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Recreation Area in Illinois

18 sites available

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Carlyle Lake

Water-oriented outdoor recreation opportunities including camping, picnicking, swimming, boating, fishing, and hunting. Expecially attractive to sailboaters. Illinois' largest lake.

38.62, -89.35 View details
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Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge

Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1936 for the main purpose of providing sanctuary for the millions of birds that migrate along the Illinois River. Today, the refuge provides s

40.36, -90.00 View details
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Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge

Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge was established on August 5, 1947. The refuge is made up of 44,000 acres of land with a great diversity of flora and fauna. The major habitats on the refuge in

37.72, -89.02 View details
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Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge

Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge was authorized on June 26, 1990 under the Emergency Wetland Resources Act of 1986. The refuge will eventually encompass 35,000 acres. Management emphasis is p

37.27, -89.04 View details
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Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge

Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1993 to restore and protect wetland habitats at the confluence of the Illinois and Spoon Rivers and to help fulfill international obligations con

40.33, -90.09 View details
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Farmdale Dam

This site is a normally dry reservoir and dam built by the Army Corps of Engineers for flood control on Farm Creek. The immediate value of this dam is to store flood waters that would otherwise flood

40.67, -89.50 View details
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Illinois Waterway

Ever want to see the operation of a lock and dam? The Illinois Waterway Visitor Center offers you that as well as impressive towboats of mammoth proportions navigating through the Starved Rock Lock,

41.51, -88.10 View details
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Lake Shelbyville

Lake Shelbyville is located in the heart of central Illinois. It offers a wide variety of outdoor activities for people of all ages. Lake Shelbyville consists of 11,100 acres of water and 23,000 acres

39.42, -88.78 View details
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Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge

Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge is 3,645 acres and is located in an area that was historically known for its ability to sustain fish and wildlife along the east side of the Illinois River in Mor

39.84, -90.56 View details

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