Rock Cut State Park
Rock Cut State Park
Location:Northern Illinois, 1.5 miles north of the Riverside Blvd exit off I-90, north of Rockford in Winnebago County.
Facilities:208 Class A-Premium campsites, 60 Class B-Premium campsites, primitivecabin (has electricity but no water or plumbing facilities), equestriancampground, showers and flush toilets (é) in campground area, picnicareas with pit toilets, playgrounds, concession, restaurant, hikingtrails (40miles), mountain bike trails (23 miles), equestrian trails (14 miles),swimming beach, 2 boat ramps, boat docks, fishing piers (é).
Activities:Camping, boating (10 HP limit), fishing, swimming, hiking,horseback riding, mountain biking, hunting, cross-country skiing, icefishing.
Special Features:Blasting operations through rock, conducted by railroad crews in 1859,gave Rock Cut State Park its name. Park includes both a fishing lakeand a separate lake especially for swimming.
Address:7318 Harlem Rd
Loves Park, IL 61111
Phone:815-885-3311
Web: dnr.state.il.us/Lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R1/ROCKCUT.HTM
Size: 3,092 acres.
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