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Sand Ridge State Forest

Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / Illinois

Location: Southwest of Peoria and 1.5 miles northwest of Forest City in Mason County.
Facilities: 27 Class C campsites, 12 backcountry primitive sites, organized group campground, equestrian camping area with hitching rails, water, pit toilets, and a shelter area, picnic area with shelter, hiking trails (44 miles), equestrian trails (55 miles), snowmobile trails (26 miles), historic site, archery range, hand trap shooting range.
Activities: Camping, hiking, horseback riding, snowmobiling, shooting, hunting, birdwatching.
Special Features: Largest of the state forests in Illinois, Sand Ridge is the result of a prehistoric dry period when more desert-like conditions existed. It is one of the few places in the state with a variety of plants and animals more commonly associated with the southwest than the midwest, including the badger, pocket gopher, silvery bladderpod, and prickly pear cactus. Sand Ridge Forest is also an important nesting area for such neo-tropical migratory birds as the ovenbird, indigo bunting, veery, and scarlet tanager.
Address: PO Box 111
Forest City, IL 61532
Phone: 309-597-2212;
Web: dnr.state.il.us/Lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R4/SAND.HTM
Size: 7,200 acres.

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