union \| Vermilion \| Wabash \| Warren \| Washington \| Wayne \| White \| Whiteside \| Will \| Williamson \| Winnebago \| Woodford Listed are the 102 counties of the state of Illinois. ... Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Alexander County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Bond County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Boone County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Brown County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Bureau County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Carroll County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Cass County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Champaign County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Christian County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Clark County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1950. ... Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1960. ... Coles County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Cook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Crawford County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Location in the state of Illinois Formed 1836 Seat Sycamore Area - Total - Water 1,645 kmÂ² (634 miÂ²) 2 kmÂ² (1 miÂ²) 0. ... DeWitt County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Douglas County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... DuPage County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Founded 1823 County Seat Paris Area â€¢ Total â€¢ Water 1,617 kmÂ² (624 miÂ²) 2 kmÂ² (1 miÂ²) = 0. ... Edwards County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Effingham County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Fayette County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Ford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Gallatin County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Greene County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Grundy County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Hamilton County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Hardin County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Henderson County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Henry County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Iroquois County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Jackson County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Jasper County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Jefferson County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Jo Daviess County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Johnson County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Location in the state of Illinois Formed January 16, 1836 Seat Geneva Area - Total - Water 1,357 kmÂ² (524 miÂ²) 9 kmÂ² (4 miÂ²) 0. ... Kankakee County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Kendall County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Knox County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... LaSalle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Lawrence County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Lee County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Livingston County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Macon County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Macoupin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Madison County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Marshall County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Mason County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Massac County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... McDonough County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... McHenry County is located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... McLean County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Menard County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Mercer County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Monroe County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Morgan County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Moultrie County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Ogle County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Peoria County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Perry County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Piatt County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Pike County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Pope County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Pulaski County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Putnam County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Randolph County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Richland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Rock Island County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Saline County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Sangamon County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Schuyler County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Scott County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Shelby County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... St. ... Stark County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Stephenson County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Tazewell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Union County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Vermilion County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Wabash County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Warren County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Washington County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Wayne County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... White County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Whiteside County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Will County is a county located in the northern part of the state of Illinois. ... Williamson County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Winnebago County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Woodford County is a county located in the state of Illinois, USA. As of 2000, the population is 35,469. ...

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Categories: Articles with sections needing expansion | Illinois state parks | Lists of parks This is a list of links to state parks in the United States See also Category:U.S. state parks. ... This is a list of state parks and reserves in the Alabama state park system. ... This is a list of state parks in Alaska. ... This is a list of state parks in the U.S. state of Arizona, operated by Arizona State Parks. ... This is a list of Arkansas State Parks Bull Shoals-White River State Park Cane Creek State Park Conway Cemetery Historic State Park Cossatot River State Park-Natural Area Crater of Diamonds State Park Crowleys Ridge State Park Daisy State Park DeGray Lake Resort State Park Devils Den... This is a list of state parks and reserves in the California state park system. ... This is a list of state parks and reserves in the Colorado state park system. ... This is a list of Connecticut state parks, in the United States of America: Beckley Iron Furnace Industrial Monument, North Canaan Bigelow Hollow State Park 513 acres (2. ... This is a list of All Delaware State Parks operated by the Delaware Division of Parks and Recreation. ... The U.S. state of Florida has 158 state parks under the authority of the Florida State Parks system. ... This is a list of state parks, monuments, and recreation areas managed by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources: // Hawaiâ€˜i (island) Akaka Falls State Park Kolekole Beach Park Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area Kalopa State Recreation Area Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park Kona Coast (Kekaha Kai) State... State Parks of Idaho This is a list of state parks in the US state of Idaho. ... Illinois has over 54 state parks, along with many other wildlife areas and state forests. ... The U.S. state of Indiana has 24 state parks maintained and operated by Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR). ... Iowa has many recreational opportunites, a large part being state parks. ... This is a list of state parks in the U.S. state of Kansas operated by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. ... Maintained by the Kentucky Department of Parks, Kentuckys system of 52 state parks has been referred to as the nations finest and experiences more repeat business annually than those of any other U.S. State. ... Bayou Segnette State Park Caney Lake/Jimmie Davis State Park Chemin-A-Haut State Park Chicot State Park Cypremort Point State Park Fairview-Riverside State Park Fontainebleau State Park Grand Isle State Park Lake Bistineau State Park Lake Bruin State Park Lake Claiborne State Park Lake DArbonne State Park... This list includes state parks, State Reserved areas, and State Historic Areas in the U.S. state of Maine. ... This is a list of state parks in the U.S. state of Maryland. ... List of Massachusetts state parks: Ames Nowell State Park Ashland State Park Bash Bish Falls State Park Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park Borderland State Park Boston Harbor Islands State Park Bradley Palmer State Park Callahan State Park Chicopee Memorial State Park Clarksburg State Park Cochituate State Park Connecticut... This is a list of Michigan state parks and related protected areas under Michigan Department of Natural Resources jurisdiction. ... This is a list of Minnesota state parks. ... This is a list of Mississippi state parks. ... This is a list of state parks in the U.S. state of Missouri. ... This is a list of state parks and reserves in the Montana state park system. ... This is a list of state parks in the U.S. state of Nebraska; the state park system is divided into state parks, state historical parks, state recreation areas and a state recreational trail. ... This is a list of Nevada state parks, containing state parks, state historic parks, and state recreation areas, and other facilities operated by the Nevada Division of State Parks in the U.S. state of Nevada. ... List of New Hampshire state parks Ahern State Park Androscoggin Wayside Park Annett Wayside Park Bear Brook State Park Beaver Brook Falls Wayside Bedell Bridge State Park Cardigan State Park Chesterfield Gorge Natural Area Clough State Park Coleman State Park Crawford Notch State Park Daniel Webster Birthplace Deer Mountain Campground... This is a list of state parks and forests in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... This is a list of state parks and reserves in the New Mexico state park system. ... This is a list of state parks in the U.S. state of New York. ... North Carolina State Parks: Carolina Beach State Park Cliffs of the Neuse State Park Crowders Mountain State Park Eno River State Park Falls Lake State Recreation Area Fort Fisher State Recreation Area Fort Macon State Park Goose Creek State Park Gorges State Park Hammocks Beach State Park Hanging Rock State... North Dakota state parks are state parks managed by the North Dakota Parks & Recreation Department. ... Ohio public lands include national forest lands, Army Corps of Engineers areas, state parks, state forests, state nature preserves, state wildlife management areas, and other areas. ... This is a list state parks in Oklahoma Adair State Park Alabaster Caverns State Park Arrowhead State Park Beaver Dunes State Park Beavers Bend State Park Bernice State Park Black Mesa State Park Boiling Springs State Park Boggy Depot State Park Boswell Lake State Park Cherokee State Park Cherokee Landing... This is a list of Oregon state parks. ... This is a list of state parks in Pennsylvania. ... This list of Rhode Island state parks shows the 22 state parks and state beaches found in Rhode Island, USA. State Parks Beavertail State Park Blackstone River Bikeway State Park Brenton Point State Park Burlingame State Park Colt State Park East Bay Bike Path State Park Fishermens Memorial State... The following is a list of state parks in the U.S. state of South Carolina: Aiken State Natural Area Andrew Jackson State Park Baker Creek State Park Barnwell State Park Caesars Head State Park Calhoun Falls State Recreation Area Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site Cheraw State Park Chester... This is a list of state parks and reserves in the South Dakota state park system. ... This is a list of state parks in the U.S. state of Tennessee, organized by administrative region: West Region Big Cypress Tree State Park (Natural Area) Big Hill Pond State Park Chickasaw State Park Fort Pillow State Park (Historic Park) Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park Nathan Bedford Forest State... This is a list of state parks in the state of Texas. ... This is a list of state parks in the U.S. state of Utah, operated by Utah State Parks. ... This is a list of state parks in Vermont, containing state parks and other related state-managed lands and facilities in the U.S. state of Vermont. ... This is a list of state parks in Virginia, containing state parks and other related state-managed lands and facilities in the U.S. state of Virginia. ... This is a list of Washington state parks, in the United States of America. ... |List of state parks in West Virginia: Audra State Park Babcock State Park Beartown State Park Beech Fork State Park Berkeley Springs State Park Blackwater Falls State Park Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park Bluestone State Park Cacapon Resort State Park Camp Creek State Park Canaan Resort State Park Carnifex Ferry... This is a list of Wisconsin state parks. ... This is list of state parks in Wyoming. ...

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