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Illinois Horseback Riding Guide HHHooorrrssseeebbbaaaccckkk RRRiiidddiiinnnggg NORHTWEST - REGION 1 1. Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park 2. Rock Cut State Park 3. Lowden-Miller State Forest 1 4. Franklin Creek State Natural Area E N 13 N O S O O S S B 5. Morrison-Rockwood State Park IE N 2 V E O E A H G K D Y A P P r A R L O E e ive B N 6. Green River State Wildlife Area J T ca R E E S tonica N H IN C W M 7. Putnam County Conservation Area Rockford When horse trails are 8. Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park 90 r utilized, these rules 9. Matthiessen State Park e iv L R L k 10. Big River State Forest O oc NORTHEAST R R E A R L C G must be observed. 11. Jubilee College State Park O 12. Argyle Lake State Park REGIONE 2 N A K r e K v 90 i O 3 O NORTHEAST - REGION 2 R C B x L 88 Chicago A o 4 K Area 5 E F 13. Chain O’Lakes State Park Dixon D hile groups of 25 or more are welcome E W E G ID A S P 14. Silver Springs State Park E U IT E D H l E W a L n and encouraged to use state park facilities, 15. DesPlaines Conservation Area a C 39 r ve 88 r Ri e 16. Kankakee River State Park s r d e L e iv e L n R i k e 6 A they are required to register in advance with c D a F N l o E R n K P i r 14 EAST-CENTRAL - REGION 3 p ve s e i e x R n o D n F the site office to avoid crowding or schedul - 17. Moraine View State Park e ver i H reen R L Moline G L U I E W 18. Middle Fork, State Fish & Wildlife Area D A L N E L A R A 80 L U S S B A ing conflicts. At least one responsible adult I L 19. Kickapoo State Park K 80 C l 57 O Canal na 15 R Hennepin Ca Y Illi an R LaSalle nois ig 20. Wolf Creek State Park N 7 & h Y K E 8 Mi c D H Rive N a must accompany each group of 15 minors. is r U n 9 lino R 21. Fox Ridge State Park Il G k ak R M ee E A 55 R C N iv R T er E U E M NORHWEST P V E WEST-CENTRAL - REGION 4 K e 16 A r K m N K i A R l K 22. Sand Ridge State Forest A i T o S n Kankakee REGION 1 R L 23. Weinberg-King State Park L i r A v 74 e H e Ir iv S r o R q 10 R A 24. Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish & Wildlife Area u M s i i o o N X O s n T 25. Siloam Springs State Park O i R l S N l K I G i IN v IV e 26. Sangchris Lake State Park L r orseback riding will be permitted only in N N D H E R O R IA S R O 27. Pere Marquette State Park R A R F E O D D W E O N P O 39 IS E 11 W O 28. Horseshoe Lake State Park H U state parks, fish and wildlife areas, conserva - Q r O Peoria R iv e I 29. Kaskaskia River State Fish & Wildlife Area R n r e o 30. Randolph State Fish & Wildlife Area v o ckinaw River tion areas and state forests designated for i Ri p sipp a ssis S M 31. Turkey Bluffs State Fish & Wildlife Area Mi N A equestrian use by the Illinois Department of E H L G C U L 74 M O L D SOUTH - REGION 5 N E R O O W F D N E K O Z C C T A O M L T Natural Resources. 32. Ramsey Lake State Park C U r N 12 F e A iv H R Bloomington-Normal Macomb s 33. Crawford County State Fish & Wildlife Area oi EAST-CENTRAL lin 22 Il V e 34. Sam Parr State Fish & Wildlife Area 17 r milion R N iv O e 35. Newton Lake State Fish Wildlife Area S REGION 3 r A N M IO IL 36. Red Hills State Park N M IG R 23 T A E IT P 18 V L R M a E W A 37. Stephen A. Forbes State Par L E Danville M Y D H U C o H S i alt C n C ree k N Clinton 19 S A 38. Sam Dale Conservation Area e G 74 O Lake R L ek Champaign-Urbana re i v D C 39. Rend Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area e R 55 t r A l ll horseback riders must stay on designated N a A E S M 72 57 40. Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park S M N A W S 24 D O S A R A 41. Hamilton County Conservation Area B C trails and cannot make new trails, short cuts Decatur T T A N I 42. Pyramid State Park O P C Quincy 25 A M 43. Saline County Conservation Area Rive or trail modifications. They should not on r Springfield am N g 44. Giant City State Park N O n a S A M S A G M L R A G O 72 G U R detour around muddy areas or other obsta - 45. Trail of Tears State Forest M N O A A D G S IE D 72 R E LT 46. Ferne Clyffe State Park U T T O O M cles as this detracts from the aesthetics of the E C S IK 26 N P IA T S r IS E R L e DNR I NFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE O v H i C C WEST-CENTRAL Mattoon R trail and often worsens the original problem. Lake s Additional publications are available from the DNR Clearinghouse, a r Shelbyville r a r 20 b including Illinois State Parks Magazine, Illinois Hunting Digest, Illinois e v m i REGION 4 E R E Y 21 Fishing Regulations, state park informational brochures, recreational N B s E L K i E E R o R H 70 A N n G S L guides, and educational materials available to students and teachers. i D U l N C l I N O I H P A L U L A O R C E C A B M Y M in R r U To obtain these publications and materials, contact: up E e C o Cr M v c e ek O i a G R M T Illinois Department of Natural Resources N ia O k M as Information Clearinghouse sk 32 a K Effingham Y M 33 orseback riders, if camping, shall use One Natural Resources Way, Springfield, IL 62702-1271 E A H S H R R E G E E T N P J T I S D E F A R 217-782-7498, TTY 217-782-9175, FAX: 217-782-4091 Y F J A E O F F W A 27 70 R des ignated equestrian camp areas and are dnr.state.il.us 34 C Mis 57 si Alton E ssip mb pi N D a R 55 N r O L r asked to keep camp areas and trail head ive O 35 a r IS i s B t D t l R A e M i v W e If the outdoors in Illinois is where you want to be - a r b a facilities clean by depositing manure in D s N 36 h A E L C 37 Y Riv H A er N Subscribe to Outdoor Illinois magazine. 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