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Overview of Franklin Creek State Natural Area- Facts, Trivia,and Historical Information : Franklin Creek State Natural Area is located in Lee County, one mile northwest of the village of Franklin Grove and eight miles east of Dixon just north of Illinois Route 38. The beautiful Franklin Creek flows throughout the 882 -acre park. Several large natural springs, hardwood forests, bedrock outcroppings, and a large variety of flora and fauna comprise a pristine ecosystem.Pioneer families in the 1830s found the Franklin Creek area to be an inviting new home on the sometimes unfriendly prai...More

Services, Activities, Amenities, Attractions in (Franklin Creek State Natural Area): Norwegian Hill and Mill Springs Day Use Areas have two and three shelters respectively. Each shelter is complete with electricity, cooking grills, picnic tables, restrooms, and drinking water. The facilities at Sundays Shelter are totally handicapped accessible. A walk-in picnic area with parking by Sundays Bridge offers four secluded picnic areas with picnic tables and grills. The Sundays, Bartlett, Hausen-Knox and Banker Shelters may be reserved by contacting the site superintendent.Four an...More

Contact Information:
Address:1872 Twist Road Franklin Grove, IL 61031
Phone No:815.456.2878

Hotels Close to Franklin Creek State Natural Area

Comfort Inn Dixon (7 miles - starting at $69)

Motel 6 Binghampton (8 miles - starting at $39)

Comfort Inn And Stes Rochelle (14 miles - starting at $69)

Country Inn Suites Rock Falls (19 miles - starting at $114)

Country Inn Stes Freeport (32 miles - starting at $82)

Americas Best Value Inn (32 miles - starting at $109)

Comfort Inn Sycamore (33 miles - starting at $79)

Country Inn Stes Sycamore (33 miles - starting at $89)

Attractions Near Franklin Creek State Natural Area

Beaches

Steamer Lane (122 miles)

Lakes

Geneva Lake (68 miles)

Rend Lake (70 miles)

Lake Odessa (101 miles)

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (108 miles)

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (117 miles)

National Parks

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site (104 miles)

Effigy Mounds National Monument (126 miles)

Amana Colonies (130 miles)

Lincoln Home National Historic Site (143 miles)

Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad (237 miles)

River

Fox River (43 miles)

Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor (62 miles)

The Maquoketa River (83 miles)

Iroquois River (129 miles)

Upper Iowa River (148 miles)

State Parks

Prophetstown State Park (32 miles)

East Beach State Park (118 miles)

Backbone State Park (123 miles)

Tippecanoe River State Park (150 miles)

Cuivre River State Park (210 miles)

For more Information about (Franklin Creek State Natural Area) Kindly visit the official
website:http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/PARKS/R1/FRANKLIN.HTM

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