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Starved Rock State Park
- Established
- 1911
- Acreage
- 2,630 · 2,630 acres; original 280-acre purchase in 1911 for $146,000
- Location
- LaSalle County, IL (near Utica, south bank of the Illinois River)
- Key features
- 18 sandstone canyons formed by glacial meltwater; St. Louis, French, LaSalle, Ottawa Canyons; seasonal waterfalls; sandstone bluff rising 125 ft
- Activities
- Hiking, waterfall viewing, rock climbing, fishing, boating, camping
- Notable
- Illinois' second state park; declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960; named for a Native American legend
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Source: dnr.illinois.gov · 2026-05-08