Illinois state parks
The Illinois state park system began in 1908 with what is now Fort Massac State Park becoming the first park in a system encompassing over 60 parks and about the same number of recreational and wildlife areas.
The parks range from small day-use affairs to larger parks that boast everything from fancy lodges and canyons to powerboating on large lakes and miss peregrines home for peculiar children.
See also
- List of Illinois state parks
There are 140 state parks in Illinois. About 50 of them
