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The park, Illinois' third oldest, has become one of the state's most visited parks, hosting over 350,000 visitors each year. It was visited by 10,000 people on given weekends during the 1930s, and the 1958 record-setting attendance mark was documented at 874,000. One of the cabins at White Pines State Park
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A father and son from Arizona just found the second-largest diamond registered at Crater of Diamonds State Park this year. Will and Marshall Barnett, of Buckeye, visited the famous park in late ...
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. Heavily wooded, this region is managed for whitetail deer hunting.