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The U.S. National Park Service preserves 58 national parks, 390 parks, historic sites, memorials, and recreation areas that attract nearly 300 million visitors every year. Our U.S. national parks are repositories of the nation’s biological diversity and contain some of the last ecosystem remnants that are found nowhere else in the world. Explore US Parks Online
Shenandoah National Park is a beautiful, historic national treasure which includes the 105-mile long Skyline Drive, a National Scenic Byway. The Park covers the crest of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains for over seventy-five miles. The Appalachian Trail roughly parallels the Skyline Drive and 101 miles of this trail run through the Park. (more…)
Illinois National and State Parks and Recreation
Illinois has no national parks, but it has 73 State Parks, 12 State Recreation Areas, 6 State Forests, 4 State Memorials, 2 State Nature Preserves, 4 State Natural Areas, 26 State Wildlife Areas, 2 State Wildlife Management Areas, 2 State Wildlife Refuges, 1 National Forest, 3 National Historic Sites, 5 National Wildlife Refuges, and 8 Wilderness Areas.
State Parks
- Apple River Canyon State Park
- Argyle Lake State Park
- Beall Woods State Park
- Beaver Dam State Park
- Buffalo Rock State Park
- Cahokia Mounds State Park
- Campbells Island State Park
- Castle Rock State Park
- Cave-In-Rock State Park
- Chain O’Lakes State Park
- Channahon Parkway State Park
- Delabar State Park
- Dickson Mounds State Park
- Dixon Springs State Park
- Donnelley/DePue State Park
- Ferne Clyffe State Park
- Fort Chartres State Park
- Fort Creve Coeur State Park
- Fort Defiance State Park
- Fort Kaskaskia State Park
- Fort Massac State Park
- Fox Ridge State Park
- Fox River State Park
- Franklin Creek State Park
- Gebhard Woods State Park
- Gebhard Woods State Park
- Giant City State Park
- Goose Lake Prairie State Park
- Hazlet State Park
- Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park
- Holten State Park
- Horseshoe Lake State Park
- Illini State Park
- Illinois Beach State Park
- James “Pate” Philip State Park
- Johnson Sauk Trail State Park
- Jubilee College State Park
- Kankakee River State Park
- Kickapoo State Park
- Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park
- Lake Murphysboro State Park
- Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park
- Lincoln Trail State Park
- Lincolns New Salem State Park
- Lowden State Park
- Matthiessen State Park
- Mississippi Palisades State Park
- Montebello State Park
- Moraine Hills State Park
- Morrison-Rockwood State Park
- Nauvoo State Park
- Pere Marquette State Park
- Railsplitter State Park
- Ramsey Lake State Park
- Red Hills State Park
- Rock Cut State Park
- Sam Parr State Park
- Sangchris Lake State Park
- Sid Simpson State Park
- Siloam Springs State Park
- Silver Springs State Park
- South Shore State Park
- Spitler Woods State Park
- Spring Lake State Park
- Starved Rock State Park
- Stephen A Forbes State Park
- Walnut Point State Park
- Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park
- Weinborg-King State Fish & Wildlife Area
- Weldon Springs State Park
- White Pines Forest State Park
- William G. Stratton State Park
- Wolf Creek State Park
State Recreation Areas
- Clinton Lake State Recreation Area
- Eagle Creek State Recreation Area
- Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area
- Frank Holten State Recreation Area
- Golconda Marina State Recreation Area
- Moraine View State Recreation Area
- Prophetstown State Recreation Area
- Pyramid State Recreation Area
- Randolph County State Recreation Area
- Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area
- Washington County State Recreational Area
- William W. Powers State Recreation Area
State Forests
- Big River State Forest
- Hidden Springs State Forest
- Lowden-Miller State Forest
- Sand Ridge State Forest
- Trail of Tears State Forest
State Memorials
- Lewis And Clark State Memorial Park
- Lincoln Trail State Memorial
- Lovejoy State Memorial
- Norwegian Settlers State Memorial
State Nature Preserves
- Ayers Sand Prairie State Nature Preserve
- Miller-Anderson Woods State Nature Preserve
State Natural Areas
- Cache River State Natural Area
- Illinois Caverns State Natural Area
- Sielbeck Forest State Natural Area
- Volo Bog State Natural Area
State Wildlife Areas
- Baldwin Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
- Batchtown State Fish and Waterfowl Mgmt. Area
- Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
- Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area
- Diamond-Hurricane Island State Fish and Waterfowl Mgmt. Area
- Donnelley State Fish and Wildlife Area
- Fuller Lake State Fish And Waterfowl Mgmt. Area
- Heidecke State Fish and Wildlife Area
- Iroquois County Wildlife Area
- Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- La Salle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
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Union County State Fish & Wildlife Area
Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area
- Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area
- Marseilles State Fish and Wildlife Area
- Mautino State Fish and Wildlife Area
- Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area
- Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Areas
- Mortland Island State Fish And Waterfowl Man
- Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
- Reds Landing State Fish And Waterfowl Manage
- Rip Rap Landing State Fish And Waterfowl Mgmt. Area
- Shelbyville State Fish and Wildlife Area
- Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area
- Stump Lake State Fish And Waterfowl Mgmt. Area
- The Glades State Fish And Waterfowl Mgmt. Area
- West Okaw River State Fish and Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- State Wildlife Management Areas
- Carlyle Lake Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- Green River Wildlife Mgmt. Area
State Wildlife Refuges
- Mason County Wildlife Refuge and Recreation Area
- Oquawka Wildlife Refuge
- National Forest
- Shawnee National Forest
National Historic Sites
- Chicago Portage National Historic Site
- Lincoln Home National Historic Site
- Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Site
National Wildlife Refuges
- Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge
- Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
- Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge
- Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge
- Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge
- Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area
- Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge
- Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge
- Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge
Illinois Wilderness Areas
There are eight wilderness areas in the state of Illinois.
- Bald Knob Wilderness
- Bay Creek Wilderness
- Burden Falls Wilderness
- Clear Springs Wilderness
- Crab Orchard Wilderness
- Garden of the Gods Wilderness
- Lusk Creek Wilderness
- Panther Den Wilderness