Big River State Forest
Big River State Forest is a conservation area on 2,900 acres in Henderson County, Illinois, United States. The land was first acquired in 1925 as only a 200-acre refuge, but subsequent land purchases raised the total to 2,900 acres.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oquawka.
Oquawka
Town
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Oquawka is a village and the county seat of Henderson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,134 at the 2020 census. Oquawka is part of the Burlington micropolitan area. Oquawka is situated 6 miles south of Big River State Forest.
Big River State Forest
- Type: Forest
- Description: state forest in Henderson County, Illinois, United States
- Category: Illinois state forest
- Location: Henderson, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Big River State Forest from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Big River State Forest” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Big River State Forest”
- Egyptian Arabic: “غابة بيج ريفر ستيت”
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