Beaver Dam State Park

Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / Illinois

Location:West central Illinois, in Macoupin County, 7 miles south of Carlinville.
Facilities:Class A trailer camping area with electricity at each pad and a shower building with flush toilets, a separate tent camping area with nearby restrooms and water, group camping area, rental cabin, picnic area, playground, 4 pavilions, concession stand, boat rentals, boat ramp and docks, 59-acre stocked lake, hiking trails (8 miles), archery range.
Activities:Camping, boating (electric motors only), fishing, hiking, archery (broadhead points prohibited), cross-country skiing, sledding, ice skating, ice fishing.
Special Features:Although the beaver is virtually gone from this area, the park was named for beaver dams which formed the lake more than a century ago.
Address:14548 Beaver Dam Ln
Plainview, IL 62685
Phone:217-854-8020
Web: dnr.state.il.us/Lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R4/beaver.htm
Size: 750 acres.

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Beaver Dam State Park

Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / Nevada

Location:34 miles east of Caliente, near the Utah border; go 6 miles north of Caliente on US 93, then 28 miles east on a graded gravel road.
Facilities:33 campsites, group camping area, chemical toilets, picnic areas (at campsites), interpretive trail.
Activities:Camping, fishing (only with artificial lures with single barbless hooks), hiking, nature study.
Special Features:Eastern Nevada's most remote and primitive park features deep canyons, pinyon and juniper forests, a stream, and numerous beaver dams. Park is open year round, weather permitting, but travel is not advised during winter months.
Address:PO Box 985
Caliente, NV 89008
Phone:775-728-4460
Web: www.parks.nv.gov/bd.htm
Size: 2,393 acres. Elevation: 5,000 feet.

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