List of protected areas of Illinois
Current state parks
State parks are owned by the state and generally administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

List of protected areas of Illinois

Section Title: Current state parks
Table Section Text: State parks are owned by the state and generally administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

Park Name	County or Counties	Area (acres)	Area (km2)	Year Established	Water Body(s)	Remarks

Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park	Lake	4,160	16.8	1948	Lake Michigan

Anderson Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area	Fulton	2,247	9.09	1947	Anderson Lake

Apple River Canyon State Park	Jo Daviess	297	1.20	1932	Apple River

Argyle Lake State Park	McDonough	1,700	6.9	1948	Argyle Lake

Baldwin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area	Randolph	2,018	8.17	?	Baldwin Lake

Banner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Area	Fulton	4,363	17.66	?	Illinois River

Bartlett Woods Nature Preserve	Lee	23	0.093	1987	Big Bureau Creek

Beall Woods State Park	Wabash	635	2.57	1966	Coffee Creek

Beaver Dam State Park	Macoupin	750	3.0	1947	Beaver Dam Lake

Big River State Forest	Henderson	2,900	12	1925	Mississippi River

Bohm Woods Nature Preserve	Madison	90	0.36	?

Buffalo Rock State Park & Effigy Tumuli	LaSalle	298	1.21	November 15, 1928	Illinois River

Cache River State Natural Area	Johnson	14,314	57.93	1970	Cache River

Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area	Alexander	1,380	5.6	?

Carlyle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area	Fayette	37,000	150	1966	Carlyle Lake

Castle Rock State Park	Ogle	2,000	8.1	1921	Rock River

Cave-in-Rock State Park	Hardin	204	0.83	1929	Ohio River

Chain O'Lakes State Park	McHenry	1,700	6.9	1945	Bluff Lake, Catherine Lake, Channel Lake, Fox Lake, Fox River, Grass Lake, Marie Lake, Nippersink Lake, Petite Lake, Pistakee Lake, Redhead Lake, Turner Lake

Channahon State Park	Will	20.5	0.083	1932	DuPage River, Des Plaines River, Kankakee River

Clinton Lake State Recreation Area	DeWitt	9,300	38	1978	Clinton Lake, Salt Creek, Old Creek

Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area	Montgomery	297	1.20	1966	Coffeen Lake, Shoal Creek

Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area	Crawford	1,129	4.57	?	Huston Creek

Delabar State Park	Henderson	89	0.36	1960	Mississippi River

Des Plaines Fish and Wildlife Area	Will	5,000	20	1948	Kankakee River, Milliken Lake

Dixon Springs State Park	Pope	801	3.24	1946	Wabash River

Donnelley/Depue State Park	Putnam	3,015	12.20	1982	Lake DePue, Spring Lake, Coleman Lake, Illinois River

Double T State Fish and Wildlife Area	Fulton	1,961	7.94	2001	Double T Lake

Eagle Creek State Recreation Area	Shelby	11,100	45	May, 1963	Lake Shelbyville, Eagle Creek

Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area	Logan	974	3.94	1971	Salt Creek

Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area	Clinton	3,000	12	?	Carlyle Lake, Lake Shelbyville

Ferne Clyffe State Park	Johnson	2,430	9.8	1949	Ferne Clyffe Lake

Fort Massac State Park	Massac	1,450	5.9	1908	Ohio River

Fox Ridge State Park	Coles	2,064	8.35	1930s	Ridge Lake, Embarras River

Frank Holten State Recreation Area	St. Clair	1,080	4.4	1964	Whispering Willow Lake, Grand Marais Lake

Franklin Creek State Park	Lee	664	2.69	1970	Franklin Creek

Fults Hill Prairie State Natural Area	Monroe	997	4.03	1970	Kidd Lake

Gebhard Woods State Park	Grundy	30	0.12	1934	Nettle Creek

Giant City State Park	Jackson, Union	1,100	4.5	1927	Little Grassy Lake, Indian Creek

Golconda Marina State Recreation Area	Pope	274	1.11	?	Ohio River

Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area	Grundy	2,537	10.27	1969	Goose Lake, Des Plaines River, Kankakee River, Illinois River

Green River State Wildlife Area	Lee	2,565	10.38	1940	Green River

Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area	Hamilton	1,683	6.81	1962	Dolan Lake

Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area	Vermilion	1,104	4.47	?	?

Hazel & Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie State Park	Peoria	1,700	6.9	2000	Deep Lake, Caboose Lake, Beaver Lake, Horseshoe Lake

Heidecke Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area	Grundy	1,300	5.3	?	Heidecke Lake

Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park	Bureau, Lee, Whiteside, Rock Island, Henry	60,314	244.08	1970	Hennepin Canal	104.5-mile (168.2 km) linear park (W To Moline then N to Rock Falls vic.)

Hidden Springs State Forest	Shelby	1,200	4.9	1960	Richland Creek, Possum Creek

Horseshoe Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area	Alexander	10,200	41	?	Horseshoe Lake

Horseshoe Lake State Park	Madison	2,960	12.0	?	Horseshoe Lake

Illini State Park	LaSalle	510	2.1	1934	Illinois River

Illinois Caverns State Natural Area	Monroe	120	0.49	1985	None	9.6 km of the park are passages underground.

Iroquois County State Wildlife Area	Iroquois	2,480	10.0	1944	None	Occupies the edge of the former Glacial Lake Watseka.

James "Pate" Philip State Park	DuPage, Kane	3,432	13.89	1991	Brewester Creek

Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area	Cass	16,550	67.0	June, 1993	Gridley Lake, Prairie Lake, Drake Lake

Johnson-Sauk Trail State Park	Henry	1,365	5.52	?	Johnson-Sauk Trail Lake

Jubilee College State Park	Peoria	3,200	13	1933	None

Kankakee River State Park	Kankakee, Will	4,000	16	1938	Kankakee River

Kaskaskia River State Fish & Wildlife Area	St. Clair, Monroe, Randolph	20,000	81	?	Kaskaskia River, Baldwin Lake

Kickapoo State Recreation Area	Vermilion	2,842	11.50	1939	Middle Fork

Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area	Jackson	11,750	47.6	1968	Kinkaid Lake, Johnson Creek, Reed Creek

Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area	DeKalb	570	2.3	2002	Kishwaukee River

Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park	Stephenson	715	2.89	1948	Lake Le-Aqua-Na

Lake Murphysboro State Park	Jackson	1,022	4.14	1948	Lake Murphysboro

LaSalle Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area	LaSalle	2,058	8.33	?	LaSalle Lake

Lewis and Clark State Historic Site	Madison	2002	None

Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memorial	Macon	162	0.66	1957	Sangamon River

Lincoln Trail State Park	Clark	1,023	4.14	1958	Lincoln Trail Lake

Lowden State Park	Ogle	207	0.84	1945	Rock River

Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area	Tazewell	1,448	5.86	1970	Mackinaw River

Marshall State Fish & Wildlife Area	Marshall	6,000	24	1925	Illinois River

Matthiessen State Park	LaSalle	1,700	6.9	1943	Deer Park Lake, Vermilion River

Mautino State Fish and Wildlife Area	Bureau	911	3.69	?	15 lakes

Mazonia/Braidwood State Fish and Wildlife Area	Grundy	1,017	4.12	1981	Braidwood Lake

Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area	Massac	2,630	10.6	1949	Mermet Lake

Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area	Vermilion	2,700	11	1986	Middle Fork

Mississippi Palisades State Park	Carroll	2,500	10	1973	Mississippi River, Apple River

Mississippi River State Fish and Wildlife Area	Jersey, Calhoun	24,386	98.69	?	Stump Lake, Fuller Lake

Moraine Hills State Park	McHenry	2,200	8.9	1939	Lake Defiance, Fox River

Moraine View State Recreation Area	McLean	1,687	6.83	1959	Dawson Lake, Salt Creek

Morrison-Rockwood State Park	Whiteside	1,164	4.71	1971	Rock Creek, Lake Carlton

Nauvoo State Park	Hancock	148	0.60	?	Mississippi River, Lake Horton

Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area	Jasper	1,775	7.18	1979	Newton Lake, Sand Creek, Laws Creek

North Point Marina	Lake	297	1.20	?	Lake Michigan

Peabody River State Fish and Wildlife Area	Randolph	2,200	8.9	?	20 lakes

Pere Marquette State Park	Jersey	8,050	32.6	1931	Mississippi River, Illinois River

Piney Creek Ravine State Natural Area	Jackson, Randolph	198	0.80	1972	Piney Creek

Prophetstown State Recreation Area	Whiteside	53	0.21	1947	Coon Creek, Rock River

Pyramid State Recreation Area	Perry	19,701	79.73	1968	Super Lake

Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area	Fayette	1,980	8.0	?	Ramsey Lake, Ramsey Creek

Randolph County State Recreation Area	Randolph	1,101	4.46	1958	Randolph County Lake

Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area	Pike	1,140	4.6	1970	Illinois River

Red Hills State Park	Lawrence	967	3.91	1953	Muddy Creek

Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area	Franklin, Jefferson	38,900	157	?	Rend Lake

Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area	Fulton	5,660	22.9	1945	Rice Lake

Rock Cut State Park	Winnebago	3,092	12.51	1957	Pierce Lake, Olson Lake

Rock Island Trail State Park	Stark, Peoria	1989	None	26-mile (42 km) public rail trail.

Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area	Saline	1,270	5.1	1959	Glen O. Jones Lake

Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area	Wayne	1,302	5.27	1959	Sam Dale Lake

Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area	Jasper	1,180	4.8	1960

Sand Ridge State Forest	Mason	7,200	29	1939	None

Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area	Cass, Schuyler, Mason	10,360	41.9	1948

Sangchris Lake State Recreation Area	Christian, Sangamon	3,022	12.23	1964	Sangchris Lake

Shabbona Lake State Park	DeKalb	1,550	6.3	1978	Shabbona Lake

Shelbyville State Fish and Wildlife Area	Moultrie	6,200	25	?	Kaskaskia River, West Okaw River

Sielbeck Forest Natural Area	Johnson	385	1.56	1998

Siloam Springs State Park	Adams, Brown	3,323	13.45	1940

Silver Springs State Fish & Wildlife Area	Kendall	1,350	5.5	1969	Fox River, Loon Lake, Beaver Lake, Silver Springs

Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area	Knox	2,500	10	1987	Snakeden Hollow Lake

South Shore State Park	Clinton	26,000	110	?	Carlyle Lake

Spitler Woods State Natural Area	Macon	202.5	0.819	1937	Squirrel Creek

Spring Lake Fish and Wildlife Area	Tazewell	2,032	8.22	1950	Spring Lake

Starved Rock State Park	LaSalle	2,630	10.6	1911	Illinois River

Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area	Marion	3,103	12.56	1959

Ten Mile Creek State Fish & Wildlife Area	Hamilton, Jefferson	6,000	24	1988	Ten Mile Creek

Trail of Tears State Forest	Union	5,114	20.70	1929	Mississippi River, Clear Creek

Tunnel Hill State Trail	Johnson, Pulaski, Saline, Williamson	None	45-mile (72.4 km) Trail.

Turkey Bluffs State Fish and Wildlife Area	Randolph	2,264	9.16	?

Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area	Union	6,202	25.10	1940s

Volo Bog State Natural Area	Lake	1,150	4.7	1970	Volo Bog

Walnut Point State Park	Douglas	671	2.72	1968

Washington County State Recreation Area	Washington	900	3.6	1959

Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area	Franklin, Jefferson	3,300	13	1975	Rend Lake, Big Muddy River

Weinberg-King State Park	Schuyler	772	3.12	1968	?

Weldon Springs State Recreation Area	DeWitt	550	2.2	1948	Salt Creek

White Pines Forest State Park	Ogle	385	1.56	1927	Pine Creek, Spring Creek	Southernmost stand of virgin, native white pine trees in the state of Illinois.

William G. Stratton State Park	Grundy

William W. Powers State Recreation Area	Cook	580	2.3	1947	Wolf Lake

Wolf Creek State Park	Shelby	23,500	95	1968	Lake Shelbyville, Wolf Creek

Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area	Woodford	2,900	12	Illinois River, Upper Peoria Lake

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