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Illinois has been blessed with a variety of topography. There are marshlands, rocky cliffs, lakes, prairies, rolling hills, mighty rivers, trickling streams, and endless flatlands. These environments are certainly well represented in the 107 state lands that are dedicated to public use. These areas have been categorized as follows: - Conservation Areas
- Fish and Wildlife Areas
- State Forests
- State Parks
Each of these areas will be covered in this section, but space does not permit narrative summaries of these facilities. Instead, brief outlines provide pertinent information and the address/telephone number where more detailed information can be obtained.
You should contact the ranger/caretaker and obtain the pocket-sized flyer(s) covering the facility you wish to use. These flyers are excellent sources of information, oftentimes providing maps, local history, details regarding camping arrangements, special needs, costs, group camping arrangements, seasonal information, etc. See the address and telephone numbers for each area. Please note the following if you consider camping at any of these facilities from Illinois Department of Conservation Recreational Areas Guide. - "A camping permit must be obtained upon arrival at the site from site personnel of Campground Host. Most sites with camping facilities allow group camping. Both group camping and family camping are limited to 14 nights in a 30-day period. Check-out time is 3 p.m."
- "Rent-A-Camp facilities are available at a limited number of sites. For a nominal fee, the participant has the use of a tent and camping gear already in place at the site."
- "Camp site reservations are accepted at some areas."
- "Campers should bring their own firewood. Information on facilities and programs may be obtained by contacting any Department of Conservation Office."
Please see the following codes used in this section to describe the facilities available.
H - Indicates that the facilities are accessible to the handicapped (meaning physically handicapped persons requiring the use of a wheelchair.)
A - Camping sites with, or with access to, a vehicular entrance/exit, showers and electricity.
B - Camping sites with, or with access to, a vehicular entrance/exit, showers or electricity.
C - Camping sites permitting vehicular access.
D - Camping sites with no vehicular access (i.e., tent camping; primitive sites accessible only by walk-in or backpacking).
E - Camping sites available to youth groups only.
To obtain additional information, please contact:
Illinois Department of Conservation
524 South 2nd Street
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-6752
Illinois Department of Conservation
State of Illinois Center
100 West Randolph, Suite 4-300
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 793-2071
Anderson Lake Conservation Area - Astoria, IL
Apple River Canyon State Park - Apple River, IL
Argyle Lake State Park - Colchester, IL
Banner Marsh Fish and Wildlife Area - Canton, IL
Big Bend Fish and Wildlife Area - Prophetstown, IL
Big River State Forest - Keithsburg, IL
Black Hawk State Park - Rock Island, IL
Buffalo Rock State Park - Ottawa, IL
Castle Rock State Park - Oregon, IL
Channahon State Park - Channahon, IL
Clinton Lake State Park - De Witt, IL
Des Plaines Conservation Area - Wilmington, IL
Donelley Fish and Wildlife Area - DePue, IL
Gebhard-Wood State Park - Morris, IL
Goose Lake Prairie State Park - Morris, IL
Heidecke Lake Fish and Wildlife Area - Morris, IL
Henderson County Conservation Area - Oquawka, IL
Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park - Sheffield, IL
Illini State Park - Maraeilles, IL
I & M Canal State Park - Morris, IL
Iroquois County Fish and Wildlife Area - Beaverville, IL
Johnson Sauk Trail State Park - Kewanee, IL
Jubilee College State Park - Brimfield, IL
Kankakee River State Park - Burbonnais, IL
Kickapoo State Park - Oakwood, IL
Lake DePue Fish and Wildlife Area - DePue, IL
Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park - Lena, IL
Lincoln's New Salem State Park - Petersburg, IL
Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park - Mt. Zion, IL
Lowden State Park - Oregon, IL
Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area - Lacon, IL
Matthiesson State Park - Utica, IL
Middle Fork Fish and Wildlife Area - Oakwood, IL
Mississippi Palisades State Park - Savanna, IL
Montebello Conservation Area - Nauvoo, IL
Moraine Hills State Park - McHenry , IL
Moraine View State Park - Le Roy, IL
Morrison-Rockwood State Park - Morrison, IL
New Salem State Park - Petersburg, IL
Nauvoo State Park - Nauvoo, IL
Panther Creek Conservation Area - Browning, IL
Pike County Conservation Area - Clayton, IL
Powerton Lake Fish and Wildlife Area - Manito, IL
Prophetstown State Park - Prophetstown, IL
Railsplitter State Park - Lincoln, IL
Rock Cut State Park - Caledonia, IL
Sam Dale Lake Conservation Area - Jacksonville, IL
Sand Ridge State Forest - Forest City, IL
Sanganois Conservation Area - Browning, IL
Shabbona State Park - Shabbona, IL
Shelbyville-Eagle Creek State Park - Findlay, IL
Shelbyville-Wolf Creek State Park - Windsor, IL
Siloam Springs State Park - Clayton, IL
Silver Springs State Park - Yorkville, IL
Spitler Woods State Park - Mt. Zion, IL
Spring Lake Conservation Area - Manito, IL
Starved Rock State Park - Utica, IL
Trail of Tears State Forest - Jonesboro, IL
Volo Bog State Park - Ingleside, IL
Weinberg-King State Park - Augusta, IL
Weldon Springs State Park - Clinton, IL
White Pines Forest State Park - Mt. Morris, IL
Wm. W. Powers Conservation Area - Chicago, IL
Woodford State Conservation Area - Low Point, IL
Anderson Lake Conservation Area - Astoria, IL
Facilities: camping (C), picnicking, water, toilets (H), fishing, boating, boat rentals, boat launching, hunting.
For Information Contact:
Anderson Lake Conservation Area
R.R. 1
Astoria, IL 61501
Phone: (309) 759-4484
Apple River Canyon State Park - Apple River, IL
Facilities: camping (C) (H), electricity, picnicking (H), refreshments, water, toilets (H), hiking, fishing.
For Information Contact:
Apple River Canyon State Park
Apple River, IL 61001
Phone: (815) 745-3302
Argyle Lake State Park - Colchester, IL
Facilities: camping (B), electricity, picnicking (H), refreshments, water, toilets (H), fishing, boating, boat rentals, boat launching, hiking, horse trails, horse campground, hunting.
For Information Contact:
Argyle Lake State Park
R.R. 2
Colchester, IL 62326
Phone: (309) 776-3422
Banner Marsh Fish and Wildlife Area - Canton, IL
Facilities: picnicking, toilets, fishing, boating.
For Information Contact:
Banner Marsh Fish and Wildlife Area
c/o Rice Lake, R.R. 3
Canton, IL 61520
Phone: (309) 647-9184
Big Bend Fish and Wildlife Area - Prophetstown, IL
Facilities: toilets, hunting.
For Information Contact:
Big Bend Fish and Wildlife Area
c/o Prophetstown State Park
Prophetstown, IL 61277
Phone: (815) 537-2926
Big River State Forest - Keithsburg, IL
Facilities: camping (C), picnicking (H), water, toilets (H), fishing, boating, boat launching, hiking, horse trails, horse campground, hunting, ski rentals.
For Information Contact:
Big River State Forest
R.R. 1, Box 118
Keithsburg, IL 61442
Phone: (309) 374-2496
Black Hawk State Park - Rock Island, IL
Facilities: picnicking (H), water, toilets, museum, fishing, hiking.
For Information Contact:
Black Hawk State Park
1510 46th Avenue
Rock Island, IL 61201
Phone: (309) 788-0177
Buffalo Rock State Park - Ottawa, IL
Facilities: picnicking (H), water, toilets (H), hiking.
For Information Contact:
Buffalo Rock State Park
Box 39
Ottawa, IL 61350
Phone: (815) 433-2220
Castle Rock State Park - Oregon, IL
Facilities: picnicking, water, toilets, fishing, boating, boat launching, hiking, hunting, nature preserve.
For Information Contact:
Castle Rock State Park
R.R. 2
Oregon, IL 61061
Phone: (815) 732-7329
Channahon State Park - Channahon, IL
Facilities: camping (D), picnicking (H), water, toilets, fishing, boating, hiking.
For Information Contact:
Channahon State Park
Box 54
Channahon, IL 60410
Phone: (815) 867-4271
Clinton Lake State Park - De Witt, IL
Facilities: camping (B), picnicking (H),water, toilets, fishing, boating, hiking, boat rentals, boat launching, hunting.
For Information Contact:
Clinton Lake State Park
R.R. 1 Box 4
De Witt, IL 61735
Phone: (217) 867-3671
Des Plaines Conservation Area - Wilmington, IL
Facilities: camping (C), electricity, picnicking (H), water, toilets (H), fishing (H), boating, boat launching, hunting.
For Information Contact:
Des Plaines Conservation Area
R.R. 4, 24620 W. River Road
Wilmington, IL 60481
Phone: (815) 423-5326
Donelley Fish and Wildlife Area - DePue, IL
Facilities: fishing, hunting.
For Information Contact:
Donelley Fish and Wildlife Area
Box 52
DePue, IL 61322
Phone: (815) 447-2353
Gebhard-Wood State Park - Morris, IL
Facilities: camping (D) (H), picnicking, water, toilets, fishing (H), hiking.
For Information Contact:
Gebhard-Wood State Park
Box 272
Morris, IL 62958
Phone: (815) 942-4836
Goose Lake Prairie State Park - Morris, IL
Facilities: picnicking (H), water, toilets (H), museum (H), hiking (H), nature preserve, year-round interpretive program.
For Information Contact:
Goose Lake Prairie State Park
5010 N. Jugtown Road
Morris, IL 60450
Phone: (815) 942-2899
Heidecke Lake Fish and Wildlife Area - Morris, IL
Facilities: refreshments, toilets, fishing, boating, boat rentals, boat launching, hunting.
For Information Contact:
Heidecke Lake Fish and Wildlife Area
5010 North Jugtown
Morris, IL 60450
Phone: (815) 942-6352
Henderson County Conservation Area - Oquawka, IL
Facilities: camping (C), picnicking, water, toilets, fishing, boating, boat launching.
For Information Contact:
Henderson County Conservation Area
R.R. 2
Oquawka, IL 61469
Phone: (309) 867-3671
Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park - Sheffield, IL
Facilities: camping, picnicking, water, toilets, museum, fishing, boating, boat launching, hiking, horse trails, hunting.
For Information Contact:
Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park
R.R. 2 Box 20
Sheffield, IL 61361
Phone: (815) 454-2328
Illini State Park - Maraeilles, IL
Facilities: camping (B), electricity, picnicking, water, toilets (H), fishing, boating, boat launching, hiking.
For Information Contact:
Illini State Park
R.R. 1 Box 60
Maraeilles, IL 61341
Phone: (815) 795-2448
I & M Canal State Park - Morris, IL
Facilities: camping (D), picnicking, water, toilets, museum, fishing, boating, hiking, nature preserve.
For Information Contact:
I & M Canal State Park
Box 272
Morris, IL 60450
Phone: (815) 942-6529
Iroquois County Fish and Wildlife Area - Beaverville, IL
Facilities: picnicking, refreshments, water, toilets, hunting, hiking, nature preserve.
For Information Contact:
Iroquois County Fish and Wildlife Area
Beaverville, IL 60912
Phone: (815)435-2218
Johnson Sauk Trail State Park - Kewanee, IL
Facilities: camping (B) (H), electricity, water, toilets, picnicking (H), refreshments, fishing (H), boating, boat rentals, boat launching, hunting.
For Information Contact:
Johnson Sauk Trail State Park
R.R. 3
Kewanee, IL 61443
Phone: (309) 853-5589
Jubilee College State Park - Brimfield, IL
Facilities: camping (B), electricity, picnicking, water, toilets (H), fishing, hiking, horse trails, horse campground, hunting.
For Information Contact:
Jubilee College State Park
R.R. 2, Box 72
Brimfield, IL 61517
Phone: (309) 243-7683
Kankakee River State Park - Burbonnais, IL
Facilities: camping (A) (H), electricity, refreshments (H), water, picnicking (H), toilets (H), fishing, boating, boat rentals, boat launching, hiking, horse trails, horse campground, hunting, nature preserve.
For Information Contact:
Kankakee River State Park
PO Box 37
Burbonnais, IL 60914
Phone: (815) 933-1383
Kickapoo State Park - Oakwood, IL
Facilities: camping (B), electricity, picnicking (H), refreshments, water, toilets (H), boating, boat rentals, boat launching, hiking (H), hunting, nature preserve.
For Information Contact:
Kickapoo State Park
R.R. 1, Box 374
Oakwood, IL 61858
Phone: (217) 442-4915
Lake DePue Fish and Wildlife Area - DePue, IL
Facilities: fishing, boating, boat launching, hunting.
For Information Contact:
Lake DePue Fish and Wildlife Area
c/o Donelley Fish and Wildlife Area, Box 52
DePue, IL 61322
Phone: (815) 447-2353
Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park - Lena, IL
Facilities: camping (A) (H), electricity, picnicking (H), refreshments (H), water, toilets (H), fishing (H), boating, boat rentals, boat launching, hiking, horse trails, horse campground, ski rentals, swimming.
For Information Contact:
Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park
8542 North Lake Road
Lena, IL 61048
Phone: (815) 369-4282
Lincoln's New Salem State Park - Petersburg, IL
Facilities: camping (A) (H), electricity, picnicking (H), refreshments, water, toilets (H), museum, hiking, year-round interpretive program.
For Information Contact:
Lincoln's New Salem State Park
R.R. 1 Box 244-A
Petersburg, IL 62675
Phone: (217) 632-7953
Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park - Mt. Zion, IL
Facilities: camping (E), picnicking, water, toilets, fishing, boating, hiking, boat launching.
For Information Contact:
Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park
Box 705
Mt. Zion, IL 62549
Phone: (217) 963-2729
Lowden State Park - Oregon, IL
Facilities: camping (B), electricity, picnicking, refreshments, water, toilets, fishing, boating, boat launching, hiking.
For Information Contact:
Lowden State Park
PO Box 403
Oregon, IL 61061
Phone: (815) 732-6828
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