Illinois Parks and Recreation Areas

The Lincoln home, the centerpiece of the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, has been restored to its 1860s appearance, revealing Lincoln as husband, father, politician, and President-elect. It stands in the midst of a four block historic neighborhood which the National Park Service is restoring so that the neighborhood, like the house, will appear much as Lincoln would have remembered it. read more...

Phone: 217-492-4241 ex.221   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: Springfield   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities:   Details Provided By: Lincoln Home National Historic Site

The Illinois & Michigan Canal, completed in 1848, connected the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River watershed along a longstanding Indian portage route. The 97-mile canal extended from the Chicago River near Lake Michigan to the Illinois River at Peru, Illinois. It rapidly transformed Chicago from a small settlement to a critical transportation hub between the East and the developing Midwest. The towpath trail along the canal is a State park that runs through a rural and wooded landscape linking a number of towns laid out by the original canal commission. read more...

Phone: N/A   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: Lockport   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park, National Monument   Activities: Biking / Bicycling, Birding, Boating and Watercraft, Cross Country Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Hunting and Shooting, Kayaking, Swimming, Wildlife Watching, Camping, Auto Touring, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs, Snowshoeing, Star Gazing, Snowmobiling   Details Provided By: Illinois & Michigan Canal Corridor