Illinois State Parks
Illinois State Parks (IDNR state parks and recreation areas), run by Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Land Management, has 49 state parks, 58 recreation areas, 12 natural areas and preserves, 3 state trails, 5 state forests, 6 other park units in this directory. 82 units offer camping and 12 allow dogs under park rules.
The state reports 135 units (source); counts differ when the state includes or excludes areas such as trails, boat launches or undeveloped land. See coverage notes.
Map and filter Illinois parksOfficial site: dnr.illinois.gov
Current alerts 30 parks
Argyle Lake State Park
1 alert
Beall Woods State Park1 alert
Chain O' Lakes State Park1 alert
Donnelley/DePue SFWAs1 alert
Eagle Creek State Park1 alert
Fort Massac State Park1 alert
Frank Holten State Park1 alert
Franklin Creek State Natural Area1 alert
Giant City State Park1 alert
Heidecke Lake SFWA1 alert
Horseshoe Lake State Park (Madison County)1 alert
Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area1 alert
Fees, passes and reservations
Entrance fees and passes
Free: 'The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) does not charge an Entrance Fee to any state owned or operated land.' Camping, cabins and shelters are fee-based.
No statewide pass information was found on the official site.
Reservations
Bookings use ExploreMoreIL (IDNR camping, cabins, group camps and shelters).
Picnic shelters are reservable (shelter reservation fee $50).
Browse Illinois parks by activity
All 133 parks and units
Listed by designation. Fees shown are the main entrance fee where the park posts one.
State parks (49)
Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State ParkState Park · Zion · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Dogs allowed
Apple River Canyon State ParkState Park · Apple River · Camping
Argyle Lake State ParkState Park · Colchester · 1 alert · Camping
Beall Woods State ParkState Park · Mount Carmel · 1 alert · Camping, Dogs allowed
Beaver Dam State ParkState Park · Plainview · Camping
Buffalo Rock State ParkState Park · Ottawa
Castle Rock State ParkState Park · Oregon · Camping
Cave-in-Rock State ParkState Park · Cave-in-Rock · Camping, Cabins/lodging
Chain O' Lakes State ParkState Park · Spring Grove · 1 alert · Camping
Channahon State ParkState Park · Channahon · Camping
Delabar State ParkState Park · Oquawka · Camping
Dixon Springs State ParkState Park · Golconda · Camping
Eagle Creek State ParkState Park · Findlay · 1 alert · Camping
Edward R. Madigan State ParkState Park · Lincoln
Ferne Clyffe State ParkState Park · Goreville · Camping
Fort Defiance State ParkState Park · Cairo
Fort Massac State ParkState Park · Metropolis · 1 alert · Camping
Fox Ridge State ParkState Park · Charleston · Camping
Frank Holten State ParkState Park · East St. Louis · 1 alert
Gebhard Woods State ParkState Park · Morris · Camping
Giant City State ParkState Park · Makanda · 1 alert · Camping, Cabins/lodging
Horseshoe Lake State Park (Madison County)State Park · Granite City · 1 alert · Camping
Illini State ParkState Park · Marseilles · Camping
James "Pate" Philip State ParkState Park · Bartlett
Jubilee College State ParkState Park · Brimfield · 1 alert · Camping
Kankakee River State ParkState Park · Bourbonnais · Camping
Lake Murphysboro State ParkState Park · Murphysboro · 1 alert · Camping
Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park & MemorialState Park and Memorial · Mt. Zion
Lincoln Trail State ParkState Park · Marshall · Camping
Lowden State ParkState Park · Oregon · 1 alert · Camping
Matthiessen State ParkState Park · Utica · 1 alert · Camping, Dogs allowed
Mississippi Palisades State ParkState Park · Savanna · Camping
Moraine Hills State Park & McHenry Dam State ParkState Park · McHenry
Moraine View State ParkState Park · Bloomington · 1 alert · Camping, Dogs allowed
Morrison-Rockwood State ParkState Park · Morrison · Camping
NauvooState Park · Nauvoo · Camping
Pere Marquette State ParkState Park · Grafton · 1 alert · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Dogs allowed
Prophetstown State ParkState Park · Prophetstown · Camping
Red Hills State ParkState Park · Sumner · Camping
Rock Cut State ParkState Park · Loves Park · Camping, Dogs allowed
Rock Island Trail State ParkState Park · Wyoming · Camping
Sangchris Lake State ParkState Park · Rochester · Camping
Siloam Springs State ParkState Park · Clayton · Camping
Starved Rock State ParkState Park · Utica · 2 alerts · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Dogs allowed
Walnut Point State ParkState Park · Oakland · Camping
Weldon Springs State ParkState Park · Clinton · Camping
White Pines Forest State ParkState Park · Mt. Morris · 1 alert · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Dogs allowed
William G. Stratton State ParkState Park · Morris
Wolf Creek State ParkState Park · Windsor · Camping, Dogs allowed
Recreation areas (58)
Anderson Lake SFWAState Fish and Wildlife Area · Astoria · Camping
Banner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife AreaState Fish and Wildlife Area · Canton · Camping
Burning Star State Fish and Wildlife AreaState Fish and Wildlife Area · DeSoto
Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife AreaState Fish and Wildlife Area · Jonesboro
Carlyle Lake SFWAState Fish and Wildlife Area · Vandalia
Clinton Lake State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · DeWitt · Camping
Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife AreaState Fish and Wildlife Area · Coffeen · Camping
Crawford County Fish and Wildlife AreaFish and Wildlife Area · Hutsonville
Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife AreaState Fish and Wildlife Area · Wilmington · Camping
Donnelley/DePue SFWAsState Fish and Wildlife Area · DePue · 1 alert
Eldon Hazlet State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Carlyle · Camping, Cabins/lodging
Green River SWAState Wildlife Area · Harmon · Camping
Hamilton CountyState Fish and Wildlife Area · McLeansboro · Camping
Heidecke Lake SFWAState Fish and Wildlife Area · Morris · 1 alert · Camping
Horseshoe Lake Alexander CountyState Fish and Wildlife Area · Miller City · Camping
Iroquois County State Wildlife AreaWildlife Area · Beaverville · Camping
Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife AreaState Fish and Wildlife Area · Chandlerville · 1 alert · Camping
Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Kewanee · 1 alert · Camping
Kaskaskia RiverState Fish and Wildlife Area · Baldwin · Camping
Kickapoo State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Oakwood · 1 alert · Camping
Kinkaid Lake SFWAState Fish and Wildlife Area · Murphysboro · Camping
Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Lena · Camping, Dogs allowed
LaSalle Lake SFWAState Fish and Wildlife Area · Marseilles
Mackinaw River SFWAState Fish and Wildlife Area · Mackinaw
Marseilles State Fish & Wildlife Area (Upland Game/Furbearer)State Fish and Wildlife Area · Marseilles
Marshall SFWAState Fish and Wildlife Area · Lacon · Camping
Mautino State Fish & Wildlife AreaState Fish and Wildlife Area · Buda
Mazonia-Braidwood State Fish and Wildlife AreaState Fish and Wildlife Area · Braceville · 1 alert
Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife AreaState Fish and Wildlife Area · Belknap
Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife AreaState Fish and Wildlife Area · Oakwood · Camping
Mississippi River SFWAState Fish and Wildlife Area · Grafton
Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife AreaState Fish and Wildlife Area · Newton · 1 alert
Peabody River KingState Fish and Wildlife Area · New Athens
Powerton Lake State Fish & Wildlife AreaState Fish and Wildlife Area · Manito
Pyramid State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Pinckneyville · 1 alert · Camping
Ramsey Lake State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Ramsey · Camping
Randolph County State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Chester · Camping
Ray NorbutState Fish and Wildlife Area · Griggsville
Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife AreaState Fish and Wildlife Area · Bonnie
Rice Lake SFWAState Fish and Wildlife Area · Canton · Camping
Sahara Woods SRAState Recreation Area · Carrier Mills
Saline County SFWAState Fish and Wildlife Area · Equality · Camping
Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife AreaState Fish and Wildlife Area · Johnsonville · Camping
Sam Parr SFWAState Fish and Wildlife Area · Newton · Camping
Sanganois State Fish & Wildlife AreaState Fish and Wildlife Area · Chandlerville
Shabbona Lake State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Shabbona · 1 alert · Camping, Dogs allowed
Shelbyville State Fish and Wildlife AreaState Fish and Wildlife Area · Bethany
Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife AreaState Fish and Wildlife Area · Yorkville · 2 alerts · Camping
Snakeden Hollow SFWAState Fish and Wildlife Area · Victoria
Spring Lake State Fish and Wildlife AreaState Fish and Wildlife Area · Manito · 1 alert · Camping
Stephen A. Forbes SRAState Recreation Area · Kinmundy · Camping
Ten Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife AreaState Fish and Wildlife Area · McLeansboro
Union County SFWAState Fish and Wildlife Area · Jonesboro
Washington County State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Nashville · Camping
Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Whittington · Camping
Weinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife AreaState Fish and Wildlife Area · Augusta · Camping
William W. Powers State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Chicago
Woodford SFWAState Fish and Wildlife Area · Low Point · Camping
Natural areas and preserves (12)
Cache River State Natural AreaState Natural Area · Belknap
Fall Creek Scenic Overlook SNAState Natural Area · Payson
Franklin Creek State Natural AreaState Natural Area · Franklin Grove · 1 alert
Fults Hill Prairie State Natural AreaState Natural Area · Chester · Dogs allowed
Goose Lake Prairie State Natural AreaState Natural Area · Morris
Harry 'Babe' Woodyard State Natural AreaState Natural Area · Oakwood
Illinois Caverns State Natural AreaState Natural Area · Waterloo
Kidd Lake State Natural AreaState Natural Area · Chester
Piney Creek Ravine State Natural AreaState Natural Area · Campbell Hill
Sielbeck Forest SNAState Natural Area · Belknap
Spitler Woods State Natural AreaState Natural Area · Mt. Zion
Volo Bog State Natural AreaState Natural Area · Ingleside · 1 alert
State trails (3)
Hennepin Canal State TrailState Trail · Sheffield · Camping
Illinois and Michigan Canal State TrailState Trail · Morris · Camping
Tunnel Hill State TrailState Trail · Vienna · Temporarily closed · 1 alert
State forests (5)
Big River State ForestState Forest · Keithsburg · Camping
Hidden Springs State ForestState Forest · Strasburg · Camping
Lowden-MillerState Forest · Oregon
Sand Ridge State ForestState Forest · Forest City · Camping
Trail of Tears State ForestState Forest · Jonesboro · Camping
Other park units (6)
Big BendIDNR site (no designation in title) · Morrison
Devils Island Wildlife Management AreaWildlife Management Area · Jonesboro
Henderson County Conservation AreaConservation Area · Keithsburg · Camping
Little Grassy Fish HatcheryFish Hatchery · Makanda
Turkey BluffsIDNR site (no designation in title) · Chester
World Shooting and Recreational ComplexComplex · Sparta
Coverage notes
Inventory source: IDNR All Parks list (AEM content-fragment list JSON) + each unit's landing page for official title, coordinates, address, phone. We re-check it weekly and keep renamed, merged and closed parks traceable.
Not included: Golconda Marina (Standalone marina facility listed in the All Parks list; not a park destination.); North Point Marina (Standalone marina facility listed in the All Parks list; not a park destination.); State historic sites (Cahokia Mounds, Lincoln Log Cabin, Fort Kaskaskia, Albany Mounds, Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices, …) (Managed by IDNR's Division of Historic Preservation and listed on dnrhistoric.illinois.gov, not in the state parks directory.).
Statewide information last reviewed Oct 29, 2026.