James "Pate" Philip State Park

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James "Pate" Philip State Park
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of James "Pate" Philip State Park
Location	DuPage and Kane County Illinois, USA
Nearest city	Bartlett, Illinois
Coordinates	41°58′54″N 88°15′32″W / 41.98167°N 88.25889°W / 41.98167; -88.25889Coordinates: 41°58′54″N 88°15′32″W / 41.98167°N 88.25889°W / 41.98167; -88.25889
Area	3,432 acres (1,389 ha)
Established	1991
Governing body	Illinois Department of Natural Resources

James "Pate" Philip State Park, originally known as Tri-County State Park, is an Illinois state park on 3,432 acres (1,389 ha) in DuPage County and Kane County, Illinois, United States.

The park is named after James "Pate" Philip, a Republican politician.

Bartlett Nature Center

Bartlett Nature Center is located in the park's visitor center and is operated by the Bartlett Park District. The center features natural history displays in its museum and offers environmental education programs for schools, scouts and other groups.

References

"James "Pate" Philip - State Park". Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
USGS. "USGS Geneva (IL) Topo Map Quad". TopoQuest. Retrieved 2008-07-05.

External links

James "Pate" Philip State Park
Bartlett Nature Center - Bartlett Park District

Protected areas of Illinois

Federal

National Historic Sites	Chicago Portage Lincoln Home

National Forest	Shawnee

National Wildlife Refuges	Chautauqua Crab Orchard Cypress Creek Driftless Area Emiquon Mark Twain Meredosia Middle Mississippi River Port Louisa Two Rivers Upper Mississippi River

National Grassland	Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

National Trails	Lewis and Clark Mormon Pioneer Trail of Tears

National Natural Landmarks	List of National Natural Landmarks in Illinois

State

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 Hennepin Canal Parkway Horseshoe Lake Illini Illinois Beach James "Pate" Philip 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 Wildlife Prairie William G. Stratton Wolf Creek

State Historic Sites	List of Illinois State Historic Sites

State Forests	Big River Hidden Springs Lowden-Miller Sand Ridge Trail of Tears

State Recreation Areas	Clinton Lake Eagle Creek Eldon Hazlet Frank Holten Golconda Marina Johnson-Sauk Trail 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

State Fish & Wildlife Areas	Anderson Lake Baldwin Lake Banner Marsh Carlyle Lake Coffeen Lake Crawford County Des Plaines Edward R. Madigan Green River Hamilton County Heidecke Lake Horseshoe Lake (Alexander County) Iroquois County Kaskaskia River Kinkaid Lake Kishwaukee River LaSalle Lake Mackinaw River Marshall Mautino Mazonia/Braidwood Mermet Lake Middle Fork Mississippi River Newton Lake Jim Edgar 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

State Natural Areas	Cache River Fults Hill Prairie Goose Lake Prairie Harry "Babe" Woodyard Illinois Caverns Kidd Lake Piney Creek Ravine Revis Hill Prairie Sielbeck Forest Spitler Woods Volo Bog

State Trails	Mormon Trail Trail of Tears Tunnel Hill

Local

County Districts	Local forest and conservation districts

Illinois Department of Natural Resources

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