(WSIL) -- All state parks, recreation areas and historic sites across Illinois are closed until further notice.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources made the announcement on its Sunday.
Effective immediately, all IDNR-owned properties are closed to the public to help stem the spread of COVID-19. All scheduled events on state property are effectively cancelled; patrons are encouraged to call IDNR’s Parks administrative line Monday through Friday at 217-782-6752 with questions.
Illinois Department of Natural Resources Facebook page
The closure will impact dozens of locations in southern Illinois.
State Parks and Recreation Areas in Southern Illinois (per the ):
- Beall Woods
- Cache River
- Cape Bend
- Cave-In-Rock
- Crawford County
- Devil's Island
- Dixon Springs
- Ferne Clyffe
- Fort Massac
- Giant City
- Golconda Marina
- Hamilton County
- Horseshoe Lake-Alexander
- Kinkaid Lake
- Lake Murphysboro
- Little Grassy Lake
- Mermet Lake
- Newton Lake
- Pyramid
- Ramsey Lake
- Red Hills
- Rend Lake
- Sahara Woods
- Saline County
- Sam Dale Lake
- Sam Parr
- Sielbeck Forest
- Stephen A. Forbes
- Ten Mile Creek
- Trail of Tears
- Tunnel Hill
- Union County
- Wayne Fitzgerrell
State Historic Sitesin Southern Illinois (per the )
- Fort de Chartres
- Fort Kaskaskia
- Pierre Menard Home
- Kaskaskia Bell Memorial
- Governor Bond Memorial
- Halfway Tavern
- Lincoln Trail Memorial
- Shawneetown Bank
- Crenshaw House/Hickory Hill
- Rose Hotel
- Buel House
- Kincaid Mounds
