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Whether you are looking for wildlife areas or waterfalls, these parks draw the most visitors in Illinois. From trails to fishing spots, here are the 12 most popular state parks in Illinois Skip to ...
The Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area is a 1,140-acre (460 ha) state park located near Griggsville in Pike County, Illinois.It borders on the Illinois River and is primarily made of steeply sloped bluffland that is part of the river's valley.
[2] [3] The park is located in Kendall County, Illinois, five miles (8.0 km) west of the city of Yorkville. Since the original acquisition in 1969, 100 acres (40 ha) have been added to the park [2] Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area was one of five new state parks opened in northern Illinois from 1969–1971.
It is managed, coterminously with the Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area, by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources from a full-time office in nearby Jonesboro. [1] The park is made up of bottomland, hardwood forest lands, and agricultural fields. IDNR reports the practice of continuous habitat management on the site. [2]
The Moraine View State Recreation Area is a state park operated by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) of the U.S. state of Illinois. The 1,687 acre (6.7 km 2) recreation area is located near Le Roy, Illinois. The predecessor of Moraine View, the McLean County Conservation Area, traces its history to 1959.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is the code department [1] [2] of the Illinois state government that operates the state parks and state recreation areas, enforces the fishing and game laws of Illinois, regulates Illinois coal mines and other extractive industries, operates the Illinois State Museum system, and oversees scientific research into the soil, water, and mineral ...
The state park also contains six small fishing ponds and 24 small vernal ponds and patches of non-fishing wetland managed for frogs and other amphibia. [2] Other outdoor recreation opportunities are provided by a network of state park trails, headed by the 15-mile (24 km) Equestrian Trail and the 2.3-mile (3.7 km) Old Fox Chase Grounds Trail. [2]
Beaver Dam State Park is an Illinois state park on 750 acres (304 ha) in Macoupin County, Illinois in the United States. 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 .