Located where the Tippecanoe River meets the Wabash near Battle Ground, Indiana, the park’s landscape has been shaped by ice from the glaciers, moving water, fire that helped maintain the vast tallgrass prairie and human hands. Native Americans hunted and lived along the two rivers for thousands of years. French trappers and traders found the … Read more
Note:Castle Rock has only a primitive canoe camping area. Access to the area is by canoe or boat only. Castle Rock State Park is located three miles south of Oregon, Illinois on Highway 2. The park is centrally located in the Rock River Hills region of Illinois, and its rolling topography is drained by the … Read more
The Lewis and Clark campground is a great place to spend a leisurely vacation in the outdoors. The 112 campsites, 100 with electrical hookups and 12 with full hook-up, lie along the lakeshore. Modern rest rooms and showers are available, as is a trailer dump station. Advance campsite reservations can be booked through the park … Read more
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park offers year-round accommodations and recreational use. This ultra modern park offers a spectacular array of lodging, group meeting facilities and activities. Located near Ashland, just off of I 80 at exit 426, Mahoney nestles on 690 acres along the picturesque Platte River. Mahoney has myrid recreational activities, including a Family … Read more
Along the quiet shoreline of the lake, fishermen can cast their lines for carp, buffalo and channel catfish. For those not wanting to stay ashore, the park offers a boat ramp and a large, sand swimming beach. Picnic sites with grills, scattered along the shady shoreline, provide the perfect place for a picnic lunch. An … Read more