Cave-In-Rock State Park

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Location:Southern Illinois, on the Ohio River in Hardin County, off IL 1.
Facilities:34 Class A campsites (with electricity), 25 Class B/S campsites, showers and restrooms in both camping areas, lodge with 4 duplex guest houses, restaurant, picnic areas, 4 picnic shelters, 3 developed playground areas, hiking trails, 2 boat ramps, full-service marina (nearby).
Activities:Camping, boating, fishing, hiking.
Special Features:Park is named for a 55-foot-wide cave atop the high bluffs overlooking the Ohio River. From 1797 to the mid-1830s, the cave served as a lair for outlaws, bandits, and river pirates who preyed on those traveling along the Ohio River.
Address:1 New State Park Rd
Box 338
Cave-In-Rock, IL 62919
Phone:618-289-4325
Web: dnr.state.il.us/Lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R5/CAVEROCK.HTM
Size: 204 acres.

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Heavily wooded on top of high bluffs that overlook the Ohio River, the cave that gives its name to Cave-In-Rock State Park is 55 feet wide and was carved out of limestone rock by water thousands of years ago.

Cave-In-Rock State Park A shining jewel at the very bottom of Illinois

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