Illinois State Parks

(Last Updated On: December 30, 2022)

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Key Takeaways:

Illinois has 41 State Parks, 17 State Wildlife Areas, 11 State Recreation Areas, and 6 State Forests.
The Illinois State Park system encompasses over 475,000 acres of land.
Nearly 44 million visitors come to an Illinois park each year.

Map Of Illinois State Parks

The map below shows the location of every state park in Illinois:

List of Illinois State Parks

Here is a complete list of all the state parks in Illinois along with the address for each park. Click through to find out more about each park.

Adeline Jay Geo Karis Illinois Beach State Park

1 Lake Front Dr
Zion, IL 60099

Apple River Canyon State Park

8763 E Canyon Rd
Apple River, IL 61001

Argyle Lake State Park

Colchester Township, IL 62326

Beaver Dam State Park

14548 Beaver Dam Ln
Royal Lakes, IL 62685

Big River State Park

Big River State Forest
Oquawka Township, IL 61469

Buffalo Rock State Park

1300 N 27th Rd
Ottawa, IL 61350

Cave-In-Rock State Park

1 New State Park Rd
Cave-In-Rock, IL 62919

Chain O’ Lakes State Park

8916 Wilmot Rd
Spring Grove, IL 60081

Channahon State Park

25302 W Story St
Channahon, IL 60410

Delabar State Park

R.R. #2
Oquawka, IL 61469

Eagle Creek State Park

2341 Eagle Creek Road
Findlay, IL 62534

Ferne Clyffe State Park

90 Goreville Rd
Goreville, IL 62939

Fort Defiance State Park

US-60 & US-62
Cairo ,IL 62914

Fort Massac State Park

1308 E 5th St
Metropolis, IL 62960

Fox Ridge State Park

18175 State Park Rd
Charleston, IL 61920

Gebhard Woods State Park

401 Ottawa St
Morris, IL 60450

Giant City State Park

235 Giant City Rd
Makanda, IL 62958

Horseshoe Lake State Park

3321 IL-111
Granite City, IL 62040

Jubilee College State Park

W Fussner Rd
Brimfield, IL 61517

Kankakee River State Park

5314 IL-102
Bourbonnais, IL 60914

Lake Murphysboro State Park

52 Cinder Hill Dr
Murphysboro, IL 62966

Lincoln Trail State Park

16985 E 1350th Rd
Marshall, IL 62441

Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park

705 Spitler Park Drive
Mt. Zion IL 62549

Lowden State Park

1411 N River Rd
Oregon, IL 61061

Mississippi Palisades State Park

16327A IL-84
Savanna, IL 61074

Moraine Hills State Park

1510 S River Rd
McHenry, IL 60051

Morrison Rockwood State Park

18750 Lake Rd
Morrison, IL 61270

Pere Marquette State Park

13112 Visitor Center Lane
Grafton, IL 62037

Prophetstown State Park

Park Ave
Prophetstown, IL 61277

Red Hills State Park

3571 Ranger Lane
Sumner, IL 62466

Rock Island Trail State Park

311 E Williams St
Wyoming, IL 61491

Sangchris Lake State Park

9898 Cascade Rd
Rochester, IL 62563

Siloam Springs State Park

938 County Rd 3003 E
Clayton, IL 62324

Walnut Point State Park

2331 East CR 370 N
Oakland, IL 61943

Weldon Springs State Park

4734 Weldon Springs Rd
Clinton, IL 61727

White Pines Forest State Park

W Pines Rd
Mt Morris, IL 61054

William G. Stratton State Park

Griggs Dr
Morris, IL 60450

Wolf Creek State Park

1837 N Wolf Creek Rd
Windsor, IL 45669

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State Parks By State

Click on the links below to go to the main state park page for each individual state in the United States.