Rock Cut State Park

Rock Cut State Park

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Location: Northern Illinois, 1.5 miles north of the Riverside Blvd exit off I-90, north of Rockford in Winnebago County.
Facilities: 208 Class A-Premium campsites, 60 Class B-Premium campsites, primitive cabin (has electricity but no water or plumbing facilities), equestrian campground, showers and flush toilets (é) in campground area, picnic areas with pit toilets, playgrounds, concession, restaurant, hiking trails (40 miles), mountain bike trails (23 miles), equestrian trails (14 miles), swimming beach, 2 boat ramps, boat docks, fishing piers (é).
Activities: Camping, boating (10 HP limit), fishing, swimming, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, hunting, cross-country skiing, ice fishing.
Special Features: Blasting operations through rock, conducted by railroad crews in 1859, gave Rock Cut State Park its name. Park includes both a fishing lake and a separate lake especially for swimming.
Address: 7318 Harlem Rd
Loves Park, IL 61111
Phone: 815-885-3311;
Web: dnr.state.il.us/Lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R1/ROCKCUT.HTM
Size: 3,092 acres.

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