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Name/Description	City
Chain O'Lakes State Park Located in the heart of Illinois' largest concentration of natural lakes, Chain O'Lakes State Park is a water oriented recreation area with outstanding opportunities for boaters, anglers and skiers. The park borders three natural lakes - Grass, Marie and Nippersink - and the Fox River. The park also contains a 44-acre ...	Spring Grove
Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve Ft. Sheridan's history is closely tied to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Lt. Gen. Philip Sheridan was put in charge of settling the unrest after the fire. Members of the Commercial Club which represented Chicago businessmen petitioned to establish an artillery school and military installation north of Chicago for th...	Ft. Sheridan
Illinois Beach State Park Illinois Beach State Park is located along the shores of Lake Michigan from Waukegan to the Wisconsin state line. The park offers a campground, full service resort, camp store, picnic areas, hiking and biking trails and a visitors center open intermittently throughout the year. There is swimming along the six miles o...	Zion
Lake County Forest Preserves We currently manage more than 27,200 acres of land and offer innovative educational, recreational and cultural opportunities for all ages. Visitors enjoy more than 125 miles of trail for a variety of outdoor recreation uses, fishing ponds and lakes, public access to the Fox River and the Lake Michigan shoreline, award-...	Libertyville
Ryerson Woods Conservation Area and Visitors Center Ryerson Woods is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This area is one of the best examples of a northern flatwoods forest, a rare northern Illinois landscape. The 552-acre Preserve supports some of Illinois' most pristine woodlands and several state threatened and endangered species, and offers 6.5 mile...	Riverwoods
Volo Bog State Natural Area Volo Bog State Natural Area is home to Volo Bog, Illinois' only remaining open - water quaking bog! A floating boardwalk takes visitors through all the stages of natural succession to the center of this state nature preserve and National Natural Landmark....	Ingleside

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