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Apple River Canyon State Park

Apple River Canyon State Park is an Illinois state park on 297 acres in , , United States. The park was begun with land purchased by the state in 1932, as a result of a prolonged campaign led by botanist Herman Silas Pepoon; with additional acquisitions since, 1,907 acres of land have been preserved to protect much of an 8+1⁄2-mile long canyon on the .
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  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: state park in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA
  • Address: IL

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Apple River and Warren.

Village
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is a in , , . Located on the southern border of . The population was 347 at the 2020 census, down from 366 in 2010.

Village
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is a village in , United States. The population was 1,323 at the 2020 census, down from 1,428 at the 2010 census. was named after Burnett, the first male child born at the site. is situated 4½ miles northeast of Apple River Canyon State Park.

Village
is a village in , , . In 2020, the population was 107, down from 121 according to the 2010 census, which was up from 118 in 2000. is situated 5 miles east of Apple River Canyon State Park.

Apple River Canyon State Park

Latitude
42.44616° or 42° 26′ 46″ north
Longitude
-90.05127° or 90° 3′ 5″ west
Elevation
830 feet (253 metres)
Operator
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Open location code
86JFCWWX+FF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 35305855
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Geo­Names ID
4883476
Wiki­data ID
Q4781225
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Polish—“Apple River Canyon State Park” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Apple River Canyon State Park”
  • Polish: “Park stanowy Apple River Canyon”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Apple River Canyon State Park - Park Office and Millville Cemetery.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Apple River Canyon State Park”. Photo: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0.