Parks in Illinois

Parks and Recreation

This collection spans Illinois and neighboring regions, featuring significant historic sites and diverse natural landscapes. Highlights include the 1830s village reproduction at Lincoln’s New Salem, the ancient Mississippian mounds at Albany, and the Modoc Rock Shelter. Urban spaces include Chicago’s lakeside Milton Lee Olive Park and St. Louis’s Citygarden sculpture park. Natural areas offer varied terrain, from the limestone bluffs of Apple River Canyon to the extensive cave systems at Illinois Caverns.

Parks and Recreation — Map

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Wrigley Field

Wrigley Field is a baseball stadium on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois.

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Citygarden

Citygarden is an urban park and sculpture garden in St. Louis, Missouri owned by the City of St.

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Milton Lee Olive Park

Milton Lee Olive Park is a public park in the city of Chicago, Illinois. Designed by Dan Kiley, the park is located west of the James W.

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George Rogers Clark National Historical Park

Located in Vincennes, Indiana, this park commemorates the 1779 capture of Fort Sackville during the American Revolution. It features a circular granite memorial building housing seven murals depicting the Western campaign.

E

Harmonie State Park

Harmonie is a state park in Indiana. It is located in Posey County, Indiana, about 25 miles northwest of Evansville, Indiana and about 4…

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Lincolns New Salem State Park

Well elaborated reproduction of an old village in which Lincoln once lived. Visit if interested in how life was like in 1830's.

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Mines of Spain State Recreation Area

The Mines of Spain State Recreation Area and E. B.

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Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site

The Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site is an 86-acre history park located eight miles south of Charleston, Illinois, U.S., near the town…

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I

Robert Allerton Park

The Robert Allerton Park is a 1,517-acre park, nature center, and conference center located in the rural Piatt County township of Willow…

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University of Illinois Arboretum

The University of Illinois Arboretum is a new arboretum, with gardens, currently under construction on the University of Illinois Urbana…

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Apple River Canyon State Park

Apple River Canyon State Park is an Illinois state park on 297 acres in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States.

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Longview Park Conservatory and Gardens

Longview Park Conservatory and Gardens is a city park located at 1300 17th Street, Rock Island, Illinois. It is open daily without charge.

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Albany Mounds Site

Albany Mounds State Historic Site, also known as Albany Mounds Site, is a historic site operated by the Illinois Historic Preservation…

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Modoc Rock Shelter

The Modoc Rock Shelter is a rock shelter or overhang located beneath the sandstone bluffs that form the eastern border of the Mississippi…

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Illinois Caverns State Natural Area

This site contains a wild cave system with over six miles of explored passages, including stalactites, stalagmites, and rimstone dams. The caverns remain in a natural state without interior lighting or paved walkways.

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