Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area

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Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area, Illinois, USA
IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)
Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area, Illinois, USA
Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area
Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area
Location Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Nearest city Georgetown, Illinois
Coordinates 39°57′50″N 87°34′25″W / 39.96389, -87.57361
Area 1,104 acres (4.47 km²)
Governing body Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area is an Illinois state park on 1,104 acres (4.47 km²) in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States.

Part of this area used to be owned by Piankeshaw Council a former part of Prairielands Council, after those councils merged in 1992. It was known as Camp Cherokee Hills (the former summer camp of the Piankashaw Council), located east of Georgetown, Illinois. This land was sold in 1996 to the State of Illinois to be an addition to the Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area.

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