Des Plaines State Conservation Area
Des Plaines State Conservation Area is a park in Will, Illinois. Des Plaines State Conservation Area is situated nearby to Conroy Island, as well as near the reservoir Frontage Road Pond.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Des Plaines State Conservation Area and Briscoe Mounds.
Des Plaines State Conservation Area
Nature reserve
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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.
Briscoe Mounds
Historic site
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The Briscoe Mounds, officially Illinois Archaeological Survey No. Wi-25, is an archaeological site in Channahon, Illinois. The mound site is located along the north edge of the Des Plaines River and is the largest mound site in northern Illinois. Briscoe Mounds is situated 2 miles north of Des Plaines State Conservation Area.
Channahon State Park
Park
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Channahon State Park is an Illinois state park in Will County, Illinois, United States. The park was named after a Native American word meaning "the meeting of the waters" It lies adjacent to the confluence of the Dupage, Des Plaines, and Kankakee Rivers. Channahon State Park is situated 2½ miles northwest of Des Plaines State 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. Channahon is situated 2½ miles north of Des Plaines State Conservation Area.
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 3½ miles northeast of Des Plaines State Conservation Area.
Minooka
Town
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Minooka is a village in Grundy, Kendall, and Will counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,758 at the 2020 census, up from 10,924 at the 2010 census. The village is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Minooka is situated 5 miles northwest of Des Plaines State Conservation Area.
Des Plaines State Conservation Area
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Will, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.39336° or 41° 23′ 36″ northLongitude
-88.21006° or 88° 12′ 36″ westElevation
522 feet (159 metres)Open location code
86HH9QVQ+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 354102816OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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