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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 .
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources requires geocachers who wish to place a geocache at any Illinois state park to submit the location on a USGS 7.5 minute topographical map, the name and contact information of the person(s) wishing to place the geocache, a list of the original items to be included in the geocache, and a picture of the ...
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford (formerly known as Magic Waters) is a water park owned by the Rockford Park District and operated by Six Flags. It is located in Cherry Valley, Winnebago County, Illinois, [3] [4] [5] and located next to the interchange between Interstate 39/U.S. Route 51 and Interstate 90 near U.S. Route 20. [6]
The new water park was expected to compete with others in Wisconsin Dells and the Chicago metropolitan area, [13] [14] and would be the biggest expansion in Six Flags Great America history. [15] Construction on the US$42 million [16] water park began in November of that year, and the water park opened to the public on May 28, 2005.
The park is located 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Utica, Illinois (Starved Rock State Park), and approximately 85 miles (137 km) southwest of Chicago, Illinois. Its sandstone bluffs were carved by the Illinois River near the end of the Pleistocene epoch , and now serves as a State Park for local residents and tourists.
The water park Racing Rapids was the water park attached to the north side of Santa's Village AZoosment Park. [3] When it opened, it was one of the first in the Midwest and the largest in Illinois. It was closed with the park in 2006. The water park reopened for its full season in 2021 under the name Santa Springs.
Frank Holten State Recreation Area is an urban Illinois state park on 1,080 acres (437 ha) in unincorporated Centreville Township, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. It is located less than five miles southeast of the Gateway Arch in Greater St. Louis .
The water park had paid for its installation costs by 5 August 1980, and became a major summer attraction for residents of surrounding towns and communities as people lined up for rides down the large winding slides. After two years, Collor sold the park to a businessman he knew from Oak Park and River Forest High School.