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The main trail of Ravine Park. Lake Bluff is located in the North Shore area at (42.281, -87 [5]A New Year's Day moonrise over Lake Michigan. According to the 2010 census, Lake Bluff has a total area of 4.057 square miles (10.51 km 2), of which 4.05 square miles (10.49 km 2) (or 99.83%) is land and 0.007 square miles (0.02 km 2) (or 0.17%) is water. [6]
Ravine Park is a community park located in Lake Bluff, Illinois. Measuring roughly 14 acres (5.7 ha) in area, it is dominated by a ravine formed by an ephemeral stream that flows after heavy rainfall and consists of a series of muddy ponds otherwise. The park's main attraction is a small system of nature trails. [1]
Red Hills State Park is an Illinois state park on 967 acres (391 ha) in Lawrence County, Illinois, United States. The park sits at an elevation of 515 feet (157 m). [1] Red Hills State Park is open for year-round recreation including boating, fishing, hunting, hiking and various winter sports. [2] The park includes a restaurant which is open ...
Starved Rock State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Illinois, characterized by the many canyons within its 2,630 acres (1,064 ha).Located just southeast of the village of Utica, in Deer Park Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, along the south bank of the Illinois River, the park hosts over two million visitors annually, the most for any Illinois state park.
Chester, Illinois. Coordinates. 37°58′20″N89°48′15″W37.97222°N 89.80417°W. Area. 2,264 acres (916 ha) Governing body. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Turkey Bluffs State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 2,264 acres (916 ha) in Randolph County, Illinois, United States.
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 of Interstate 90.
1,700 acres (6.9 km 2) Established. 1943. Governing body. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. dnr.state.il.us /lands /Landmgt /PARKS /R1 /mttindex.htm. Matthiessen State Park is an Illinois state park located a few miles south of the more famous Starved Rock State Park. The main entrances to both parks are located on Illinois State Route 178.
McHenry Dam State Park was founded in 1939 with the purchase of 15 acres (6.1 ha) of land on the east bank of the river. Property on the west bank of the river was donated to the state Division of Water Resources in the early 1960s. In 1971, the state began to acquire land surrounding Lake Defiance, then constructed park facilities in 1975.