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North Illinois POTA Parks — fees, hours and facilities

Every Parks on the Air reference in North Illinois — 55 parks — with entry fees, hours and facilities gathered from each managing agency. Blank means nobody has checked yet, not that the park lacks it; follow the park's own site in that case.

All North Illinois parks

  • Camping
  • Primitive camping
  • Cabins
  • Power
  • Pavilion
  • Beach
  • Boat ramp
  • Kayak launch
  • Trails
  • Bike trails
  • Paved trail
  • Equestrian
  • ADA
Ref Grid Park Entry Hours Facilities
US-0978 EN42 Apple River Canyon State ParkIL State Department of Natural Resources Site · POTA
US-4109 EN41 Big Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area Site · POTA
US-9802 EN41 Black Hawk Historic Site Site · POTA
US-0982 EN51 Buffalo Rock State ParkIL State Department of Natural Resources Site · POTA
US-0983 EN41 Campbell's Island State Park Site · POTA
US-0984 EN51 Castle Rock State ParkIL State Department of Natural Resources Site · POTA
US-0986 EN52 Chain-O-Lakes State Park Site · POTA
US-0987 EN51 Channahon State ParkIL State Department of Natural Resources Site · POTA
US-4120 EN51 Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife AreaIL State Department of Natural Resources Site · POTA
US-0990 EN51 Donnelley/DePue State Park Site · POTA
US-13310 EN51 Foley Sand Prairie National PreserveNational Park Service Site · POTA
US-4123 EN51 Franklin Creek State Natural AreaIL State Department of Natural Resources Site · POTA
US-0995 EN51 Gebhard Woods State ParkIL Other State Land Site · POTA
US-7638 EN51 Goose Lake Prairie State Natural AreaIL State Department of Natural Resources Site · POTA
US-4126 EN51 Green River State Wildlife AreaIL State Department of Natural Resources Site · POTA
US-12601 EN52 Hackmatack National Wildlife RefugeUS Fish and Wildlife Service Sunrise–sunset Site · POTA
US-12184 EN51 Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife AreaIL State Department of Natural Resources Site · POTA
US-0997 EN51 Hennepin Canal ParkwayIL Other State Land Site · POTA
US-0999 EN51 Illini State ParkIL State Department of Natural Resources Site · POTA
US-10660 EN51 Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail Site · POTA
US-1000 EN62 Illinois Beach State ParkIL State Department of Conservation Site · POTA
US-1001 EN51 James Pate Philip State Park Site · POTA
US-1002 EN51 Johnson Sauk TrailIL State Department of Natural Resources Site · POTA
US-10391 EN52 Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife AreaRegional Agency Site · POTA
US-1005 EN52 Lake Le-Aqua-Na State ParkIL State Department of Natural Resources Site · POTA
US-4572 EN21 Lewis and Clark National Historic TrailCity (local government) Site · POTA
US-11716 EN51 Long Run Seep State Nature PreserveIL State Department of Natural Resources Site · POTA
US-1008 EN52 Lowden State ParkIL Other State Land Site · POTA
US-4137 EN51 Lowden-Miller State ForestIL State Department of Natural Resources Site · POTA
US-4139 EN51 Marseilles State Fish and Wildlife Area Site · POTA
US-1009 EN51 Matthiessen State ParkIL State Department of Natural Resources Site · POTA
US-4141 EN51 Mautino State Fish and Wildlife AreaIL State Department of Natural Resources Site · POTA
US-13353 EN51 Maytown Pheasant Habitat Protection AreaIL State Department of Natural Resources Site · POTA
US-7256 EN51 Midewin National GrasslandUS Forest Service Site · POTA
US-1010 EN42 Mississippi Palisades State Park Site · POTA
US-1012 EN52 Moraine Hills State Park Site · POTA
US-4573 EN21 Mormon Pioneer National Historic TrailNational Park Service Free The Mormon Pioneer National Historic Tra Trails Equestrian Site · POTA
US-1013 EN51 Morrison-Rockwood State Park Site · POTA
US-13298 EN62 North Point Marina State Recreation Area Site · POTA
US-4100 EN51 Prophetstown State ParkIL State Department of Natural Resources Site · POTA
US-7917 EN61 Pullman National MonumentNational Park Service Free Pullman National Historical Park is a li Site · POTA
US-12387 EN42 Rall Woods State ReserveIL State Department of Natural Resources Site · POTA
US-1019 EN52 Rock Cut State ParkIL State Department of Natural Resources Site · POTA
US-10852 EN52 Rockton Bog State Nature Preserve Site · POTA
US-4092 EN42 Salem Unit of Apple River Canyon State Park Site · POTA
US-7839 EN61 Santa Fe Prairie State Nature Preserve Site · POTA
US-4103 EN51 Shabbona Lake State Recreation AreaIL State Department of Natural Resources Site · POTA
US-1024 EN51 Silver Springs State ParkIL State Department of Conservation Site · POTA
US-1027 EN51 Starved Rock State ParkIL State Department of Natural Resources Site · POTA
US-12374 EN42 Tapley Woods State Natural AreaIL State Department of Natural Resources Site · POTA
US-4236 EN44 Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife RefugeUS Fish and Wildlife Service Site · POTA
US-4160 EN52 Volo Bog State Natural AreaIL State Department of Conservation Site · POTA
US-1031 EN51 White Pines ForestIL State Department of Natural Resources Site · POTA
US-1032 EN51 William G. Stratton State ParkIL Other State Land Site · POTA
US-4107 EN61 William W. Powers State Recreation Area Site · POTA

A grid square rarely stops at a state line — 46% of them land on more than one of these pages. Search a grid square across every state.

Fees and hours change. Confirm with the park before travelling. Spotted something wrong, or know a park better than this page does? Tell us.

Other regions: North Central Illinois · Central Illinois · South Illinois

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