Illinois deer research / Public hunting land

Illinois Public Hunting Land

570 public areas open to hunting, organized by type — merged from IDNR and PAD-US records. Click any site for regulations, permits, and the county deer-research report, or see them all with boundaries, parcels, and access points on the Scout map.

State Fish & Wildlife Areas / WMAs · 388 National Forest · 40 National Wildlife Refuges · 10 State Recreation Areas & Forests · 31 State Parks (huntable) · 45 County, Local & Other · 56

Walk-in access on private ground (IHAP) is a separate IDNR program — those tracts are being added as their own section.

State Fish & Wildlife Areas / WMAs · 388 areas · 302,991 ac

The core public deer ground — IDNR-managed, site-specific seasons and permits.

Site	County	Acres
Carlyle Lake	Clinton	23,710
Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area	Randolph +1	16,770
Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area	Cass	16,550
Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area	Mason	11,150
Copperhead Hollow State Wildlife Area	—	9,085
Horseshoe Lake-Alexander State Fish and Wildlife Area	Alexander	8,410
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie	Will	7,836
Rend Lake Federal Land	—	7,740
Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area	Fulton	7,115
Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area	Marshall	6,430
Ten Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area	Hamilton +1	5,940
Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area	Will	4,531
Burning Star State Fish and Wildlife Area	—	4,508
Banner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Area	Peoria +1	4,361
Horseshoe Lake - Alexander Co. State Fish and Wildlife Area	—	4,190
Sahara Woods State Fish and Wildlife Area	Saline	4,059
Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area	—	3,700
Iroquois County State Fish and Wildlife Area	Iroquois +1	2,946
Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area	Vermilion	2,818
Mazonia-Braidwood State Fish and Wildlife Area	Kankakee	2,816
Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area	—	2,800
Sugar River	Winnebago	2,771
Devil's Island State Fish and Wildlife Area	—	2,741
Prairie Ridge-Jasper State Natural Area	Jasper	2,666
Marseilles State Fish and Wildlife Area	—	2,576
Green River State Wildlife Area	Lee	2,529
Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area	Knox	2,487
Henderson Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area	—	2,441
Big Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area	—	2,404
Anderson Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area	Fulton +1	2,385
Turkey Bluffs State Fish and Wildlife Area	Randolph	2,284
Lake DePue State Fish and Wildlife Area	Bureau	2,231
Embarras River Bottoms State Habitat Area	Lawrence	2,179
Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area	Massac	2,153
Spring Lake	Tazewell	2,123
Chouteau Island State Fish and Wildlife Area	Madison	2,118
Nature Conservancy	Fulton	2,054
Double "T" State Fish and Wildlife Area	Fulton	1,966
Peabody River King State Fish and Wildlife Area	St. Clair	1,888
Robert Allerton Park	Piatt	1,808
Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area	Scott +1	1,803
Paul Douglas Preserve	Cook	1,785
Springbrook Prairie	DuPage	1,763
Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area	Fayette	1,759
Piatt County Unit State Fish and Wildlife Area	Piatt	1,753
Richardson Wildlife Preserve	Lee	1,735
Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area	Hamilton	1,669
Richland County Wildlife Management Area	Richland	1,547
Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak State Natural Area	Mason	1,509
Devil's Island tate Fish and Wildlife Area	Alexander	1,503
Powerton lake State Fish and Wildlife Area	Tazewell	1,471
Washington County State Natural Area	Washington	1,465
12 Mile Island Wildlife Management Area - Glades	Jersey	1,419
Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area	Alexander	1,390
Witkowsky (Iris and Jack Witkowsky) State Fish and Wildlife Area	—	1,339
Pratts Wayne Woods	DuPage	1,326
Sam Dale Lake State Conservation Area	Wayne	1,324
Witkowsky State Fish and Wildlife Area	Jo Daviess	1,323
Saline County State Conservation Area	Saline	1,273
Carlyle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area	Fayette	1,251
South Greenbelt Preserve	Cook	1,244
Fox River Fen	Kane	1,207
Red's Landing	Calhoun	1,189
Silver Springs	Kendall	1,189
Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area	Jasper	1,164
Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area	Crawford	1,123
McCulley Heritage Project	Calhoun	1,118
Braidwood Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area	—	1,100
Pekin Lake	Peoria	1,095
Red Wing Slough	Lake	1,001
Edward R. Madigan State Park	Logan	970
Crabtree Nature Center	Cook	952
Mautino State Fish and Wildlife Area	Bureau	913
Piasa Island Wildlife Management Area	Jersey	912
Newton Lake	Jasper	879
Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area	Grundy	839
Fults Hill Prairie State Natural Area	Monroe	810
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve	DuPage	772
Wildcat Hollow State Habitat Area	Effingham	748
Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area	Tazewell	735
Merwin Preserve	McLean	711
Sanganois	Cass +1	707
Momencee Wetlands State Natural Area	Kankakee	667
Saybrook State Habitat Area	McLean	649
Detweiller Woods Nature Preserve	Peoria	643
Sibley Pheasant Habitat Area	—	643
Tinely Creek Preserve	Cook	599
Spring Lake Nature Preserve	Cook	564
Donnelley State Fish and Wildlife Area	Putnam	561
Weldon Springs State Park	De Witt	550
Pleasant Valley 11	McHenry	539
Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area	Montgomery	536
Campbell Pond State Habitat Area	Jackson	529
Mississippi River State Forest Wildlife Area - Mortland	Calhoun	526
Nelson Lake Marsh	Kane	520
Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve	Will	514
Cretaceous Hills State Natural Area	Pope	511
Cap Sauers Holdings Nature Preserve	Cook	504
Edward M. Sneed Preserve	Cook	500
Potato Hill Natural Area	Monroe	499
Busse Forest Nature Preserve	Cook	470
Springs Slough	Whiteside	455
Glacial Park Nature Preserve	McHenry	446
Wadsworth Prairie Nature Preserve	Lake	446
MacArthur Woods Nature Preserve	Lake	426
Revis Hill Prairie State Natural Area	Mason	423
Ray Norbut - Dutch Creek Unit - State Fish and Wildlife Area	—	410
East Fork Management Unit State Fish and Wildlife Area	Clinton	403
Forest Park Nature Preserve	Peoria	392
Wilmington Shrub Prairie State Natural Area	Will	390
White Pines Forest State Park	Ogle	389
Stemler Cave Woods State Natural Area	St. Clair	386
Hurricane Creek State Habitat Area	Coles	385
Cranberry Slough Nature Preserve	Cook	385
Hurricane Creek, Paul C. Burrus	—	384
Carpenter Park Nature Preserve	Sangamon	383
Stubblefield Woodlots Nature Preserve	McLean	382
Finfrock State Habitat Area	—	377
Black Crown Marsh State Natural Area	McHenry	374
Sparks Pond State Natural Area	Mason	373
Fish Lake And Marl Flat Forest Preserve	Lake	361
Thorton-Lansing Road Nature Preserve	Cook	349
Ward's Grove State Natural Area	Jo Daviess	337
Braidwood Dunes and Savanna Nature Preserve	Will	333
Meredosia Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area	Morgan	333
Big Grand Pierre Glade State Natural Area	Pope	331
Sam And Florence Atkinson Forest	Wayne	324
Channel Lake	Lake	322
Sand Prairie Pheasant Habitat Area	—	316
John J. Duffy Preserve	Cook	315
Jarrett Prairie Nature Preserve	Ogle	312
Nippersink 1	Lake	306
Truitt-Hoff Nature Preserve	DuPage	304
John M. Olin Nature Preserve	Madison	296
Buffalo Prairie State Fish and Wildlife Area	Knox	292
Salt Creek Woods Nature Preserve	Cook	286
Howard Colman Hall Creek Preserve	Ogle	280
Mohr Preserve	McLean	278
Kickapoo Woods	Cook	266
Hitts Siding Prairie State Natural Area	Will	260
Calumet Woods	Cook	258
Dan Ryan Woods	Cook	255
Sand Ridge Savanna Nature Preserve	Will	253
Sagawau Canyon	Cook	251
Victoria Pheasant Habitat Area	—	244
Prairie State Eagle Refuge State Natural Area	Hancock	243
Lussky Marsh	McHenry	241
Elton E. Fawks Bald Eagle Refuge State Natural Area	Rock Island	240
Victoria State Habitat Area	Knox	239
Mason State Tree Nursery NC	Mason	238
Crooked River Forest Preserve	Winnebago	237
Levee Lake	Madison	233
Skinner Farm State Habitat Area	Johnson	227
Putnam County Conservation Area	Bureau	222
Dog Island State Wildlife Management Area	—	220
Ozark Hills Nature Preserve	Union	217
Fall Creek Scenic Overlook State Natural Area	Adams	214
Kamp's Glade	Calhoun	214
Maxine Roy Land and Water Reserve	—	213
Willow Creek State Habitat Area	Edgar	207
Pecumsaugan Creek/ Blackball Mines State Natural Area	LaSalle	207
Baker's Lake Nature Preserve	Cook	204
Piney Creek Ravine State Natural Area	Randolph	202
Queen Anne Macrosite	McHenry	199
Funks Grove State Natural Area	McLean	197
Bates Fen Nature Preserve	McHenry	195
Warbler Woods Nature Preserve	Coles	192
Rock Run Rookery Preserve 1	Will	192
T-Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area	Knox	190
Nippersink Lake Open Space	Lake	188
Sterne's Fen Nature Preserve	McHenry	187
Stony Hills Nature Preserve	Hancock	186
Russell M. Duffin Nature Preserve	Vermilion	184
St. Paul's Forest Preserve	Cook	182
Sugar River Alder Nature Preserve	Winnebago	179
Oak Forest Heritage Preserve	Cook	178
Freeman Mine State Habitat Area	Montgomery	178
Forest Park South Nature Preserve	Peoria	177
Burnham Woods Golf Course	Cook	177
Gibbons Creek Barrens State Natural Area	Pope	175
Lexington Preserve	McLean	172
Nelson Lake Marsh Nature Preserve	Kane	170
Messerling Wildlife Preserve	Peoria	167
Evans-Judge Preserve 2	Will	164
Paw Paw Woods Nature Preserve	Cook	162
Loda Pheasant Habitat Area	—	160
Maytown Pheasant Habitat Area	—	158
Rocky Branch Nature Preserve	Clark	157
Margaret Guzy Pothole Wetlands State Natural Area	Shelby	156
Maytown State Habitat Area	Lee	154
Goose Lake 5	McHenry	153
Kankakee Sands Preserve 2	Will	152
Dixie Fromm Briggs Prairie Nature Preserve	Kane	151
Franklin Kenyon Preserve	Woodford	151
Batchtown Fish and Wildlife Area	Calhoun	151
La Rue Swamp Nature Preserve	Union	149
Lower Fox River-Wedron Palisades Nature Preserve	LaSalle	148
Commonwealth Edison Prairie	Ogle	147
Little Rock Creek State Habitat Area	Carroll	147
Rock Cave State Natural Area	Effingham	143
Sand Ridge Savanna Preserve 2	Will	142
Fel-Pro RRR 2	McHenry	140
Herschel Workman State Habitat Area	Vermilion	136
Parkside Preserve	DeKalb	135
J. Norman Jensen Forest Preserve	Winnebago	135
Pyles Fork Nature Preserve	Jackson	135
Herschel Workman Pheasant Habitat Area	—	135
Oakdale Nature Preserve	Stephenson	134
Mississippi River - Cordova	Rock Island	133
DGP Donohue Grove Preserve 2	Will	133
Golden Eagle Wildlife Preserve	Calhoun	131
Blackmon Wildlife Preserve	Peoria	130
Fen Nature Preserve	McHenry	127
Powderhorn Prairie and Marsh Nature Preserve	Cook	127
Lusk Creek Canyon State Natural Area	Pope	127
Silver Creek Preserve	Winnebago	126
Bull Valley State Fish & Wildlife Area	McHenry	126
McKee Marsh	DuPage	126
Joe Louis "The Champ" Golf Course	Cook	125
Crawford County Forest Preserve	Crawford	124
Kennicott's Grove	Cook	124
Hickory Knolls Natural Area	Kane	124
Dublin Highlands State Habitat Area	Stephenson	124
Jurgensen Woods North Nature Preserve	Cook	124
Perdueville Pheasant Habitat Area	—	124
Perdueville State Habitat Area	Ford	123
Prairie Ridge-Marion State Natural Area	Marion	122
Whitefield Pheasant Habitat Area	—	120
Calamus Lake State Natural Area	Macon	118
Robeson Hills Nature Preserve	Lawrence	117
Stickney Run 2	McHenry	117
Jay Woods Forest Preserve	Kendall	116
Blair Woods	Lake	115
Wagon Lake State Natural Area	St. Clair	114
Nippersink Canoe Base 26	McHenry	114
Kinnikinnick Creek Nature Preserve	Boone	112
Mississippi River State Forest Wildlife Area - Red's Landing - Kelly #1	Calhoun	110
Crow's Foot State Fish and Wildlife Area	Boone	109
Hagaman Marsh	Macoupin	108
Beling Ecological Preserve	Rock Island	107
Oakford State Habitat Area	Menard	107
Eagle Park Marsh	Madison	106
Bradford State Habitat Area	Stark	103
Gifford Pheasant Habitat Area	—	103
Powderhorn Lake and Prairie	Cook	101
Bradford Pheasant Habitat Area	—	101
Providence Woods Natural Area	Greene	100
Michael J. O'Malley Preserve	Cook	100
Bluff Spring Fen Nature Preserve	Cook	97
Isle a la Cache	Will	96
Black Hawk Forest Nature Preserve	Rock Island	96
Hanging Rock Sandstone Cliff State Natural Area	Clay	94
Windance Acres Marsh	Lake	93
Sidney R. Yates Flatwoods	Cook	93
Sweeney Woods Preserve	McLean	92
Howard D. Colman Dells Preserve	Ogle	91
Henderson County State Fish and Wildlife Area	Henderson	91
Horseshoe Lake-Madison State Fish and Wildlife Area	Madison	91
La Chateau Park	Henry	90
Lily Lake	McHenry	88
Alvah Borah State Habitat Area	Wayne	88
Sundrop Prairie Nature Preserve	Cook	88
Nature Preserve	Bond	87
Foggy Bottom	Fulton	87
Johnson's Mound Nature Preserve	Kane	87
Hindsboro State Habitat Area	Douglas	87
Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve 5	Will	87
Long Branch Sand Prairie State Natural Area	Mason	86
Saybrook Pheasant Habitat Area	—	86
Hindsboro Pheasant Habitat Area	—	86
Camp Vandeventer	Monroe	84
Dean Hills State Natural Area	Fayette	84
Hallsville State Pheasant Area	—	84
Boone Creek Fen Nature Preserve	McHenry	83
Matanzas Prairie State Natural Area	Mason	83
Clifton State Habitat Area	Iroquois	82
Tangley Oaks Woods	Lake	81
Krause Woods Natural Area	Calhoun	81
Swayne Hollow State Natural Area	Randolph	81
Marengo Ridge 5	McHenry	81
Steward Pheasant Habitat Area	—	81
Manito Pheasant Habitat Area	—	81
Wayne Lehnert Preserve	Will	80
Ephgrave Cave	Union	80
Steward State Habitat Area	Lee	80
Long Run Seep State Natural Area	Will	80
O'Hara Woods Nature Preserve	Will	80
Burton Cave State Natural Area	Adams	79
Milk's Grove State Fish and Wildlife Area	Iroquois	79
Reed Wildlife State Habitat Area	Hancock	79
Fort Sheridan Bluff	Lake	78
Manito State Habitat Area	Tazewell	78
Lyndon Prairie	Whiteside	77
River Retreat	Calhoun	77
Goodenow Grove	Will	76
Birkbeck Pheasant Habitat Area	—	76
Milks Grove Pheasant Habitat Area	—	76
Jackson Slough Woods State Natural Area	St. Clair	75
Trelease Woods	Champaign	74
Gillespie Prairie State Natural Area	Macoupin	74
Material Services Prairie	Will	73
Paintbrush Prairie Nature Preserve	Cook	73
Somme Prairie Nature Preserve	Cook	72
Meeker (Cecil E.) State Habitat Area	—	72
Stickney Run 14	McHenry	70
Sand Ridge Nature Preserve	Cook	70
Wolf Preserve	Menard	69
Stickney Run 3	McHenry	69
Cecil E. Meeker State Habitat Area	Jasper	68
Josua Lindahl Hill Prairies Nature Preserve	Rock Island	67
Sandra Miller Bellrose Nature Preserve	Logan	67
Maramech Woods Nature Preserve	Kendall	66
Storment Hauss Nature Preserve	Monroe	65
Elkhart Hill Grove Nature Preserve	Logan	64
Brownfield Woods	Champaign	64
Upper Rock 002-06	Winnebago	63
Plum Creek Natural Area	Lee	62
Colored Sands Bluff Nature Preserve	Winnebago	62
Roman Pucinski Preserve	Cook	61
Dunn's Lake	Lake	60
Pecatonica Bottoms Nature Preserve	Winnebago	60
Shick Shack Sand Pond State Natural Area	Cass	60
Henline Preserve	McLean	59
Bowes Creek Woods Forest Preserve 3	Kane	59
Plum Island Eagle Sanctuary	LaSalle	58
McClure Shale Glade Nature Preserve	Union	58
Churchill Prairie Nature Preserve	DuPage	57
Clark Run	LaSalle	54
Ripplinger - Gouker Prairie Preserve	Ogle	53
Merritt Prairie Forest Preserve	DeKalb	53
Beck's Woods 7	McHenry	52
Spring Bay Fen State Natural Area	Woodford	50
Wildlife Preserve (Young - A)	Peoria	49
Prairie Preservation Property	Henry	49
McClure Preserve	McLean	49
Barton-Sommer Woodland State Natural Area	Menard	49
Grubb Hollow Prairie State Natural Area	Pike	49
Wilkinson-Renwick Marsh Nature Preserve	DeKalb	48
Etnyre Preserve	Ogle	47
Reed-Turner Woodland Nature Preserve	Lake	47
Silver Creek Biodiversity Preserve: Tarbox Unit	Ogle	47
Hazelwood Forest Nature Preserve	Lee	47
Iroquois Woods State Natural Area	Kankakee	46
Wolf Road Prairie State Natural Area	Cook	46
Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area - East Hannibal Unit	—	46
Forest Park Foundation	Tazewell	45
Doris Westfall Prairie Restoration Nature Preserve	Vermilion	45
Jordan Creek of the North Fork Nature Preserve	Vermilion	45
Kilbuck Creek	Ogle	45
Barrington Bog	Lake	45
Bois du Sangamon Nature Preserve	Macon	44
Moosheart Ravine	Kane	44
Mississippi River Sand Hills State Natural Area	Hancock	44
Principia Hill Prairies East	—	44
McMaster Woods	Greene	44
Prairie Oaks Forest Preserve	DeKalb	43
Green Meadows Golf Course	DuPage	43
Palatine Road Marsh State Natural Area	Cook	43
Millroad Marsh State Habitat Area	Whiteside	43
Glen D. Palmers State Game Farm	Kendall	43
Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve 4	Will	43
Boloria Fen and Sedge Meadow Nature Preserve	McHenry	42
Oak Openings Nature Preserve	Lake	42
Nussbaum Prairie	Rock Island	41
Elkhorn Creek Biodiversity Preserve	Ogle	41
Moon Preserve	McLean	41
Ren-Dill Shale Glade Nature Preserve	Union	41
Robert Ridgway Grasslands Nature Preserve	Jasper	41
Hartley Memorial Nature Preserve	Winnebago	40
Hazle Preserve	Woodford	40
Devil's Prop State Natural Area	Jefferson	40
Cedar Lake Bog State Natural Area	Lake	40
Goode's Woods State Natural Area	Macoupin	40
Harper-Rector Woods State Natural Area	Fulton	40
Sipple Slough Woods State Natural Area	Washington	40
Ilo Dillin State Habitat Area	—	0
Calhoun Point State Fish and Wildlife Area	—	0
Clear Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area	—	0
Glades-12 Mile Island	—	0
Fuller Lake State Wildlife Management Area	—	0
Godar-Diamond/Huricane Island	—	0
Rip-Rap Landing	—	0
Stump Lake State Wildlife Management Area	—	0
Sinnissippi Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area	—	0
Buffalo Prairie Pheasant Habitat Area	—	0
Larry D. Closson (Hickory Ridge) State Habitat Area	—	0
Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area	—	0
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site	—	0

National Forest · 40 areas · 641,285 ac

Shawnee and other USFS units — statewide seasons, wilderness rules apply in places.

Site	County	Acres
Shawnee National Forest	Jackson +1	391,507
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge	Williamson	91,667
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge	Alexander	33,443
Midewin Other	Will	18,225
Rend Lake	Jefferson +1	17,012
Midewin National Tall Grass Prairie	—	9,117
Shawnee Purchase Unit	Jackson	7,712
Lusk Creek Wilderness	Pope	6,632
Mississippi River Pool #21 (Great River NWR)	—	6,300
Shelbyville Federal Land	—	6,270
Burke Branch Roadless Area	Pope	6,231
Lost Mound Unit	—	6,000
Bald Knob Wilderness	Union	5,830
Clear Springs Wilderness	Union	4,739
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area	Williamson	4,387
Garden Of The Gods Wilderness	Saline	3,978
Middle Mississippi Purchase Unit	Union	3,877
Ripple Hollow Roadless Area	Alexander	3,788
Burden Falls Wilderness	Pope	3,740
Oakwood Bottoms	—	3,400
Bay Creek Wilderness	Pope	2,760
Kinkaid Lake Purchase Unit	Jackson	1,243
LaRue Swamp Federal Lands	—	1,000
Panther Den Wilderness	Union	988
Bluff Lakes	—	516
Burden Falls Roadless Area	Pope	485
Bay Creek Roadless Area	Pope	120
Forest Park	Shelby	115
Shelbyville Lake Park	Shelby	107
Shelbyville Dam West Access Area	Shelby	96
Mississippi River Pool #16	—	0
Mississippi River Pool #17	—	0
Mississippi River Pool #18	—	0
Mississippi River Pool #21	—	0
Mississippi River Pool #22 (Saverton Pool FL)	—	0
Mississippi River Pool #24 (Clarksville Pool FL)	—	0
Mississippi River Pool #25	—	0
Mississippi River Pool #12	—	0
Mississippi River Pool #13	—	0
Mississippi River Pool #14	—	0

National Wildlife Refuges · 10 areas · 71,086 ac

USFWS refuges with hunt programs — always check refuge-specific regulations.

Site	County	Acres
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge	Rock Island	24,983
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge	Mason	13,249
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge	—	12,358
Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge	Morgan	7,396
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge	Fulton	5,262
Great River National Wildlife Refuge	Calhoun	4,986
Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge	Calhoun	1,866
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Il	Johnson	665
Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge	Calhoun	189
Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Area	Iroquois	132

State Recreation Areas & Forests · 31 areas · 81,628 ac

Multi-use state ground with hunting programs.

Site	County	Acres
Clinton Lake State Recreation Area	—	9,808
Sand Ridge State Forest	Mason	7,557
Pyramid - Captain Unit - State Recreational Area	—	6,105
Trail of Tears State Forest	—	4,784
Pyramid - Denmark Unit - State Recreational Area	—	4,385
Hennepin Canal	Bureau	4,322
Kickapoo State Recreation Area	Vermilion	4,131
Sangchris Lake State Park	—	3,283
Pyramid - East Conant Unit - State Recreational Area	—	2,824
Big River State Forest	Henderson	2,804
Pyramid - Park Unit - State Recreational Area	—	2,754
Stephen A. Forbes State Recreational Area	—	2,580
Pyramid - Galum Unit - State Recreational Area	—	2,520
Eagle Creek State Recreation Area	—	2,486
Lowden-Miller State Forest	Ogle	2,347
Eldon Hazlet	Clinton	2,347
Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreational Area	—	1,800
Moraine View State Recreational Area	McLean	1,652
Spoon River State Forest	Knox	1,638
Ramsey Lake State Recreational Area	—	1,610
World Shooting Complex	—	1,582
Shabbona Lake State Park	DeKalb	1,531
Washington County State Recreational Area	—	1,468
Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation Area	Henry	1,329
Randolph County State Recreation Area	Randolph	1,138
Hidden Springs State Forest	Shelby	1,096
Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Recreation Area	Stephenson	721
William W. Powers	—	627
Rauchfuss Hill State Recreational Area	—	150
Butterfield Trail State Recreation Area	Iroquois	142
Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area	Clinton	107

State Parks (huntable) · 45 areas · 90,494 ac

Parks with designated hunts — most are archery-only or special-permit; verify per site.

Site	County	Acres
Pyramid State Recreation Area	Perry	18,936
Siloam Springs State Park	Adams	5,854
Siloam Springs State Park - Buckhorn Unit	—	5,832
Chain O'Lakes State Park	Lake	5,124
Kankakee River State Park	Kankakee	3,664
Jubilee College State Park	Peoria	3,338
Starved Rock State Park	LaSalle	3,246
Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park	Lake	3,186
Horseshoe Lake - Madison Co. State Park	—	3,110
Rock Cut State Park	Winnebago	3,080
Ferne Clyffe State Park	Johnson	2,572
Weinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife Area	Cass +1	2,391
Weinberg-King State Park - Cecil White Unit	—	2,379
Mississippi Palisades State Park	—	2,317
Giant City State Park	Jackson	2,134
Castle Rock State Park	Ogle	2,008
Apple River Canyon State Park	Jo Daviess	1,931
Matthiessen State Park	LaSalle	1,915
Moraine Hills State Park	—	1,881
Fox Ridge State Park	Coles	1,720
Argyle Lake State Park	McDonough	1,714
Fort Massac State Park	Massac	1,389
Morrison-Rockwood State Park	—	1,166
Frank Holten State Park	St. Clair	1,047
Lincoln Trail State Park	Clark	1,031
Red Hills State Park	Lawrence	964
Lake Murphysboro State Park	Jackson	948
James "Pate" Philip State Park	—	783
Walnut Point State Park	—	779
Beaver Dam State Park	Macoupin	699
Dixon Springs State Park	—	567
Weldon Springs State Park - Piatt Co. Unit	—	564
Beall Woods State Park	—	516
White Pines State Park	—	394
Buffalo Rock State Park	LaSalle	295
Lowden State Park	Ogle	204
Siloam Springs State Park - Fall Creek Unit	—	190
Cave-In-Rock State Park	Hardin	188
Cave-in-Rock State Park - Kaegi Tract	—	175
Nauvoo State Park	Hancock	146
Pere Marquette State Park	Calhoun	116
Wolf Creek State Recreation Area	Shelby	1
Horseshoe Lake - Madison (Chouteau Island Unit Complex)	—	0
Weinberg-King State Park - Scripps Unit	—	0
Weinberg-King State Park - Spunky Bottoms Unit	—	0

County, Local & Other · 56 areas · 43,981 ac

County conservation areas and other huntable public tracts.

Site	County	Acres
Cache River State Natural Area	Pulaski	14,999
Hennepin Canal State Trail	—	4,350
Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area	Grundy	3,181
Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail	Grundy +1	1,398
Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area	Vermilion	1,337
Cedar/Draper Bluff State Habitat Area	—	1,315
Cypress Pond State Natural Area	Union	1,056
Redwing Slough / Deer Lake State Natural Area	—	1,007
Momence Wetlands	—	996
Mackinaw River	Tazewell	972
Franklin Creek State Natural Area	Lee	875
Cedar Glen State Natural Area	Hancock	849
Hanover Bluff State Natural Area	Jo Daviess	802
Volo Bog	Lake	796
Mt. Vernon Game Propagation Center	Jefferson	717
Chauncey Marsh State Natural Area	Lawrence	652
Sibley State Habitat Area	Ford	633
Wise Ridge State Natural Area	—	550
Kishwaukee River State Natural Area	DeKalb	546
Kidd Lake Marsh State Natural Area	Monroe	541
Miller-Anderson Woods State Natural Area	Bureau	507
Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge	McHenry	468
Revis Spring Hill Prairie Nature Preserve	—	420
Sielbeck Forest State Natural Area	Massac	396
Des Plaines Game Propagation Center	—	343
French Bluff State Habitat Area	—	340
Wards Grove Nature Preserve	—	333
Big Grand Pierre Land and Water Reserve	—	318
Rall Woods State Natural Area	Jo Daviess	281
Tapley Woods State Natural Area	Jo Daviess	266
Cretaceous Hills Nature Preserve	—	254
Flag Pond State Natural Area	Clay	252
Deer Pond State Natural Area	Johnson	251
Henry A. Gleason Nature Preserve	—	220
Sandy Ford State Natural Area	LaSalle	203
Mitchell's Grove State Natural Area	LaSalle	184
Sangamon River State Natural Area	Sangamon	179
Loda State Habitat Area	Iroquois	160
Vesely / Wilimington Shrub Prairie	—	146
Whitefield State Habitat Area	Marshall	116
Gifford State Habitat Area	Champaign	103
Rockton Bog State Natural Area	Winnebago	102
Hallsville State Habitat Area	De Witt	83
Birkbeck State Habitat Area	De Witt	82
George S. Park Memorial Woods State Natural Area	Putnam	81
Nachusa Prairie State Natural Area	Ogle	74
Franklin Creek - Nachusa Prairie - State Natural Area	—	72
Cache River	Pulaski	69
Prairie Ridge Conservation Area	McHenry	58
Goode's Woods Nature Preserve	—	40
Cypress Pond	Madison	8
Ft. De Chartres State Historic Site	—	0
Ft. Kaskaskia State Historic Site	—	0
Winston Tunnel State Natural Area	—	0
Bohm Woods Nature Preserve	—	0
Zoeller State Natural Area	—	0

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Every one of these areas is live on the Scout map — boundaries, categories, huntable flags, access points, and the private parcels around them.

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