Fishing in Illinois

Apple River Canyon State Park

+4 Picnicking Snowshoeing Hunting Kayaking

Argyle Lake State Park

+2 Bird Watching Biking

Baldwin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area

Banner Marsh (Illinois)

+4 Bird Watching Hunting Kayaking Paddling

Banner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Area

Beall Woods State Park

+4 Bird Watching Hunting Canoeing Biking

Bishop Hill State Historic Site

Buffalo Rock State Park

+2 Bird Watching Biking

Burning Star (Illinois)

Cache River SNA

+2 Bird Watching Biking

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site

+2 Bird Watching Biking

Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area

+1 Hunting

Carl Sandburg State Historic Site

Carlyle Lake (Illinois)

+8 Wildlife Watching Bird Watching Ice Fishing Hunting Sailing Water Skiing RV Biking

Carlyle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area

+3 Hunting Sailing Canoeing

Castle Rock State Park (Illinois)

+5 Bird Watching Scenic Overlooks Kayaking Canoeing RV

Cave-in-Rock State Park

+2 Photography Kayaking

Chain O” Lakes (Illinois)

+6 Horseback Riding Stargazing Ice Fishing Sailing Water Skiing Archery

Chain O’Lakes State Park

+15 Picnicking Horseback Riding Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Ice Fishing Sledding Ice Skating Hunting Disc Golf Archery Golfing Kayaking Paddling Winter Sports Biking

Channahon State Park

+4 Horseback Riding Bird Watching Canoeing Biking

Clinton Lake State Recreation Area

+2 Bird Watching Biking

Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area

Crawford County Recreation Area

+1 Canoeing

Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area

+3 Bird Watching Hunting Canoeing

Delabar State Park

+1 Bird Watching

Des Plaines Fish and Wildlife Area

Devils Island Wildlife Management Area

Dixon Springs State Park

+3 Bird Watching Biking Nature

Dixon State Park

+3 Horseback Riding Bird Watching Biking

Donnelley DePue (Illinois)

Donnelley/Depue State Park

+2 Ice Fishing Hunting

Double T State Fish and Wildlife Area

+1 Hunting

Edward R. Madigan State Park

+2 Bird Watching Biking

Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area

+7 Picnicking Horseback Riding Bird Watching Sailing Water Skiing Canoeing Biking

Ferne Clyffe State Park

+2 Scenic Overlooks Waterfall Viewing

Fort Defiance State Park

+2 Bird Watching Biking

Fort Massac State Park

+2 Bird Watching Biking

Fox Ridge State Park

+2 Bird Watching Biking

Frank Holten State Park

+2 Bird Watching Biking

Franklin Creek State Natural Area

+3 Horseback Riding Bird Watching Biking

Gebhard Woods State Park

+4 Picnicking Horseback Riding Bird Watching Biking

Golconda Marina (Illinois)

Goose Lake State Recreation Area

+3 Horseback Riding Bird Watching Biking

Harry ”Babe” Woodyard (Illinois)

Heidecke Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area

+1 Biking

Hennepin Canal State Park

+2 Bird Watching Biking

Hidden Springs (Illinois)

Hidden Springs State Forest

Horseshoe Lake State Park

+3 Bird Watching Hunting Biking

Illini State Park

+2 Bird Watching Biking

Illinois and Michigan Canal (Illinois)

Illinois Beach State Park

+5 Bird Watching Kayaking Paddling RV Biking

Illinois Caverns (Illinois)

+1 Picnicking

James Pate Philip State Park

+3 Horseback Riding Bird Watching Biking

James Pate Phillip Tri-County (Illinois)

+2 Hunting Biking

Jim Edgar Panther Creek SP

+3 Bird Watching Hunting Biking

Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area

+2 Bird Watching Biking

Johnson Shut-Ins State Park

+4 Horseback Riding Kayaking Cave Tours Biking

Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation Area

+7 Horseback Riding Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Ice Fishing Hunting Kayaking Winter Sports

Jubilee College State Park

+9 Picnicking Mountain Biking Horseback Riding Bird Watching Hunting Kayaking Sightseeing Cave Tours Biking

Kankakee River State Park

+8 Photography Horseback Riding Snowmobiling Hunting Kayaking Canoeing Winter Sports Biking

Kankakee State Park

+6 Picnicking Horseback Riding Hunting Kayaking Waterfall Viewing Biking

Kaskaskia River State Fish & Wildlife Area

Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park

+5 Wildlife Watching Horseback Riding Bird Watching Water Skiing Golfing

Kickapoo State Recreation Area

+8 Mountain Biking Horseback Riding Bird Watching Scuba Diving Kayaking Paddling Canoeing Biking

Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area

+2 Picnicking Hunting

Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area

+3 Kayaking Paddling Canoeing

Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park

+8 Picnicking Horseback Riding Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Ice Fishing Sledding Waterfall Viewing RV

Lake Murphysboro State Park

+2 Bird Watching Biking

LaSalle Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area

Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memorial

+3 Horseback Riding Bird Watching Biking

Lincoln Trail State Park

+6 Wildlife Watching Picnicking Ice Fishing Scenic Overlooks Hunting RV

Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site

Little Grassy (Illinois)

+1 Kayaking

Lowden State Park

+3 Horseback Riding Bird Watching Biking

Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area

Marseilles (Illinois)

+2 Hunting Biking

Marshall State Fish & Wildlife Area

Matthiessen State Park

+5 Picnicking Horseback Riding Cross Country Skiing Waterfall Viewing RV

Mautino State Fish and Wildlife Area

Mazonia-Braidwood State Fish and Wildlife Area

+3 Horseback Riding Bird Watching Biking

Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area

Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area

+4 Scuba Diving Hunting Kayaking Canoeing

Mississippi Palisades State Park

+5 Bird Watching Sledding Waterfall Viewing RV Biking

Moraine Hills State Park

+3 Horseback Riding Bird Watching Biking

Moraine View State Recreation Area

+2 Bird Watching Biking

Mount Pulaski Courthouse State Historic Site

Nauvoo State Park

+2 Bird Watching Biking

New Salem State Historic Site

+3 Bird Watching Canoeing Biking

Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area

Palestine Lake State Recreation Area

+3 Bird Watching Canoeing Biking

Pekin Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area

Postville Courthouse State Historic Site

Powerton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area

Pyramid Lake State Park

+2 Bird Watching Biking

Pyramid State Park

+8 Picnicking Horseback Riding Bird Watching Hunting Kayaking Canoeing RV Biking

Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area

+3 Bird Watching Canoeing Biking

Randolph County State Recreation Area

+1 Sailing

Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area

Red Hills State Park

+5 Horseback Riding Ice Fishing Hunting Kayaking Canoeing

Rend Lake State Park

+4 Horseback Riding Bird Watching Golfing Biking

Rice Lake State Park

+2 Bird Watching Biking

Rock Cut State Park

+1 Winter Sports

Rockwood State Park

+2 Bird Watching Biking

Sahara Woods (Illinois)

Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area

+1 Hunting

Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area

+4 Horseback Riding Hunting Kayaking Canoeing

Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area

+2 Bird Watching Biking

Sand Ridge State Forest

+3 Bird Watching Hunting Biking

Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area

+6 Photography Picnicking Bird Watching Hunting Kayaking Canoeing

Sangchris Lake State Park

+3 Horseback Riding Bird Watching Biking

Shabbona Lake State Park

+3 Horseback Riding Bird Watching Biking

Shelbyville State Fish and Wildlife Area

+5 Wildlife Watching Picnicking Bird Watching Hunting Biking

Sielbeck Forest State Natural Area

+6 Photography Picnicking Bird Watching Hunting Kayaking Canoeing

Siloam Springs State Park

+2 Bird Watching Biking

Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area

Spitler Woods (Illinois)

+1 Canoeing

Spring Lake Fish and Wildlife Area

Starved Rock State Park

+5 Wildlife Watching Photography Stargazing Waterfall Viewing Biking

Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area

+2 Bird Watching Biking

Ten Mile Creek State Fish & Wildlife Area

+1 Hunting

Tunnel Hill State Trail

+2 Bird Watching Biking

Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area

Vandalia Statehouse State Historic Site

Volo Bog State Natural Area

+3 Horseback Riding Bird Watching Biking

Walcott State Park

+4 Wildlife Watching Ice Fishing Hunting Biking

Walnut Point State Park

+2 Bird Watching Biking

Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area

+2 Bird Watching Biking

Weinberg King State Park

+2 Bird Watching Biking

Weinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife Area

+2 Bird Watching Biking

Weldon Springs State Recreation Area

+3 Horseback Riding Bird Watching Biking

White Pines Forest State Park

+3 Horseback Riding Bird Watching Biking

Wildlife Prairie Park

+5 Horseback Riding Bird Watching Hunting Biking Nature

William G. Stratton State Park

+2 Bird Watching Biking

William W. Powers State Recreation Area

+3 Horseback Riding Bird Watching Biking

Wolf Creek State Park

+4 Bird Watching Hunting Rafting Biking

Zion State Park

+2 Bird Watching Biking