Castle Rock State Park

1365 W. Castle Road, Oregon, IL

Castle Rock State Park is located along the west bank of the Rock River in Ogle County, three miles south of Oregon, on Ill. Rt. 2. The park is cen... Read More

Nachusa Grasslands

2075 Lowden Road, Franklin Grove, IL

Mission: The mission of the Friends of Nachusa Grasslands is to build endowments that will help defray the cost of natural areas management, staff... Read More

Lowden-Miller State Forest

1365 W. Castle Rock Rd, Oregon, IL

Nestled in the Rock River Valley, just 3 miles south of the town of Oregon, lies a 2,291-acre wooded area that is one of Ogle County's most beautif... Read More

Lowden State Park

1411 N River Rd, Oregon, IL

One of the most picturesque sites along the Rock River is just north of Oregon in Ogle County. Legend has it that Chief Black Hawk, as he left the ... Read More

Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge

7071 Riverview Rd,, Thomson, IL

Donnelley/Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area

1001 West 4th Street, DePue, IL

The Donnelley/DePue State Fish and Wildlife Areas complex is managed primarily for migratory waterfowl. Frank C. Bellrose, world-renown waterfowl e... Read More

Mississippi Palisades State Park

16327 Il Route 84, Savanna, IL

The Native American pathfinders along the rock palisades of the Mississippi River did as present-day hikers do -- in coursing the bluffs, they took... Read More