20 Parks or Recreation Areas Found in Illinois

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1. Carlyle Lake - Carlyle, IL  62231
   Carlyle Lake is located on the Kaskaskia River, approximately 107 miles above its mouth, near the community of Carlyle, Illinois. Carlyle Lake is the...
2. Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge - Havana, IL  62644
   Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1936 by Executive Order 7524, which authorized the purchase of lands owned by the defunct Chaut...
3. Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge - Marion, IL  62959
   Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge's 44,000 acres of land and water contain a wide diversity of flora and fauna. Major habitat types on the refuge ...
4. Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge - Ullin, IL  62992
   The Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge is located in southernmost Illinois within the Cache River Watershed. The refuge was established in 1990 un...
5. Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge - Havana, IL  62644
   Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge was established December 29, 1993 with the purchase of its first 284 acres. About 2,200 acres have been acquired to ...
6. Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor - Lockport, IL  60441
   The Illinois & Michigan Canal, completed in 1848, connected the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River watershed along a longstanding Indian portage rou...
7. Lake Shelbyville - Shelbyville, IL  62565
   Lake Shelbyville, located in central Illinois, offers beaches, hiking trails, marinas, boat ramps, and over 1500 campsites. The US Army Corps of Engi...
8. Lock & Dam 52 + Ohio River - Brookport, IL  62910
   Locks and Dam No. 52 is located on the Ohio River about 1.5 miles downstream of Brookport, Illinois, at mile 939 below Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
9. Lock & Dam 53 + Ohio River - Grand Chain, IL  62941
   Locks and Dam No. 53 is located on the Ohio River approximately 11 miles upstream of Mound City, Illinois....
10. Mark Twain NWR - Quincy, IL  62301
    Located within the Mississippi Flyway, one of the nation's most important flyway routes, Mark Twain NWR provides waterfowl and other migratory birds w...
11. Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route - Godfrey, IL  62035
    The Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route is a 50-mile byway that travels through the southwestern area of Illinois, near Alton....
12. Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge - Meredosia, IL
    Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge is located along the east side of the Illinois River in Cass and Morgan counties, about 50 miles west of Springfiel...
13. Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge - Marion, IL  62959
    The Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge was established on May 31, 2000 and is part of the Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge Complex...
14. Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie - Wilmington, IL  60481
    The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie established in 1996 is the nation's first federally designated tallgrass prairie. "Midewin", pronounced "Mi...
15. NARA's Great Lakes Region - Chicago, IL - Chicago, IL  60629
    The National Archives and Records Administration - Great Lakes Region (NARA-GLR) in Chicago is one of twelve regional archives in NARA's national syst...
16. Ohio River Scenic Route- Illinois - Golconda, IL  62938
    This scenic byway travels along the Ohio River through the southern area of Illinois, near Golconda, Metropolis and Cairo....
17. Rend Lake - Benton, IL  62812
    Rend Lake, IL, located in the heart of southern Illinois, is a natural haven for wildlife and a recreational haven for visitors. Rend Lake consists o...
18. Shawnee National Forest - Harrisburg, IL  62946
    Welcome! Explore the Shawnee National Forest. Enjoy the splendors of the varied natural resources of the largest, most diversified treasure in Illinoi...
19. Smithland Lock and Dam and Ohio River - Hamletsburg, IL  62944
    The Smithland Navigation Project is located on the Ohio River at 918.5 River Miles below Point Bridge, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and 62.5 miles upstrea...
20. Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge - Brussels, IL  62013
    The 8,501-acre Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge is one of five refuges in the Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Formerly known as the ...