List of protected areas of Illinois

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Map of Protected Areas of Illinois
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Parks; Forests; Recreation Areas;
Fish and Wildlife Areas; Natural Areas;
National Historic Sites and Trails

Illinois has 123 state parks, which all include wildlife areas, recreation areas, [natural area]s and state forests.

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[edit] Overview

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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.

There are also one national forest and several other sites administered by the National Park Service, including portions of National Trails.

[edit] History

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[edit] Current Parks

Park Name   County or Counties   Area in acres (km²)   Date
founded  		 Bodies of water    Remarks  
Anderson Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area Fulton &0000000000002247.0000002,247 acres (9.09 km²) 1947
Apple River Canyon State Park Jo Daviess &0000000000000297.000000297 acres (1.2 km²) 1932 Apple River
Argyle Lake State Park McDonough &0000000000001700.0000001,700 acres (6.88 km²) 1948 Argyle Lake
Baldwin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area Randolph &0000000000002018.0000002,018 acres (8.2 km²) ? Baldwin Lake
Beall Woods State Park Wabash &0000000000000635.000000635 acres (2.57 km²) 1966 Coffee Creek
Beaver Dam State Park Macoupin &0000000000000750.000000750 acres (3.04 km²) 1947 Beaver Dam Lake
Big River State Forest Henderson &0000000000002900.0000002,900 acres (11.74 km²) 1925 Mississippi River
Buffalo Rock State Park & Effigy Tumuli LaSalle &0000000000000298.000000298 acres (1.21 km²) November 15, 1928 Illinois River
Cache River State Natural Area Johnson &0000000000014314.00000014,314 acres (57.93 km²) 1970
Carlyle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area Fayette &0000000000037000.00000037,000 acres (149.73 km²) 1966 Carlyle Lake
Castle Rock State Park Ogle &0000000000002000.0000002,000 acres (8.09 km²) 1921 Rock River
Cave-in-Rock State Park Hardin &0000000000000204.000000204 acres (0.83 km²) 1929 Ohio River
Chain O'Lakes State Park McHenry &0000000000001700.0000001,700 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 &0000000000000020.5.0E+520.5 acres (0.08 km²) 1932 DuPage River, Des Plaines River, Kankakee River
Clinton Lake State Recreation Area DeWitt &0000000000009300.0000009,300 acres (37.64 km²) 1978 Clinton Lake, Salt Creek, Old Creek
Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area Montgomery &0000000000000297.000000297 acres (1.20 km²) 1966 Coffeen Lake, Shoal Creek
Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area Crawford &0000000000001129.0000001,129 acres (4.57 km²) ? Huston Creek
Delabar State Park Henderson &0000000000000089.00000089 acres (0.36 km²) 1960
Des Plaines Fish and Wildlife Area Will &0000000000005000.0000005,000 acres (20.23 km²) 1948 Kankakee River, Milliken Lake
Dixon Springs State Park Pope &0000000000000801.000000801 acres (3.24 km²) 1946 Wabash River
Donnelley/Depue State Park Putnam &0000000000003015.0000003,015 acres (12.20 km²) 1982 Lake DePue, Spring Lake, Coleman Lake, Illinois River
Eagle Creek State Recreation Area Shelby &0000000000011100.00000011,100 acres (44.92 km²) May, 1963 Lake Shelbyville, Eagle Creek (Illinois), Wolf Creek
Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area Logan &0000000000000974.000000974 acres (3.8 km²) 1971 Salt Creek
Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area Clinton &0000000000003000.0000003,000 acres (12.14 km²) ? Carlyle Lake, Lake Shelbyville
Ferne Clyffe State Park Johnson &0000000000002430.0000002,430 acres (9.83 km²) 1949 Ferne Clyffe Lake
Fort Massac State Park Massac &0000000000001450.0000001,450 acres (5.87 km²) 1908 Ohio River
Fox Ridge State Park Coles &0000000000002064.0000002,064 acres (8.35 km²) 1930s Ridge Lake, Embarras River
Frank Holten State Recreation Area St. Clair &0000000000001080.0000001,080 acres (4.37 km²) 1964 Whispering Willow Lake, Grand Marais Lake
Franklin Creek State Park Lee &0000000000000664.000000664 acres (2.69 km²) 1970 Franklin Creek
Fults Hill Prairie State Natural Area Monroe &0000000000000997.000000997 acres (4.03 km²) 1970 Kidd Lake
Gebhard Woods State Park Grundy &0000000000000030.00000030 acres (0.12 km²) 1934 Nettle Creek
Giant City State Park Jackson & Union &0000000000001100.0000001,100 acres (4.45 km²) 1927 Little Grassy Lake, Indian Creek
Golconda Marina State Recreation Area Pope &0000000000000274.000000274 acres (1.11 km²) ? Ohio River
Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area Grundy &0000000000002537.0000002,537 acres (10.3 km²) 1969 Goose Lake, Des Plaines River, Kankakee River, Illinois River
Green River State Wildlife Area Lee &0000000000002565.0000002,565 acres (10.38 km²) 1940 Green River
Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area Hamilton &0000000000001683.0000001,683 acres (6.81 km²) 1962 Dolan Lake
Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area Vermilion &0000000000001104.0000001,104 acres (4.47 km²) ? ?
Hazel & Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie State Park Peoria &0000000000001700.0000001,700 acres (6.88 km²) 2000 Deep Lake, Caboose Lake, Beaver Lake, Horseshoe Lake
Heidecke Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area Grundy &0000000000001300.0000001,300 acres (5.26 km²) ? Heidecke Lake
Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park
Hidden Springs State Forest Shelby &0000000000001200.0000001,200 acres (4.86 km²) 1960 Richland Creek, Possum Creek
Horseshoe Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area Alexander &0000000000010200.00000010,200 acres (41.28 km²) ? Horseshoe Lake
Horseshoe Lake State Park Madison &0000000000002960.0000002,960 acres (11.98 km²) ?
Illini State Park LaSalle &0000000000000510.000000510 acres (2.06 km²) 1934 Illinois River
Illinois Beach State Park Lake County, Illinois &0000000000004160.0000004,160 acres (16.83 km²) 1948 Lake Michigan
Illinois Caverns State Natural Area Monroe &0000000000000120.000000120 acres (0.49 km²) 1985 None 9.6 km of the park are passages underground.
Iroquois State Wildlife Area Iroquois &0000000000002480.0000002,480 acres (10.04 km²) 1944 Glacial Lake Watseka
James "Pate" Philip State Park DuPage, Kane &0000000000003432.0000003,432 acres (13.89 km²) 1991 Brewester Creek
Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area Cass &0000000000016550.00000016,550 acres (67 km²) June, 1993 Gridley Lake, Prairie Lake, Drake Lake
Johnson-Sauk Trail State Park Henry &0000000000001365.0000001,365 acres (5.52 km²) ? Johnson-Sauk Trail Lake
Jubilee College State Park Peoria &0000000000003200.0000003,200 acres (12.9 km²) 1933
Kankakee River State Park Kankakee, Will &0000000000004000.0000004,000 acres (16.19 km²) 1938 Kankakee River
Kaskaskia River State Fish & Wildlife Area St. Clair, Monroe, Randolph &0000000000020000.00000020,000 acres (80.94 km²) ? Kaskaskia River, Baldwin Lake, Peabody River
Kickapoo State Recreation Area Vermilion &0000000000002842.0000002,842 acres (11.50 km²) 1939 Vermilion River
Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area Jackson &0000000000011750.00000011,750 acres (47.55 km²) 1968 Kinkaid Lake, Johnson Creek, Reed Creek
Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area DeKalb &0000000000000570.000000570 acres (2.31 km²) 2002 Kishwaukee River
Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park Stephenson &0000000000000715.000000715 acres (2.89 km²) 1948 Lake Le-Aqua-Na
Lake Murphysboro State Park Jackson &0000000000001022.0000001,022 acres (4.14 km²) 1948 Lake Murphysboro
LaSalle Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area LaSalle &0000000000002058.0000002,058 acres (8.33 km²) ? LaSalle Lake
Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memorial Macon &0000000000000162.000000162 acres (0.65 km²) 1957 Sangamon River
Lincoln Trail State Park Clark &0000000000001023.0000001,023 acres (4.14 km²) 1958 Lincoln Trail Lake
Lowden State Park Ogle &0000000000000207.000000207 acres (0.84 km²) 1945 Rock River
Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area Tazewell &0000000000001448.0000001,448 acres (5.9 km²) ? Mackinaw River
Marshall State Fish & Wildlife Area Marshall &0000000000006000.0000006,000 acres (24.28 km²) 1925 Red Hills Lake, Muddy Creek
Matthiessen State Park LaSalle &0000000000001700.0000001,700 acres (6.88 km²) 1943 Deer Park Lake, Vermilion River
Mautino State Fish and Wildlife Area Bureau &0000000000000911.000000911 acres (3.69 km²) ? 15 lakes
Mazonia/Braidwood State Fish and Wildlife Area Grundy &0000000000001017.0000001,017 acres (4.12 km²) 1981 Braidwood Lake
Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area Massac &0000000000002630.0000002,630 acres (10.64 km²) 1949 Mermet Lake
Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area Vermilion &0000000000002700.0000002,700 acres (10.93 km²) 1986 Middle Fork
Mississippi Palisades State Park Carroll &0000000000002500.0000002,500 acres (10.12 km²) 1973 Mississippi River, Apple River
Mississippi River State Fish and Wildlife Area Jersey, Calhoun &0000000000024386.00000024,386 acres (98.69 km²) ? Stump Lake, Fuller Lake
Moraine Hills State Park McHenry &0000000000002200.0000002,200 acres (8.90 km²) 1939 Lake Defiance, Fox River
Moraine View State Recreation Area McLean &0000000000001687.0000001,687 acres (6.7 km²) 1959 Dawson Lake, Salt Creek
Morrison-Rockwood State Park Whiteside &0000000000001164.0000001,164 acres (4.71 km²) 1971 Rock Creek, Lake Carlton
Nauvoo State Park Hancock &0000000000000148.000000148 acres (0.60 km²) ? Mississippi River, Lake Horton
Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area Jasper &0000000000001775.0000001,775 acres (7.18 km²) 1979 Newton Lake, Sand Creek, Laws Creek
North Point Marina Lake &0000000000000297.000000297 acres (1.20 km²) ? Lake Michigan
Peabody River State Fish and Wildlife Area Randolph &0000000000002200.0000002,200 acres (8.90 km²) ? Peabody River
Pere Marquette State Park Jersey &0000000000008050.0000008,050 acres (32.58 km²) 1931 Mississippi River, Illinois River
Piney Creek Ravine State Natural Area Jackson, Randolph &0000000000000198.000000198 acres (0.80 km²) 1972 Piney Creek
Prophetstown State Recreation Area Whiteside &0000000000000053.00000053 acres (0.21 km²) 1947 Coon Creek, Rock River
Pyramid State Recreation Area Perry &0000000000019701.00000019,701 acres (79.7 km²) 1968
Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area Fayette &0000000000001980.0000001,980 acres (8.0 km²) ? Ramsey Lake, Ramsey Creek
Randolph County State Recreation Area Randolph &0000000000001101.0000001,101 acres (4.46 km²) 1958 Randolph County Lake
Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area Pike &0000000000001140.0000001,140 acres (4.6 km²) 1970 Illinois River
Red Hills State Park Lawrence &0000000000000967.000000967 acres (3.91 km²) ?
Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area Franklin, Jefferson &0000000000038900.00000038,900 acres (157.42 km²) ? Rend Lake
Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area Fulton &0000000000005660.0000005,660 acres (22.91 km²) 1945 Rice Lake
Rock Cut State Park Winnebago &0000000000003092.0000003,092 acres (12.5 km²) ? Pierce Lake, Olson Lake
Rock Island Trail State Park Stark, Peoria 1989 26-mile (42 km) long public rail trail.
Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area Saline &0000000000001270.0000001,270 acres (5.14 km²) 1959
Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area Wayne &0000000000001302.0000001,302 acres (5.27 km²) 1959 Sam Dale Lake
Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area Jasper &0000000000001180.0000001,180 acres (4.78 km²) 1960
Sand Ridge State Forest Mason &0000000000007200.0000007,200 acres (29.0 km²) 1939 None
Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area Cass, Schuyler, Mason &0000000000010360.00000010,360 acres (41.93 km²) 1948
Sangchris Lake State Recreation Area Christian, Sangamon &0000000000003022.0000003,022 acres (12.23 km²) 1964 Sangchris Lake
Shabbona Lake State Park DeKalb &0000000000001550.0000001,550 acres (6.27 km²) 1978 Shabbona Lake
Shelbyville State Fish and Wildlife Area Moultrie &0000000000006200.0000006,200 acres (25.09 km²) ?
Sielbeck Forest Natural Area Johnson &0000000000000385.000000385 acres (1.56 km²) ?
Siloam Springs State Park Adams, Brown &0000000000003323.0000003,323 acres (13.45 km²) 1940
Silver Springs State Fish & Wildlife Area Kendall &0000000000001350.0000001,350 acres (5.46 km²) 1969 Fox River, Loon Lake, Beaver Lake, Silver Springs
Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area Knox &0000000000002500.0000002,500 acres (10.12 km²) 1987 Snakeden Hollow Lake
South Shore State Park Clinton &0000000000026000.00000026,000 acres (105.22 km²) ? Carlyle Lake
Spitler Woods State Natural Area Macon &0000000000000202.5.0E+5202.5 acres (0.8 km²) 1937 Squirrel Creek
Spring Lake Fish and Wildlife Area Tazewell &0000000000002032.0000002,032 acres (8.22 km²) 1950 Spring Lake
Starved Rock State Park LaSalle &0000000000002630.0000002,630 acres (10.64 km²) 1911 Illinois River
Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area Marion &0000000000003103.0000003,103 acres (12.56 km²) 1959
Ten Mile Creek State Fish & Wildlife Area Hamilton, Jefferson &0000000000006000.0000006,000 acres (24.28 km²) 1988 Ten Mile Creek
Trail of Tears State Forest Union &0000000000005114.0000005,114 acres (20.7 km²) 1929 Mississippi River, Clear Creek
Tunnel Hill State Trail Johnson, Pulaski, Saline, Williamson ? 45 miles (72.42 km) Trail.
Turkey Bluffs State Fish and Wildlife Area Randolph &0000000000002264.0000002,264 acres (9.16 km²) ?
Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area Union &0000000000006202.0000006,202 acres (25.10 km²) 1940s
Volo Bog State Natural Area Lake &0000000000001150.0000001,150 acres (4.50 km²) 1970 Volo Bog
Walnut Point State Park Douglas &0000000000000671.000000671 acres (2.72 km²) 1968
Washington County State Recreation Area
Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area
Weinberg-King State Park
Weldon Springs State Recreation Area
White Pines Forest State Park Ogle &0000000000000385.000000385 acres (1.56 km²) 1927 Pine Creek, Spring Creek Southernmost stand of virgin, native white pine trees in the state of Illinois.[1]
William G. Stratton State Park
William W. Powers State Recreation Area
Wolf Creek State Park
Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area

[edit] Other names of current parks

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[edit] Former parks

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[edit] Other names of former parks

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[edit] See also

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "Conserving the Land: The Rock River Country," Critical Trends Assessment Program, Rock River Country Project ([1]), Illinois Department of Natural Resources, 3 July 2007.

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