Silver Springs State Fish & Wildlife Area
Silver Springs State Fish & Wildlife Area
Location:Northeastern Illinois, 5 miles west of Yorkville, off IL 47, in Kendall County.
Facilities:Youth group camping area (no vehicle access), picnic area, shelters,restrooms, refreshment stand, nature trails (4 miles), equestrian trail(7 miles), snowmobile trail (4 miles).
Activities:Camping, boating (no gas motors), canoeing, fishing, hiking, horsebackriding, wildlife viewing, hunting, cross-country skiing, sledding, iceskating, snowmobiling.
Special Features:Area is named for the pool of clear bubbling water located here, whichdoes not freeze even on the coldest winter days. The area also featuresa segment of the Fox River and several small manmade lakes. A 45-acrenatural prairie restoration project gives visitors a sense of thearea's original landscape, with native wildflowers, songbirds,waterfowl, and upland game.
Address:13608 Fox Rd
Yorkville, IL 60560
Phone:630-553-6297
Web: dnr.state.il.us/Lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R2/SILVERSP.HTM
Size: 1,314 acres.
See other parks in Illinois.
Silver Springs State Fish & Wildlife Area
Silver Springs State Fish & Wildlife Area
Location:Northeastern Illinois, 5 miles west of Yorkville, off IL 47, in Kendall County.
Facilities:Youth group camping area (no vehicle access), picnic area, shelters,restrooms, refreshment stand, nature trails (4 miles), equestrian trail(7 miles), snowmobile trail (4 miles).
Activities:Camping, boating (no gas motors), canoeing, fishing, hiking, horsebackriding, wildlife viewing, hunting, cross-country skiing, sledding, iceskating, snowmobiling.
Special Features:Area is named for the pool of clear bubbling water located here, whichdoes not freeze even on the coldest winter days. The area also featuresa segment of the Fox River and several small manmade lakes. A 45-acrenatural prairie restoration project gives visitors a sense of thearea's original landscape, with native wildflowers, songbirds,waterfowl, and upland game.
Address:13608 Fox Rd
Yorkville, IL 60560
Phone:630-553-6297
Web: dnr.state.il.us/Lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R2/SILVERSP.HTM
Size: 1,314 acres.
See other parks in Illinois.