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Weinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife Area is located on the western edge of a large plain of glacial till left behind by the ice sheets of the Illinois Glaciation, which spanned from 300,000 to 125,000 years before the present.
It is located on the east side of the Illinois River along IL 26. [1] The Spring Beach Unit (1,642 acres (664 ha), of which 537 acres (217 ha) are water) is located on the west side of the Illinois River between Sparland and Chillicothe along IL 29. [1] It has a 6-acre picnic area, fishing, hunting, and hiking trails. [1]
[2] [3] The park is located in Kendall County, Illinois, five miles (8.0 km) west of the city of Yorkville. Since the original acquisition in 1969, 100 acres (40 ha) have been added to the park [2] Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area was one of five new state parks opened in northern Illinois from 1969–1971.
Illinois state parks, recreation areas, fish and wildlife areas, historic sites, trails, and other sites collectively drew 40.7 million visitors in 2023, according to the Illinois Department of ...
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.
State parks are owned by the state and generally administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. [3] Specifically, “State Park” refers to sites “exhibiting exceptional scenic and natural features and terrain” and that “offer a wide range of recreational opportunities for the public to enjoy”. [4]
Lincoln Trail State Park is a 1,023-acre (414 ha) Illinois state park located in Clark County, Illinois. [1] It is positioned 2 miles (3 km) south of the city of Marshall, just west of Illinois Route 1. [2] The state acquired the first 31 acres (13 ha) of the park in 1936; the park and lake were officially dedicated in 1958. [3]
Channahon State Park is an Illinois state park in Will County, Illinois, United States. The park was named after a Native American word [clarification needed] meaning "the meeting of the waters". [citation needed] It lies adjacent to the confluence of the Dupage, Des Plaines, and Kankakee Rivers. The park is near the municipality of Channahon ...