Starved Rock State Park
Starved Rock State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Illinois, characterized by the many canyons within its 2,630 acres. Located just southeast of the village of Utica, in Deer Park Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, along the south bank of the Illinois River, the park hosts over two million visitors annually, the most for any Illinois state park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Plum Island Eagle Sanctuary and Plum Island Site.
Plum Island Eagle Sanctuary
Islet
The Plum Island Eagle Sanctuary is a 52-acre island in the Illinois River owned by the Illinois Audubon Society. It was purchased March 24, 2004, to act as a wildlife sanctuary and to protect foraging habitat for wintering bald eagles. Plum Island Eagle Sanctuary is situated 2 miles northwest of Starved Rock State Park.
Plum Island Site
Archaeological site
The Plum Island Eagle Sanctuary is a 52-acre island in the Illinois River owned by the Illinois Audubon Society. It was purchased March 24, 2004, to act as a wildlife sanctuary and to protect foraging habitat for wintering bald eagles. Plum Island Site is situated 1½ miles northwest of Starved Rock State Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Utica and Naplate.
Utica
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Utica is a city in Illinois. It's officially named North Utica, as it was established north of the original town of Utica that was located along the banks of the Illinois River; however, all signage official and otherwise refers to the town as just Utica.
Naplate
Village
Naplate is a village in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 412 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area. Naplate is situated 5 miles east of Starved Rock State Park.
Oglesby
Village
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Oglesby is a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,712 at the 2020 census, down from 3,791 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area. Oglesby is situated 5 miles west of Starved Rock State Park.
Starved Rock State Park
- Type: Park
- Description: state park in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
- Category: Illinois state park
- Location: LaSalle County, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Polish—“Starved Rock State Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Starved Rock State Park”
- French: “parc d’État Starved Rock”
- French: “Parc d’État Starved Rock”
- Hebrew: “פארק סטארבד רוק”
- Japanese: “スターブドロック”
- Polish: “Park stanowy Starved Rock”
- Polish: “Starved Rock State Park”
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