State Areas:
State Parks:
- Buffalo Rock State Park protects a bluff above the Illinois River.
- Cave-in-Rock State Park protects a large tunnel cave in a limestone bluff along the Ohio River.
- Ferne Clyffe State Park protects an area of beautiful cliffs and deep ravines in the Shawnee Hills.
- Matthiessen State Park protects a canyon with several waterfalls along the Vermillion River.
- Starved Rock State Park protects an unusual area of sandstone canyons and waterfalls along the Illinois River.
National Areas:
National Forests:
There is one National Forest in Illinois - Shawnee National Forest in the Shawnee Hills of southern Illinois.
National Prairies:
- Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie is a 20,000-acre preserve aiming to restore tallgrass prairie habitat.
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