Illinois State Parks

Park Name	By County	Notes	Admission **
Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park	Lake	Lake Michigan
Anderson Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area	Fulton	Anderson Lake
Apple River Canyon State Park	Jo Daviess	Apple River
Argyle Lake State Park	McDonough	Argyle Lake
Baldwin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area	Randolph	Baldwin Lake
Banner Marsh State Fish & Wildlife Area	Fulton	Illinois River
Bartlett Woods Nature Preserve	Lee	Big Bureau Creek
Beall Woods State Park	Wabash	Coffee Creek
Beaver Dam State Park	Macoupin	Beaver Dam Lake
Big River State Forest	Henderson	Mississippi River
Bohm Woods Nature Preserve	Madison
Buffalo Rock State Park & Effigy Tumuli	LaSalle	Illinois River
Cache River State Natural Area	Johnson	Cache River
Cape Bend State Fish & Wildlife Area	Alexander
Carlyle Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area	Fayette	Carlyle Lake
Castle Rock State Park	Ogle	Rock River
Cave-in-Rock State Park	Hardin	Ohio River
Chain O’Lakes State Park	McHenry	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	DuPage River, Des Plaines River, Kankakee River
Clinton Lake State Recreation Area	DeWitt	Clinton Lake, Salt Creek, Old Creek
Coffeen Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area	Montgomery	Coffeen Lake, Shoal Creek
Crawford County State Fish & Wildlife Area	Crawford	Huston Creek
Delabar State Park	Henderson	Mississippi River
Des Plaines Fish & Wildlife Area	Will	Kankakee River, Milliken Lake
Dixon Springs State Park	Pope	Wabash River
Donnelley/Depue State Park	Putnam	Lake DePue, Spring Lake, Coleman Lake, Illinois River
Double T State Fish & Wildlife Area	Fulton	Double T Lake
Eagle Creek State Recreation Area	Shelby	Lake Shelbyville, Eagle Creek
Edward R. Madigan State Fish & Wildlife Area	Logan	Salt Creek
Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area	Clinton	Carlyle Lake, Lake Shelbyville
Ferne Clyffe State park	Johnson	Ferne Clyffe Lake
Fort Massac State Fish & Wildlife Area	Massac	Ohio River
Fox Ridge State Park	Coles	Ridge Lake, Embarras River
Frabk Holten State Recreation Area	St. Clair	Whispering Willow Lake, Grand Marais Lake
Franklin Creek State Natural Area	Lee	Franklin Creek
Fults Hill Prairie State Natural Area	Monroe	Kidd Lake
Gebhard Woods State Park	Grundy	Nettle Creek
Giant City State Park	Jackson Union	Little Grassy Lake, Indian Creek
Golconda Marina State Recreation Area	Pope	Ohio River
Goose Lake Prairie Natural Area	Grundy	Goose Lake, Des Plaines, River, Kankakee River, Illinois River
Green River State Wildlife Area	Lee	Green River
Hamilton County State Fish & Wildlife Area	Hamilton	Dolan Lake
Harry “Babe” Woodyard State Natural Area	Vermillion
Hazel and Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie State Park	Peoria	Deep Lake, Caboose Lake, Beaver Lake, Horseshoe Lake
Heidecke Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area	Grundy	Heidecke Lake
Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park	Burea Lee Whiteside Rock Island Henry	Hennepin Canal 104.5 mile linear park (West to Moline and then North to Rock Falls)
Hidden Springs State Forest	Shelby	Richland Creek, Possum Creek
Horseshoe Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area	Alexander	Horseshoe Lake
Horseshoe Lake State Park	Madison	Horseshoe Lake
Illini State Park	LaSalle	Illinois River
Illinois Caverns State Natural Area	Monroe	9.6km of park are passages underground
Iroquois County State Wildlife Area	Iroquois	Occupies edge of former Glacial Lake Watseka
James “Pate” Philip State Park	DuPage Kane	Brewester Creek
Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish & Wildlife Area	Cass	Gridley Lake, Prairie Lake, Drake Lake
Johnson-Sauk Trail State Park	Henry	Johnson-Sauk Trail Lake
Jubilee College State Park	Peoria
Kankakee River State Fish & Wildlife Area	Kankakee Will	Kankakee River
Kaskaskia River State Fish & Wildlife Area	St Clair Monroe Randolph	Kaskaskia River, Baldwin Lake
Kickapoo State Recreation Area	Vermillion	Middle Fork
Kinkaid Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area	Jackson	Kinkaid Lake, Johnson Creek, Reed Creek
Kishwaukee River State Fish & Wildlife Area	DeKalb	Kishwaukee River
Lake Le-Aqua-Na State park	Stephenson	Lake Le-Aqua-Na
Lake Murphysboro State Park	Jackson	Lake Murphysboro
LaSalle Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area	LaSalle	LaSalle Lake
Lewis and Clark State Historic Site	Madison
Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memorial	Macon	Sangamon River
Lincoln Trail State Park	Clark	Lincoln Trail Lake
Lowden State Park	Ogle	Rock River
Mackinaw River State Fish & Wildlife Area	Tazewell	Mackinaw River
Marshall State Fish & Wildlife Area	Marshall	Illinois River
Matthiessen State Park	LaSalle	Deer Park Lake, Vermillion River
Mautino State Fish & Wildlife Area	Bureau	15 lakes
Mazonia/Braidwood State Fish & Wildlife Area	Grundy	Braidwood Lake
Mermet Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area	Massac	Mermet Lake
Middle Fork State Fish & Wildlife Area	Vermillion	Middle Fork
Mississippi River Palisades State park	Carroll	Mississippi River, Apple River
Mississippi River State Fish & Wildlife Area	Jersey Calhoun	Stump Lake, Fuller Lake
Moraine Hills State Park	McHenry	Lake Defiance, Fox River
Moraine View State Recreation Area	McLean	Dawson Lake, Salt Creek
Morrison-Rockwood State Park	Whiteside	Rock Creek, Lake Carlton
Nauvoo State Park	Hancock	Mississippi River, Lake Horton
Newton Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area	Jasper	Newton Lake, Sand Creek, Laws Creek
North Point marina	Lake	Lake Michigan
Peabody River State Fish & Wildlife Area	Randolph	20 lakes
Pere Marquette State Park	Jersey	Mississippi River, Illinois River
Piney Creek Ravine State Natural Area	Jackson Randolph	Piney Creek
Prophetstown State Recreation Area	Whiteside	Coon Creek, Rock River
Pyramid State Recreation Area	Perry	Super Lake
Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area	Fayette	Ramsey Lake, Ramsey Creek
Randolph County State Recreation Area	Randolph	Randolph County Lake
Ray Norbut State Fish & Wildlife Area	Pike	Illinois River
Red Hills State Park	Lawrence	Muddy Creek
Rend Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area	Franklin Jefferson	Rend Lake
Rice Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area	Fulton	Rice Lake
Rock Cut State Park	Winnebago	Pierce Lake, Olson Lake
Rock Island Trail State Park	Stark Peoria	26 mile rail trail
Saline County State Fish & Wildlife Area	Saline	Glen O. Jones Lake
Sam Dale Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area	Wayne	Sam Dale Lake
Sam Parr State Fish & Wildlife Area	Jasper
Sand Ridge State Forest	Mason
Sanganois State Fish & Wildlife Area	Cass Schuyler Mason
Sangchris Lake State Recreation Area	Christian Sangamon	Sangchris Lake
Shabbona Lake State Park	DeKalb	Shabbona Lake
Shelbyville State Fish & Wildlife Area	Moultrie	Kaskaskia River, West Okaw River
Sielbeck Forest Natural Area	Johnson
Siloam Springs State Park	Adams Brown
Silver Springs State Fish & Wildlife Area	Kendall	Fox River, Loon Lake, Beaver Lake, Silver Springs
Snakeden Hollow State Fish & Wildlife Area	Knox	Snakeden Hollow Lake
South Shore State Park	Clinton	Carlyle Lake
Spitler Woods State Natural Area	Macon	Squirrel Creek
Spring Lake Fish & Wildlife Area	Tazewell	Spring Lake
Starved Rock State Park	LaSalle	Illinois River
Stephen A Forbes State Recreation Area	Marion
Ten Mile Creek State Fish & Wildlife Area	Hamilton Jefferson	Ten Mile Creek
Trail of Tears State Forest	Union	Mississippi River, Clear Creek
Tunnel Hill State Trail	Johnson Pulaski Saline Williamson	45 mile trail
Turkey Bluffs State Fish & Wildlife Area	Randolph
Union County State Fish & Wildlife Area	Union
Volo Bog State Natural Area	Lake	Volo Bog
Walnut Point State Park	Douglas
Washington County State Recreation Area	Washington
Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area	Franklin Jefferson	Rend Lake, Big Muddy River
Weinberg-King State Park	Schuyler
Weldon Springs State Recreation Area	DeWitt	Salt Creek
White Pines Forest State Park	Ogle	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	Wolf Lake
Wolf Creek State Park	Shelby	Lake Shelbyville, Wolf Creek
Woodford State Fish & Wildlife Area	Woodford	Illinois River, Upper Peoria Lake