Illinois
LaSalle County
Deer Park Township

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 Plum Island Site and Plum Island Eagle Sanctuary.

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.

Nature reserve
Photo: Wahkeenah, Public domain.
is an state park located a few miles south of the more famous . The main entrances to both parks are located on Illinois State Route 178. is situated 2½ miles southwest 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 , , . 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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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include outside amphitheather and Starved Rock.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Starved Rock State Park”. Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.