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Overview of Volo Bog State Natural Area- Facts, Trivia,and Historical Information : Volo Bog was first documented by W.G. Waterman of Northwestern Illinois University in 1921. It was originally named the Sayer Bog, after the land's owner, dairy farmer George Sayer. Cyrus Mark, the first director of the Illinois Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, managed a fund-raising campaign that collected $40,000 in donations from school children, groups and individuals for the purchase of the 47.5-acre bog in 1958. The land was deeded to the University of Illinois, which retained ownership ...More

Services, Activities, Amenities, Attractions in (Volo Bog State Natural Area): Originally opened in 1980, Volo Bog's Visitor Center is housed in a dairy barn built in the early 1900's. Renovations began in November 1996 to bring the building up to code, make it fully accessible and accommodate the needs of the fast-increasing population of northeastern Illinois. The center includes a program room, the Tamarack Shop, offices and restrooms on the first floor. An elevator, housed in the silo, takes visitors to the second floor exhibits, hands-on discovery area and library.Vol...More

Contact Information:
Address:28478 W. Brandenburg Road Ingleside, IL 60041
Phone No:815.344.1294

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Attractions Near Volo Bog State Natural Area

Beaches

Steamer Lane (157 miles)

Harbor Beach (297 miles)

Hiking

Loda Lake Trail (159 miles)

Hungerford Lake Trail (159 miles)

Bowman Lake Trail (159 miles)

Nordhouse Dunes Trail (161 miles)

Arboretum Trail (161 miles)

Lakes

Rend Lake (2 miles)

Geneva Lake (20 miles)

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (50 miles)

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (75 miles)

Green Lake (110 miles)

National Parks

Effigy Mounds National Monument (160 miles)

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site (168 miles)

Lincoln Home National Historic Site (191 miles)

Amana Colonies (192 miles)

George Rogers Clark National Historic Park (255 miles)

River

Fox River (33 miles)

Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor (57 miles)

Iroquois River (111 miles)

The Maquoketa River (136 miles)

Upper Iowa River (174 miles)

State Parks

East Beach State Park (74 miles)

Prophetstown State Park (100 miles)

Tippecanoe River State Park (118 miles)

Backbone State Park (171 miles)

Whitewater Memorial State Park (253 miles)

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