Illinois Beach State Park

The Illinois Beach State Park is a state park of Illinois, located along in northern in northeast Illinois. Together with lands to the north, including Chiwaukee Prairie, it forms most of the Chiwaukee Prairie Illinois Beach Lake Plain, an internationally recognized wet-land of importance under the Ramsar Convention.
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  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: state park on Lake Michigan in Lake County, Illinois
  • Also known as: “Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park”
  • Address: 1 Lake Front Drive, Zion, IL 60099

Places of Interest

Highlights: Zion station and New Tech High at Zion-Benton East.

Railway station
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School building
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zion and Beach Park.

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Locality
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Illinois Beach State Park

Latitude
42.423° or 42° 25′ 23″ north
Longitude
-87.81093° or 87° 48′ 39″ west
Elevation
591 feet (180 metres)
Operator
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Named after
Adeline Geo-Karis
Open location code
86JJC5FQ+6J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 374974187
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Geo­Names ID
4896798
Wiki­data ID
Q14687594
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In Other Languages

“Illinois Beach State Park” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Illinois Beach State Park”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Dunes Park and Beach Park Country Estates.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Park Office and Youth Group Area.

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Worth a closer look: Chicago and Springfield.

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