{"data":{"id":"us-il/20-ilcs-840-1","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"20 ILCS 840/1","heading":"","body":"The following described areas are designated State Parks. Sites are designated as such by exhibiting exceptional scenic and natural features and terrain that warrant State level significance and that offer a wide range of recreational opportunities for the public to enjoy. The intended usage of these sites blends in the protection of the natural resources; including plant and animal communities, cultural and historic resources in a way that appeals to a large number of people in a variety of ways and have the names herein ascribed to them:\nAdeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park, in Lake County;\nApple River Canyon State Park, in Jo Daviess County;\nArgyle Lake State Park, in McDonough County;\nBeall Woods State Park, in Wabash County;\nBeaver Dam State Park, in Macoupin County;\nBuffalo Rock State Park, in LaSalle County;\nCastle Rock State Park, in Ogle County;\nCave-in-Rock State Park, in Hardin County;\nChain O'Lakes State Park, in Lake and McHenry Counties;\nChannahon State Park, in Will County;\nDelabar State Park, in Henderson County;\nDixon Springs State Park, in Pope County;\nEagle Creek State Park, in Shelby County;\nEdward R. Madigan State Park, in Logan County;\nFerne Clyffe State Park, in Johnson County;\nFort Defiance State Park, in Alexander County;\nFort Massac State Park, in Massac County;\nFox Ridge State Park, in Coles County;\nFrank Holten State Park, in St. Clair County;\nGebhard Woods State Park, in Grundy County;\nGiant City State Park, in Jackson and Union Counties;\nHazel and Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie State Park, in Peoria County;\nHennepin Canal Parkway State Park, in Bureau, Henry, Rock Island, Lee and Whiteside Counties;\nHorseshoe Lake State Park, in Madison and St. Clair Counties;\nIllini State Park, in LaSalle County;\nIllinois and Michigan Canal State Park, in the counties of Cook, Will, Grundy, DuPage and LaSalle;\nJames \"Pate\" Philip State Park, in Cook, DuPage, and Kane Counties;\nJubilee College State Park, in Peoria County, excepting Jubilee College State Historic Site as described in Section 7.1 of the Historic Preservation Act;\nKankakee River State Park, in Kankakee and Will Counties;\nLake Le-Aqua-Na State Park, in Stephenson County;\nLake Murphysboro State Park, in Jackson County;\nLaurence C. Warren State Park, in Cook County;\nLincoln Trail Homestead State Park, in Macon County;\nLincoln Trail State Park, in Clark County;\nLowden State Park, in Ogle County;\nMatthiessen State Park, in LaSalle County;\nMcHenry Dam and Lake Defiance State Park, in McHenry County;\nMississippi Palisades State Park, in Carroll County;\nMoraine Hills State Park, in McHenry County;\nMoraine View State Park, in McLean County;\nMorrison-Rockwood State Park, in Whiteside County;\nNauvoo State Park, in Hancock County, containing Horton Lake;\nPere Marquette State Park, in Jersey County;\nProphetstown State Park, in Whiteside County;\nPyramid State Park, in Perry County;\nRamsey Lake State Park, in Fayette County;\nRed Hills State Park, in Lawrence County;\nRock Cut State Park, in Winnebago County, containing Pierce Lake;\nRock Island Trail State Park, in Peoria and Stark Counties;\nSam Parr State Park, in Jasper County;\nSangchris Lake State Park, in Christian and Sangamon Counties;\nShabbona Lake and State Park, in DeKalb County;\nSiloam Springs State Park, in Brown and Adams Counties;\nSilver Springs State Park, in Kendall County;\nSpitler Woods State Park, in Macon County;\nStarved Rock State Park, in LaSalle County;\nStephen A. Forbes State Park, in Marion County;\nWalnut Point State Park, in Douglas County;\nWeinberg-King State Park, in Schuyler County;\nWeldon Springs State Park, in DeWitt County;\nWhite Pines Forest State Park, in Ogle County;\nWilliam G. Stratton State Park, in Grundy County;\nWolf Creek State Park, in Shelby County.","path":["CHAPTER 20 EXECUTIVE BRANCH","State Parks Designation Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=281\u0026ChapterID=5\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:14Z","sha256":"302e36388347fb4addd845db4d3bc73b4fddce5b050f2825e3cf8df78c2e0026","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/20-ilcs-840-0.01","next":"us-il/20-ilcs-840-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}