Starved Rock State Park

Starved Rock State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of , characterized by the many canyons within its 2,630 acres. Located just southeast of the village of Utica, in , , , along the south bank of the , the park hosts over two million visitors annually, the most for any Illinois state park.
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  • Type: Tourism office
  • Description: state park in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
  • Also known as: “Starved Rock State Park Visitors Center”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Starved Rock and Plum Island Site.

Peak
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is a peak.

Archaeological site
The Plum Island Eagle Sanctuary is a 52-acre island in the 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. is situated 1,400 feet north of Starved Rock State Park.

Islet
The is a 52-acre island in the 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. is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Starved Rock State Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Utica and Oglesby.

Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in . It's officially named North , as it was established north of the original town of that was located along the banks of the Illinois River; however, all signage official and otherwise refers to the town as just .

Village
Photo: Hourick, Public domain.
is a city in , , United States. The population was 3,712 at the 2020 census, down from 3,791 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Micropolitan Statistical Area. is situated 4 miles southwest of Starved Rock State Park.

Town
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or LaSalle is a city in , United States, located at the intersection of Interstates 39 and 80. It is part of the Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. is situated 5 miles west of Starved Rock State Park.

Starved Rock State Park

Latitude
41.32067° or 41° 19′ 14″ north
Longitude
-88.99303° or 88° 59′ 35″ west
Open location code
86HH82C4+7Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 224317463
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q3077988
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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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Highlights include outside amphitheather and French Canyon.

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