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Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area. / 41.62750°N 88.52250°W / 41.62750; -88.52250. Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 1,350 acres (550 ha) in Kendall County, Illinois, United States. The park was established in the late 1960s and is named for the natural spring within its boundaries.
10. Fort Massac - 953,000 visitors. A replica of a fort built in 1802, Fort Massac sits at the tip of southern Illinois in Metropolis, overlooking the Ohio River. The 1,500 acre park allows for ...
The park is 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Carlinville, Illinois and is managed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) as a public place for fishing. The state park centers on the 59-acre (24 ha) Beaver Dam Lake, an artificial reservoir which was created by a private Carlinville fishing club in the 1890s. The club later became a ...
40°28′27″N 89°50′48″W. / 40.47417°N 89.84667°W / 40.47417; -89.84667. Area. 2,032 acres (822 ha) Established. 1950. Governing body. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Spring Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 2,032 acres (822 ha) in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States .
Kankakee River State Park is an Illinois state park on 4,000 acres (1,619 ha) primarily in Kankakee and Will Counties, Illinois, United States. Originally, 35 acres (14 ha) of land was donated by Ethel Sturges Dummer for the creation of the state park in 1938. Another 1,715 acres (694 ha) was donated by Commonwealth Edison in 1956, which again ...
Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 10,200 acres (4,128 ha) in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. Natural features [ edit ] In April 1927, the Department of Conservation purchased 49 acres for development as a Canada goose sanctuary.
Peabody River State Fish and Wildlife Area. / 38.21750°N 89.86917°W / 38.21750; -89.86917. Peabody River State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 2,200 acres (890 ha) in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. It is built on reclaimed mines worked by the Peabody Coal Company from the late 1950s to the late 1980s.
Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 1,775 acres (718 ha) in Jasper County, Illinois, United States. The park's grasslands are home to the largest of the three remaining greater prairie chicken flocks in Illinois. The park centers on Newton Lake, an artificial reservoir ...