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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 grew slowly at first. Fort Massac was the state's first park, in 1903, after that additions were sporadic. Starved Rock State Park was added in 1911 and remained, by far, the largest of Illinois' State Parks until the 1930s.
Starved Rock State Park, west of Illinois Route 178 [7 41°19′10″N 89°01′16″W / 41.31944°N 89.02111°W / 41.31944; -89.02111 ( Little Beaver Utica
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In 1950, the park acquired a state charter to use the island as an airstrip known as Starved Rock Airpark. [5] A cable car shuttled visitors from the park to the island, where they could go on a plane ride for a fee. Severe flooding destroyed the cable car infrastructure in 1970.
Local attractions include Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort, Starved Rock Entertainment Indoor Playland and Escape Rooms and Starved Rock State Park. Utica is the location of the annual Burgoo Festival on Columbus Day weekend in October. The Burgoo Festival is a fundraising event hosted by the LaSalle County Historical Society.
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