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This contains list of 124 state parks of Illinois.



Illinois has a variety of protected areas, including 123 state protected areas - state parks, wildlife areas, recreation areas, nature reserves and state forests. There are also federal and local level protected areas in the state. These levels interact to provide a variety of recreation opportunities and conservation schemes, sometimes in a small area. For instance, 1,500-acre (6.1 km2) Shabbona Lake State Park lies in DeKalb County which has its own 1,000-acre (4.0 km2) forest preserve system, while the city of DeKalb has a 700-acre (2.8 km2) park system. There is one UNESCO World Heritage Site in Illinois, Cahokia.
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SNo,Park Name,County or Counties,Area (acres),Area (km2),Date,Bodies of water ,Remarks,,,,,established,,1,Anderson Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area,Fulton,"2,247",9.09,1947,,2,Apple River Canyon State Park,Jo Daviess,297,1.2,1932,Apple River,3,Argyle Lake State Park,McDonough,"1,700",6.9,1948,Argyle Lake,4,Baldwin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area,Randolph,"2,018",8.17,?,Baldwin Lake,5,Beall Woods State Park,Wabash,635,2.57,1966,Coffee Creek,6,Beaver Dam State Park,Macoupin,750,3,1947,Beaver Dam Lake,7,Big River State Forest,Henderson,"2,900",12,1925,Mississippi River,8,Buffalo Rock State Park & Effigy Tumuli,LaSalle,298,1.21,"November 15, 1928",Illinois River,9,Cache River State Natural Area,Johnson,"14,314",57.93,1970,,10,Carlyle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area,Fayette,"37,000",150,1966,Carlyle Lake,11,Castle Rock State Park,Ogle,"2,000",8.1,1921,Rock River,12,Cave-in-Rock State Park,Hardin,204,0.83,1929,Ohio River,13,Chain O'Lakes State Park,McHenry,"1,700",6.9,1945,"Bluff Lake, Catherine Lake, Channel Lake, Fox Lake, Fox River, Grass Lake, Marie Lake, Nippersink Lake, Petite Lake, Pistakee Lake, Redhead Lake, Turner Lake",14,Channahon State Park,Will,20.5,0.083,1932,"DuPage River, Des Plaines River, Kankakee River",15,Clinton Lake State Recreation Area,DeWitt,"9,300",38,1978,"Clinton Lake, Salt Creek, Old Creek",16,Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area,Montgomery,297,1.2,1966,"Coffeen Lake, Shoal Creek",17,Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area,Crawford,"1,129",4.57,?,Huston Creek,18,Delabar State Park,Henderson,89,0.36,1960,,19,Des Plaines Fish and Wildlife Area,Will,"5,000",20,1948,"Kankakee River, Milliken Lake",20,Dixon Springs State Park,Pope,801,3.24,1946,Wabash River,21,Donnelley/Depue State Park,Putnam,"3,015",12.2,1982,"Lake DePue, Spring Lake, Coleman Lake, Illinois River",22,Eagle Creek State Recreation Area,Shelby,"11,100",45,"May, 1963","Lake Shelbyville, Eagle Creek (Illinois), Wolf Creek",23,Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area,Logan,974,3.94,1971,Salt Creek,24,Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area,Clinton,"3,000",12,?,"Carlyle Lake, Lake Shelbyville",25,Ferne Clyffe State Park,Johnson,"2,430",9.8,1949,Ferne Clyffe Lake,26,Fort Massac State Park,Massac,"1,450",5.9,1908,Ohio River,27,Fox Ridge State Park,Coles,"2,064",8.35,1930s,"Ridge Lake, Embarras River",28,Frank Holten State Recreation Area,St. Clair,"1,080",4.4,1964,"Whispering Willow Lake, Grand Marais Lake",29,Franklin Creek State Park,Lee,664,2.69,1970,Franklin Creek,30,Fults Hill Prairie State Natural Area,Monroe,997,4.03,1970,Kidd Lake,31,Gebhard Woods State Park,Grundy,30,0.12,1934,Nettle Creek,32,Giant City State Park,"Jackson, Union","1,100",4.5,1927,"Little Grassy Lake, Indian Creek",33,Golconda Marina State Recreation Area,Pope,274,1.11,?,Ohio River,34,Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area,Grundy,"2,537",10.27,1969,"Goose Lake, Des Plaines River, Kankakee River, Illinois River",35,Green River State Wildlife Area,Lee,"2,565",10.38,1940,Green River,36,Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area,Hamilton,"1,683",6.81,1962,Dolan Lake,37,"Harry ""Babe"" Woodyard State Natural Area",Vermilion,"1,104",4.47,?,?,38,Hazel & Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie State Park,Peoria,"1,700",6.9,2000,"Deep Lake, Caboose Lake, Beaver Lake, Horseshoe Lake",39,Heidecke Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area,Grundy,"1,300",5.3,?,Heidecke Lake,40,Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park,"Bureau, Lee, Whiteside, Rock Island, Henry","60,314",244.08,1970,W To Moline then N to Rock Falls vic.,104.5-mile (168.2km) linear park41,Hidden Springs State Forest,Shelby,"1,200",4.9,1960,"Richland Creek, Possum Creek",42,Horseshoe Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area,Alexander,"10,200",41,?,Horseshoe Lake,43,Horseshoe Lake State Park,Madison,"2,960",12,?,,44,Illini State Park,LaSalle,510,2.1,1934,Illinois River,45,Illinois Beach State Park,Lake,"4,160",16.8,1948,Lake Michigan,46,Illinois Caverns State Natural Area,Monroe,120,0.49,1985,None,9.6km of the park are passages underground.47,Iroquois County State Wildlife Area,Iroquois,"2,480",10,1944,Glacial Lake Watseka,48,"James ""Pate"" Philip State Park","DuPage, Kane","3,432",13.89,1991,Brewester Creek,49,Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area,Cass,"16,550",67,"June, 1993","Gridley Lake, Prairie Lake, Drake Lake",50,Johnson-Sauk Trail State Park,Henry,"1,365",5.52,?,Johnson-Sauk Trail Lake,51,Jubilee College State Park,Peoria,"3,200",13,1933,,52,Kankakee River State Park,"Kankakee, Will","4,000",16,1938,Kankakee River,53,Kaskaskia River State Fish & Wildlife Area,"St. Clair, Monroe, Randolph","20,000",81,?,"Kaskaskia River, Baldwin Lake, Peabody River",54,Kickapoo State Recreation Area,Vermilion,"2,842",11.5,1939,Vermilion River,55,Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area,Jackson,"11,750",47.6,1968,"Kinkaid Lake, Johnson Creek, Reed Creek",56,Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area,DeKalb,570,2.3,2002,Kishwaukee River,57,Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park,Stephenson,715,2.89,1948,Lake Le-Aqua-Na,58,Lake Murphysboro State Park,Jackson,"1,022",4.14,1948,Lake Murphysboro,59,LaSalle Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area,LaSalle,"2,058",8.33,?,LaSalle Lake,60,Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memorial,Macon,162,0.66,1957,Sangamon River,61,Lincoln Trail State Park,Clark,"1,023",4.14,1958,Lincoln Trail Lake,62,Lewis and Clark State Historic Site,Madison,,,,,63,Lowden State Park,Ogle,207,0.84,1945,Rock River,64,Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area,Tazewell,"1,448",5.86,?,Mackinaw River,65,Marshall State Fish & Wildlife Area,Marshall,"6,000",24,1925,"Red Hills Lake, Muddy Creek",66,Matthiessen State Park,LaSalle,"1,700",6.9,1943,"Deer Park Lake, Vermilion River",67,Mautino State Fish and Wildlife Area,Bureau,911,3.69,?,15 lakes,68,Mazonia/Braidwood State Fish and Wildlife Area,Grundy,"1,017",4.12,1981,Braidwood Lake,69,Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area,Massac,"2,630",10.6,1949,Mermet Lake,70,Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area,Vermilion,"2,700",11,1986,Middle Fork,71,Mississippi Palisades State Park,Carroll,"2,500",10,1973,"Mississippi River, Apple River",72,Mississippi River State Fish and Wildlife Area,"Jersey, Calhoun","24,386",98.69,?,"Stump Lake, Fuller Lake",73,Moraine Hills State Park,McHenry,"2,200",8.9,1939,"Lake Defiance, Fox River",74,Moraine View State Recreation Area,McLean,"1,687",6.83,1959,"Dawson Lake, Salt Creek",75,Morrison-Rockwood State Park,Whiteside,"1,164",4.71,1971,"Rock Creek, Lake Carlton",76,Nauvoo State Park,Hancock,148,0.6,?,"Mississippi River, Lake Horton",77,Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area,Jasper,"1,775",7.18,1979,"Newton Lake, Sand Creek, Laws Creek",78,North Point Marina,Lake,297,1.2,?,Lake Michigan,79,Peabody River State Fish and Wildlife Area,Randolph,"2,200",8.9,?,Peabody River,80,Pere Marquette State Park,Jersey,"8,050",32.6,1931,"Mississippi River, Illinois River",81,Piney Creek Ravine State Natural Area,"Jackson, Randolph",198,0.8,1972,Piney Creek,82,Prophetstown State Recreation Area,Whiteside,53,0.21,1947,"Coon Creek, Rock River",83,Pyramid State Recreation Area,Perry,"19,701",79.73,1968,,84,Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area,Fayette,"1,980",8,?,"Ramsey Lake, Ramsey Creek",85,Randolph County State Recreation Area,Randolph,"1,101",4.46,1958,Randolph County Lake,86,Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area,Pike,"1,140",4.6,1970,Illinois River,87,Red Hills State Park,Lawrence,967,3.91,?,,88,Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area,"Franklin, Jefferson","38,900",157,?,Rend Lake,89,Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area,Fulton,"5,660",22.9,1945,Rice Lake (Illinois),90,Rock Cut State Park,Winnebago,"3,092",12.51,?,"Pierce Lake, Olson Lake",91,Rock Island Trail State Park,"Stark, Peoria",,,1989,,26-mile (42km) public rail trail.92,Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area,Saline,"1,270",5.1,1959,,93,Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area,Wayne,"1,302",5.27,1959,Sam Dale Lake,94,Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area,Jasper,"1,180",4.8,1960,,95,Sand Ridge State Forest,Mason,"7,200",29,1939,None,96,Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area,"Cass, Schuyler, Mason","10,360",41.9,1948,,97,Sangchris Lake State Recreation Area,"Christian, Sangamon","3,022",12.23,1964,Sangchris Lake,98,Shabbona Lake State Park,DeKalb,"1,550",6.3,1978,Shabbona Lake,99,Shelbyville State Fish and Wildlife Area,Moultrie,"6,200",25,?,,100,Sielbeck Forest Natural Area,Johnson,385,1.56,?,,101,Siloam Springs State Park,"Adams, Brown","3,323",13.45,1940,,102,Silver Springs State Fish & Wildlife Area,Kendall,"1,350",5.5,1969,"Fox River, Loon Lake, Beaver Lake, Silver Springs",103,Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area,Knox,"2,500",10,1987,Snakeden Hollow Lake,104,South Shore State Park,Clinton,"26,000",110,?,Carlyle Lake,105,Spitler Woods State Natural Area,Macon,202.5,0.819,1937,Squirrel Creek,106,Spring Lake Fish and Wildlife Area,Tazewell,"2,032",8.22,1950,Spring Lake,107,Starved Rock State Park,LaSalle,"2,630",10.6,1911,Illinois River,108,Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area,Marion,"3,103",12.56,1959,,109,Ten Mile Creek State Fish & Wildlife Area,"Hamilton, Jefferson","6,000",24,1988,Ten Mile Creek,110,Trail of Tears State Forest,Union,"5,114",20.7,1929,"Mississippi River, Clear Creek",111,Tunnel Hill State Trail,"Johnson, Pulaski, Saline, Williamson",,,,,45-mile (72.4km) Trail.112,Turkey Bluffs State Fish and Wildlife Area,Randolph,"2,264",9.16,?,,113,Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area,Union,"6,202",25.1,1940s,,114,Volo Bog State Natural Area,Lake,"1,150",4.7,1970,Volo Bog,115,Walnut Point State Park,Douglas,671,2.72,1968,,116,Washington County State Recreation Area,Washington,,,,,117,Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area,,,,,,118,Weinberg-King State Park,,,,,,119,Weldon Springs State Recreation Area,,,,,,120,White Pines Forest State Park,Ogle,385,1.56,1927,"Pine Creek, Spring Creek","Southernmost stand of virgin, native white pine trees in the state of Illinois."121,William G. Stratton State Park,,,,,,122,William W. Powers State Recreation Area,,,,,,123,Wolf Creek State Park,,,,,,124,Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area,,,,,,,,,,,,,For other more formats kindly visit www.downloadexcelfiles.com,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Original source : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Illinois_state_parks#Current_state_parks,,,,,,,