Des Plaines State Conservation Area
Des Plaines Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 5,000 acres in Will County, Illinois, United States. It is located on floodplain adjacent to the confluence of its namesake the Des Plaines River and the Kankakee River to form the Illinois River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: 6:00 AM—10:00 PM
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: state park in Will County, Illinois, USA
- Also known as: “Des Plaines Dolomite Prairies Land And Water Reserve”, “Des Plaines Fish and Wildlife Area”, “Des Plaines SFWA”, “Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area”, and “Des Plaines Wildlife Conservation Area”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Channahon and Millsdale.
Channahon
Town
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Channahon is a village in Grundy and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 13,383 at the 2020 census. Located in a rural area southwest of Joliet, Illinois, Channahon lies at the confluence of the Des Plaines, Kankakee, and DuPage rivers, where they form the Illinois River.
Millsdale
Hamlet
Millsdale is an abandoned village located in Channahon Township, Will County, Illinois, United States. In 1903, it had a population of 25. In 1946, it had a population of 20. The Santa Fe Railway stopped at Millsdale Station. Millsdale is situated 4½ miles northeast of Des Plaines State Conservation Area.
Elwood
Village
Elwood is a village in rural Will County, Illinois, United States, approximately 45 miles southwest of Chicago. The population was 2,229 at the 2020 United States census, down from 2,279 in 2010. Elwood is situated 6 miles east of Des Plaines State Conservation Area.
Des Plaines State Conservation Area
- Categories: Illinois state park, wildlife management area, and recreation area
- Location: Will, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.37799° or 41° 22′ 41″ northLongitude
-88.21206° or 88° 12′ 43″ westElevation
522 feet (159 metres)Open location code
86HH9QHQ+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 107341106OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveGeoNames ID
4889837Wikidata ID
Q5263543
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