20 ILCS 840/1

(20 ILCS 840/1) (from Ch. 105, par. 468g)

Sec. 1.

The following described areas are
designated State Parks. Sites are designated as such by exhibiting exceptional scenic and natural features and terrain that warrant State level significance and that offer a wide range of recreational opportunities for the public to enjoy.  The intended usage of these sites blends in the protection of the natural resources; including plant and animal communities, cultural and historic resources in a way that appeals to a large number of people in a variety of ways and have the names herein ascribed to them:

Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park, in Lake County;

Apple River Canyon State Park, in Jo Daviess County;

Argyle Lake State Park, in McDonough County;
Beall Woods State Park, in Wabash County;

Beaver Dam State Park, in Macoupin County;

Buffalo Rock State Park, in LaSalle County;

Castle Rock State Park, in Ogle County;

Cave-in-Rock State Park, in Hardin County;

Chain O'Lakes State Park, in Lake and McHenry Counties;

Channahon State Park, in Will County;
Delabar State Park, in Henderson County;

Dixon Springs State Park, in Pope County;

Eagle Creek State Park, in Shelby County;
Edward R. Madigan State Park, in Logan County;

Ferne Clyffe State Park, in Johnson County;

Fort Defiance State Park, in Alexander County;

Fort Massac State Park, in Massac County;

Fox Ridge State Park, in Coles County;

Frank Holten State Park, in St. Clair County;

Gebhard Woods State Park, in Grundy County;

Giant City State Park, in Jackson and Union Counties;

Hazel and Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie State Park, in Peoria County;

Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park, in Bureau, Henry, Rock Island, Lee and
Whiteside Counties;

Horseshoe Lake State Park, in Madison and St. Clair Counties;

Illini State Park, in LaSalle County;

Illinois and Michigan Canal State Park, in the counties of Cook,
Will, Grundy, DuPage and LaSalle;

James "Pate" Philip State Park, in Cook, DuPage, and Kane Counties;

Jubilee College State Park, in Peoria County,
excepting Jubilee College State Historic Site as described
in Section 7.1 of the Historic Preservation Act;

Kankakee River State Park, in Kankakee and Will Counties;

Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park, in Stephenson County;

Lake Murphysboro State Park, in Jackson County;

Laurence C. Warren State Park, in Cook County;

Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park, in Macon County;

Lincoln Trail State Park, in Clark County;

Lowden State Park, in Ogle County;

Matthiessen State Park, in LaSalle County;

McHenry Dam and Lake Defiance State Park, in McHenry County;

Mississippi Palisades State Park, in Carroll County;
Moraine Hills State Park, in McHenry County;

Moraine View State Park, in McLean County;

Morrison-Rockwood State Park, in Whiteside County;

Nauvoo State Park, in Hancock County, containing Horton Lake;

Pere Marquette State Park, in Jersey County;

Prophetstown State Park, in Whiteside County;

Pyramid State Park, in Perry County;

Ramsey Lake State Park, in Fayette County;

Red Hills State Park, in Lawrence County;

Rock Cut State Park, in Winnebago County, containing Pierce Lake;

Rock Island Trail State Park, in Peoria and Stark Counties;

Sam Parr State Park, in Jasper County;

Sangchris Lake State Park, in Christian and Sangamon Counties;

Shabbona Lake and State Park, in DeKalb County;

Siloam Springs State Park, in Brown and Adams Counties;

Silver Springs State Park, in Kendall County;

Spitler Woods State Park, in Macon County;

Starved Rock State Park, in LaSalle County;

Stephen A. Forbes State Park, in Marion County;

Walnut Point State Park, in Douglas County;

Weinberg-King State Park, in Schuyler County;

Weldon Springs State Park, in DeWitt County;

White Pines Forest State Park, in Ogle County;

William G. Stratton State Park, in Grundy County;

Wolf Creek State Park, in Shelby County.

(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-246, eff. 1-1-22.)