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2. William W. Powers State Recreation Area - Wikipedia

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   William W. Powers State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources on 580 acres (230 ha) in the Hegewisch community area of the City of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. [1] The area includes 419 acres (170 ha) of water in Wolf Lake that provides about 6 miles (10 km) of ...

3. Rock Cut State Park - Wikipedia

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   Area. 3,254 acres (13.17 km 2) Governing body. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Rock Cut State Park is a state park of the U.S. state of Illinois. Located near Rockford in Winnebago County, it covers 3,254 acres (1,317 ha), [1] enveloping Pierce Lake and Olson Lake. Rock Cut Park's main entrance is located on Highway 173, 1 mile west ...

4. Pere Marquette State Park - Wikipedia

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   March 4, 1985. Pere Marquette State Park is an 8,050-acre (3,260 ha) protected area in southwestern Jersey County, Illinois, United States. [2] It is located near the city of Grafton, Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi River and the Illinois River. The park is located on Illinois Route 100, which at this location is also part of ...

5. Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memorial - Wikipedia

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   39°48′10″N 89°06′03″W  /  39.80278°N 89.10083°W  / 39.80278; -89.10083. Area. 162 acres (66 ha) Established. 1938. Governing body. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park and Memorial is a 162-acre (66 ha) state park [1] located on the Sangamon River in Macon County near Harristown ...

6. Prophetstown State Recreation Area - Wikipedia

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   Prophetstown State Recreation Area. /  41.67194°N 89.92389°W  / 41.67194; -89.92389. Prophetstown State Park is an Illinois state park on 53 acres (21 ha) in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. Situated on south bank of the Rock River adjoining modern Prophetstown, Illinois, it was the site of a native American village founded by ...

7. Illinois state parks - Wikipedia

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   The Illinois state park system began in 1908 with what is now Fort Massac State Park, in the U.S. state of Illinois, becoming the first park in a system encompassing over 60 parks and about the same number of recreational and wildlife areas. [1] The parks range from small day-use affairs to larger parks that boast everything from fancy lodges ...

8. Kickapoo State Recreation Area - Wikipedia

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   Kickapoo State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park on 2,842 acres (1,150 ha) in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. Located between Oakwood, Illinois and Danville, Illinois, this park is easily accessible through route I-74. It is 28 miles (45 km) away from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and 95 miles (153 km) from ...

9. Black Hawk State Historic Site - Wikipedia

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   The Black Hawk State Historic Site, in Rock Island, Illinois, is adjacent to the historic site of the village of Saukenuk, the home of a band of Native Americans of the Sauk nation. It includes the John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life. The state park is located on a 150 feet (50 m) bluff overlooking the Rock River in western Illinois.