Pyramid State Recreation Area

Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / Illinois

Location:6 miles south of Pinckneyville off IL 127, then 2 miles west on Pyatts Blacktop in Perry County.
Facilities:Tent and trailer campsites (no electrical hookups), including 3 Class C camping areas, Class D walk-in sites, small equestrian camp, and youth group camping area; small picnic areas, shelter, pit toilets; multi-use trails (16.5 miles), boat ramps (at larger lakes).
Activities:Camping, boating (10 HP limit), canoeing, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, hunting.
Special Features:Formerly the site of coal strip mines, the park is on reclaimed land that now consists of heavily forested hills with many lakes and ponds.
Address:1562 Pyramid Park Rd
Pinckneyville, IL 62274
Phone:618-357-2574
Web: dnr.state.il.us/Lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R5/PYRAMID.HTM
Size: 19,701 acres.

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SPRINGFIELD -- A strategic task force has laid out its vision for the future of the World Shooting and Recreation Center (WSRC) and Pyramid State Recreation Area, according to state Sen.

Future of Sparta and Pyramid laid out in strategic plans

SPRINGFIELD -- A strategic task force has laid out its vision for the future of both the World Shooting and Recreation Center in Sparta and the Pyramid State Recreation Area, according to state Sen.

Task force releases reports on Sparta shooting complex and Pyramid State Rec Area

Pyramid State Recreation Area is the largest state park in Illinois.

Agency to release strategic plan Pyramid State Park on Thursday -BYLN- submitted by kyle harfst, Office of economic and regional development

PINCKNEYVILLE -- A strategic plan aimed at improving the increasingly popular Pyramid State Recreation Area will be released Thursday, from 5-7 p.m.

Strategic plan for Pyramid State Park to be revealed Thursday

Pyramid State Recreation Area's Denmark Unit is the site of next month's "Great Battle Stands of the Civil War" re-enactment event scheduled for April 11-14.

Civil War re-enactment event coming to Pyramid State Recreation Area

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