Hidden Springs State Forest
Location:East central Illinois, 10 miles southeast of Shelbyville, near Clarksburg.
Facilities:Class C campsites, picnic areas, shelter, playground, fishing ponds, trails.
Activities:Camping, fishing, hiking, hunting, bird watching.
Special Features:Forest was named after the seven known springs on the property which
were used for drinking water by the Indians and early settlers. Over
the years these springs have been covered over by natural siltation and
vegetation. The entire forest area was originally planned as a state
lake but was designated instead as a state forest when construction of
Shelbyville Reservoir began. It is managed under the concept of
multiple use (timber/resource management and and compatible recreation).
Address:RR 1, Box 200
Strasburg, IL 62465
Phone:217-644-3091
Web: dnr.state.il.us/Lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R3/HSFOREST.HTM
Size: 1,299 acres.
See other parks in
Illinois.