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DASHBOARD

FEATURED HIKE

Ottawa, Council Overhang, Kaskaskia

Length:

1 hr

Difficulty:

Easy/Moderate

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FEATURED PRODUCT
SEASONAL HIGHLIGHTS

STARVED ROCK:​​

  • Illinois Canyon

  • Council Overhang

  • Eagle Cliff Overlook

  • Lover's Leap Overlook

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MATTHIESSEN:​​

  • Lake Falls

  • Cascade Falls 

Updated 11.17.23

NEXT PARK EVENT

Kids Art in the Park Workshop - Nature Sketching

Date:

Time of Day:

5/5/24

Afternoon

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WEATHER
PARK CLOSURES
CURRENT PARK CLOSURES

STARVED ROCK STATE PARK:​​​​

  • Closed Until Further Notice: Tonti Canyon Bridge & Tonti Canyon

  • Closed Until Further Notice: Own Canyon Overlook

  • Closed Until Further Notice: The brown bluff trail above French Canyon

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MATTHIESSEN STATE PARK:​​

  • No closures have been reported. 

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BUFFALO ROCK STATE PARK:​

  • Traffic will be reduced to one lane and is expected to be completed by Nov. 30. 

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2023 HUNTING CLOSURES:​

November 17-19th, 30th-December 3rd. Shotgun Season and DOO (Deer)

  • CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC (except for hunters):  Starved Rock Campground,  Starved Rock State Park-Hennepin Canyon parking lot only, Starved Rock Nature Preserve, Matthiessen State Park, Sandy Ford Nature Preserve, Mitchell's Grove Nature Preserve, and Margery C. Carlson Nature Preserve.

December 8-10th, 2023-Muzzleloader Season (Deer)

  • CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC (except for hunters):  Starved Rock State Park -Hennepin Canyon parking lot only, Starved Rock Nature Preserve, Matthiessen State Park, Sandy Ford Nature Preserve, Mitchell's Grove Nature Preserve, and Margery C. Carlson Nature Preserve.

January 12-14th, 2024 -CWD Firearm (Deer)

  • CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC (except for hunters):  Starved Rock Nature Preserve, Sandy Ford Nature Preserve, Mitchell's Grove Nature Preserve, and Margery C. Carlson Nature Preserve. 

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