Illinois state parks

The Illinois state park system began in 1908 with what is now Fort Massac State Park becoming the first park in a system encompassing over 60 parks and about the same number of recreational and wildlife areas.

The parks range from small day-use affairs to larger parks that boast everything from fancy lodges and canyons to powerboating on large lakes and everything in between.

See also

• List of Illinois state parks

There are 140 state parks in Illinois.^{[citation needed]} About 50 of them will close due to budget cuts in the next 5 to 10 years.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Illinois Department of Natural Resources - list of individual parks
• Videos of some of the parks