Illinois: State and National Parks

Illinois: State and National Parks

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Created by Erik Rowley • Updated On: June 29, 2021

A list of all the state and national parks to explore in the state of Illinois.

Chain O' Lakes State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

1. Chain O' Lakes State Park

7.7
8916 Wilmot Rd, Spring Grove, IL
State or Provincial Park · 8 tips and reviews
Moraine Hills State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

2. Moraine Hills State Park

8.0
1510 S River Rd, McHenry, IL
State or Provincial Park · 8 tips and reviews
Pullman National Historical Park Visitor Center is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

3. Pullman National Historical Park Visitor Center

7.7
11141 S Cottage Grove Ave (112th st), Chicago, IL
Museum · Pullman · 6 tips and reviews
Lincoln Home National Historic Site is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

4. Lincoln Home National Historic Site

9.2
413 S 8th St (btwn Capitol Ave & Edwards St), Springfield, IL
Historic and Protected Site · 24 tips and reviews
Tunnel Hill is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

5. Tunnel Hill

Illinois
City · No tips or reviews
Tunnel Hill Bike Trail is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

6. Tunnel Hill Bike Trail

(rt 146), Vienna, IL
Uncategorized · No tips or reviews

7. Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area

County Road 1910N, Johnsonville, IL
Lake · No tips or reviews

8. Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area

Newton, IL
Park · No tips or reviews
Little Grassy Fish Hatchery is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

9. Little Grassy Fish Hatchery

1258 Hatchery Ln, Illinois
Farm · 1 tip
Kinkaid Lake is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

10. Kinkaid Lake

Illinois
Lake · No tips or reviews
Horseshoe Lake is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

11. Horseshoe Lake

Olive Branch, IL
Lake · 1 tip

12. Golconda Marina

Golconda, IL
Harbor or Marina · No tips or reviews
Cache River State Natural Area is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

13. Cache River State Natural Area

930 Sunflower Ln, Belknap, IL
Nature Preserve · No tips or reviews
Beal Woods State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

14. Beal Woods State Park

9285 Beall Woods Ave, Mount Carmel, IL
State or Provincial Park · No tips or reviews
Piney Creek Ravine State Natural Area is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

15. Piney Creek Ravine State Natural Area

Campbell Hill, IL
Nature Preserve · 1 tip
Illinois Caverns is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

16. Illinois Caverns

4369 G Rd, Waterloo, IL
Cave · No tips or reviews
Fults Hill Prairie Nature Preserve is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

17. Fults Hill Prairie Nature Preserve

3500 bluff road, Prairie du Rocher, IL
Nature Preserve · No tips or reviews
Prophetstown State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

18. Prophetstown State Park

Park Ave, Prophetstown, IL
State or Provincial Park · 1 tip

19. Marshall Fish and Wildlife Area

236 State Route 26, Lacon, IL
Park · No tips or reviews

20. Mackinaw River State Fish And Wildlife Area

15470 Nelson Rd, Mackinaw, IL
Nature Preserve · No tips or reviews
Green River State Wildlife Area is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

21. Green River State Wildlife Area

375 Game Rd, Harmon, IL
State or Provincial Park · 1 tip
Castle Rock State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

22. Castle Rock State Park

Oregon-Nashua Township, IL
State or Provincial Park · No tips or reviews
Big River State Forest is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

23. Big River State Forest

1350E, Seaton, IL
Forest · No tips or reviews
Banner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Area is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

24. Banner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Area

19721 N. US 24, Glasford, IL
Lake · 1 tip
William W. Powers State Fish and Wildlife Area is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

25. William W. Powers State Fish and Wildlife Area

12949 S Avenue O, Chicago, IL
State or Provincial Park · Hegewisch · 1 tip
William G. Stratton State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

26. William G. Stratton State Park

Illinois Ave (Price St), Morris, IL
Boat or Ferry · No tips or reviews
Volo Bog State Natural Area is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

27. Volo Bog State Natural Area

7.1
28478 W Brandenburg Rd, Ingleside, IL
Nature Preserve · 2 tips and reviews
Northpoint Marina is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

28. Northpoint Marina

701 N Point Dr (Sheridan Rd), Winthrop Harbor, IL
Harbor or Marina · 1 tip
Mazon/Braidwood State Wildlife And Fishing Area. is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

29. Mazon/Braidwood State Wildlife And Fishing Area.

E Huston Rd, Braceville, IL
Park · 1 tip
James "Pate" Philip State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

30. James "Pate" Philip State Park

6.7
2050 W Stearns Rd (at Dunham Rd), Bartlett, IL
State or Provincial Park · 4 tips and reviews
I & M Canal is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

31. I & M Canal

Joliet, IL
Canal · 1 tip
I&M Canal Bike Trail is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

32. I&M Canal Bike Trail

339 West Jefferson Street Joliet, IL 60435, Joliet, IL
Hiking Trail · 1 tip
Illinois & Michigan Canal is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

33. Illinois & Michigan Canal

6.7
(I-55), Channahon, IL
Canal · No tips or reviews
Heidecke Lake SFWA is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

34. Heidecke Lake SFWA

5010 N Jugtown Rd, Morris, IL
Lake · No tips or reviews
Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

35. Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area

24621 N River Rd (I-55), Wilmington, IL
Other Great Outdoors · 1 tip
Steven A Forbes State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

36. Steven A Forbes State Park

6924 Omega Rd, Kinmundy, IL
State or Provincial Park · No tips or reviews

37. South Shore State Park

Carlyle, IL
State or Provincial Park · No tips or reviews
Ramsey Lake State Park, Lake View Picnic Area is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

38. Ramsey Lake State Park, Lake View Picnic Area

Ramsey, IL
State or Provincial Park · No tips or reviews
Lewis & Clark State Historic Site is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

39. Lewis & Clark State Historic Site

7.7
1 Lewis and Clark Trl, Hartford, IL
Monument · 4 tips and reviews
Eldon Hazlet State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

40. Eldon Hazlet State Park

Carlyle, IL
Other Great Outdoors · No tips or reviews
Fort de Chartres is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

41. Fort de Chartres

1350 Illinois 155, Prairie du Rocher, IL
Historic and Protected Site · No tips or reviews
Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

42. Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park

11094 Ranger Rd, Whittington, IL
State or Provincial Park · No tips or reviews
Trail of Tears State Forest is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

43. Trail of Tears State Forest

Jonesboro, IL
Campground · 1 tip
Red Hills State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

44. Red Hills State Park

Sumner, IL
State or Provincial Park · 1 tip
Fort Kaskaskia State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

45. Fort Kaskaskia State Park

4372 Park Rd, Ellis Grove, IL
State or Provincial Park · No tips or reviews
Giant City State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

46. Giant City State Park

8.5
Cobden, IL
State or Provincial Park · 4 tips and reviews
Lake Murphysboro State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

47. Lake Murphysboro State Park

52 Cinder Hill Dr, Murphysboro, IL
State or Provincial Park · 1 tip
Ferne Clyffe - State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

48. Ferne Clyffe - State Park

7.7
Hwy 37 (btwn Rebman & Gore Canyon), Goreville, IL
State or Provincial Park · 2 tips and reviews
Dixon Springs State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

49. Dixon Springs State Park

982 State Highway 146 W, Illinois
State or Provincial Park · No tips or reviews
Fort Defiance State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

50. Fort Defiance State Park

US-60 & US-62, Cairo, IL
State or Provincial Park · 1 tip
Kankakee River State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

51. Kankakee River State Park

PO Box 37, Bourbonnais, IL
State or Provincial Park · 1 tip
Wolf Creek State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

52. Wolf Creek State Park

1837 N Wolf Creek Rd, Findlay, IL
State or Provincial Park · 1 tip
Moraine View State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

53. Moraine View State Park

8.0
27374 E 900 North Rd, Le Roy, IL 61752, United States, Le Roy, IL
State or Provincial Park · 5 tips and reviews
Walnut Point State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

54. Walnut Point State Park

2331 E County Road 370N, Oakland, IL
State or Provincial Park · 1 tip
Spitler Woods is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

55. Spitler Woods

Mount Zion, IL
Park · No tips or reviews
Sam Parr State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

56. Sam Parr State Park

13225 Illinois 33, Newton, IL
State or Provincial Park · 1 tip

57. Railsplitter State Park

1366 1010th Ave, Lincoln, IL
State or Provincial Park · No tips or reviews
Lincoln Trail State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

58. Lincoln Trail State Park

7.7
16985 E 1350th Rd, Marshall, IL
State or Provincial Park · 3 tips and reviews
Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

59. Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park

South Lincoln Memorial Parkway, Illinois
State or Provincial Park · No tips or reviews
Weldon Springs State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

60. Weldon Springs State Park

4734 Weldon Springs Rd, Clinton, IL
State or Provincial Park · 1 tip
Kickapoo State Recreation Area is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

61. Kickapoo State Recreation Area

7.8
10906 Kickapoo Park Rd, Oakwood, IL
State or Provincial Park · 5 tips and reviews
Hidden Springs State Forest is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

62. Hidden Springs State Forest

101 W 1st, Stewardson, IL
Other Great Outdoors · 1 tip
Fox Ridge State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

63. Fox Ridge State Park

18175 State Park Rd, Charleston, IL
State or Provincial Park · 2 tips and reviews
Edward R. Madigan State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

64. Edward R. Madigan State Park

1366 1010th Avenue, Lincoln, IL
State or Provincial Park · No tips or reviews
Frank Holden State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

65. Frank Holden State Park

4500 Pocket Rd (Lake Rd), East Saint Louis, IL
State or Provincial Park · 2 tips and reviews
Horseshoe Lake State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

66. Horseshoe Lake State Park

3321 IL-111, Granite City, IL
State or Provincial Park · No tips or reviews
Sangchris Lake State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

67. Sangchris Lake State Park

9898 Cascade Rd, Rochester, IL
State or Provincial Park · 1 tip
Pere Marquette State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

68. Pere Marquette State Park

8.5
13112 Visitor Center Ln, Grafton, IL
State or Provincial Park · 13 tips and reviews
Beaver Dam State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

69. Beaver Dam State Park

14548 Beaver Dam Lane, Carlinville, IL
State or Provincial Park · 5 tips and reviews
Spring Lake State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

70. Spring Lake State Park

Spring Lake Township, IL
State or Provincial Park · 1 tip

71. Siloam Springs State Park

Liberty, IL
State or Provincial Park · No tips or reviews

72. Sid Simpson State Park

Quincy, IL
State or Provincial Park · No tips or reviews
Sand Ridge State Forest is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

73. Sand Ridge State Forest

PO Box 111, Topeka, IL
Other Great Outdoors · No tips or reviews
Nauvoo state park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

74. Nauvoo state park

980 S Bluff St, Nauvoo, IL
Landmarks and Outdoors · 1 tip

75. Montebello State Park

US Highway 136, Hamilton, IL
State or Provincial Park · No tips or reviews
Lincoln's New Salem is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

76. Lincoln's New Salem

7.9
15588 History Ln (at State Hwy 97/123), Petersburg, IL
Historic and Protected Site · 12 tips and reviews
Shabbona Lake State Park Campground is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

77. Shabbona Lake State Park Campground

100 Preserve Rd, Shabbona, IL
Campground · No tips or reviews
Jubilee College State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

78. Jubilee College State Park

6.9
Brimfield, IL
Campground · 2 tips and reviews
Johnson Sauk Trail State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

79. Johnson Sauk Trail State Park

28616 Sauk Trail Rd, Kewanee, IL
Campground · No tips or reviews
Hennepin Canal is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

80. Hennepin Canal

(Co Rd 1200 E), Wyanet, IL
Canal · 1 tip
Black Hawk State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

81. Black Hawk State Park

8.3
Rock Island, IL
State or Provincial Park · 1 tip
Ft. Creve Coeur Monument is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

82. Ft. Creve Coeur Monument

Creve Coeur, IL
Park · No tips or reviews
Dickson Mounds Museum is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

83. Dickson Mounds Museum

10956 N Dickson Mounds Rd, Lewistown, IL
History Museum · 2 tips and reviews
Delabar State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

84. Delabar State Park

RR 2 Box 27, Oquawka, IL
State or Provincial Park · 2 tips and reviews

85. Campbell's Island

Illinois
Other Great Outdoors · No tips or reviews
Argyle Lake State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

86. Argyle Lake State Park

5.9
640 Argyle Park Road, Colchester, IL 62326, United States, Colchester, IL
Campground · 6 tips and reviews
Silver Springs State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

87. Silver Springs State Park

13608 Fox Rd (at Fox River Road), Yorkville, IL
Other Great Outdoors · 2 tips and reviews
Morrison Rockwood State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

88. Morrison Rockwood State Park

Morrison, IL
Campground · No tips or reviews
Lowden State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

89. Lowden State Park

7.0
1411 N River Rd, Oregon, IL
State or Provincial Park · 2 tips and reviews
Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

90. Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park

8542 N Lake Rd, Lena, IL
State or Provincial Park · 1 tip
Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

91. Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area

5010 N Jugtown Rd (Pine bluff rd.), Morris, IL
Uncategorized · No tips or reviews
Gebhard Woods State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

92. Gebhard Woods State Park

401 Ottawa St, Morris, IL
State or Provincial Park · 1 tip
Illini State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

93. Illini State Park

5.6
2660 E 2350th Rd, Marseilles, IL
Campground · 6 tips and reviews
Franklin Creek State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

94. Franklin Creek State Park

1451-1467 Old Mill Rd, Franklin Grove, IL
Hiking Trail · No tips or reviews
Buffalo Rock State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

95. Buffalo Rock State Park

7.1
1300 N 27th Rd (btwn 24th Ave & Clark St), Ottawa, IL
State or Provincial Park · 5 tips and reviews
Apple River Canyon State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

96. Apple River Canyon State Park

6.8
8763 E. Canyon Rd. (at Canyon Park Rd), Apple River, IL
State or Provincial Park · 2 tips and reviews
Kankakee River State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

97. Kankakee River State Park

8.6
500W Road, Unicorperated Kankakee County, IL
State or Provincial Park · 3 tips and reviews
Channahon State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

98. Channahon State Park

25302 W Story St, Channahon, IL
State or Provincial Park · No tips or reviews
Rock Cut State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

99. Rock Cut State Park

8.3
7318 Harlem Rd (btwn Argyle Rd & Perryville Rd), Loves Park, IL
State or Provincial Park · 14 tips and reviews
Cave-in-Rock is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

100. Cave-in-Rock

7.5
1 New State Park Rd (at Broadway St), Cave-in-Rock, IL
Park · 1 tip
Fort Massac State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

101. Fort Massac State Park

8.0
1308 E 5th St, Metropolis, IL
State or Provincial Park · 9 tips and reviews
Mississippi Palisades State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

102. Mississippi Palisades State Park

8.0
16327A Route 84 (at Mill Hollow Rd), Savanna, IL
State or Provincial Park · 1 tip
White Pines State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

103. White Pines State Park

7.4
6712 W Pines Rd (at Forest Rd), Mount Morris, IL
State or Provincial Park · 5 tips and reviews
Matthiessen State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

104. Matthiessen State Park

9.0
PO Box 509 (at 25th Rd), Utica, IL
State or Provincial Park · 14 tips and reviews
Starved Rock State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

105. Starved Rock State Park

8.9
Route 178 (at Route 71), Utica, IL
State or Provincial Park · 65 tips and reviews
Illinois Beach State Park is one of Illinois: State and National Parks.

106. Illinois Beach State Park

7.3
1 Lakefront Dr, Zion, IL
State or Provincial Park · 17 tips and reviews