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- Alfonso Mazzini & Veteran's War Memorial Park (Mark)
- Allin Township Park (Stanford)
- Alpha Park (Bartonville)
- Anderson Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area (Astoria)
- Anderson Park (Canton)
- Arnett Park (Lewistown)
- Arrowsmith Park (Arrowsmith)
- Astoria Town Park (Astoria)
- Auer/Broshears Park (East Peoria)
- Banner Marsh State Fish & Wildlife Area (Canton)
- Barton-Sommers Woodland Nature Preserve (New Holland)
- Bath Village Park (Bath)
- Becker Park (Peoria)
- Bellrose Island (Havana)
- Bellrose Meadows (Havana)
- Bennett's Terraqueous Gardens (East Peoria)
- Bennington Park (LaRose)
- Benson Community Park (Benson)
- Bernadotte Park (Bernadotte)
- Bicycle Safety Town (Peoria)
- Bielfeldt Park (Peoria)
- Big Creek Park (Canton)
- Billy Myers Park (North Pekin)
- Birchwood Park (Morton)
- Birchwood Park (Washington)
- Black Partridge Park (Metamora)
- Blenkiron Park (Pekin)
- Boswell Park (Mapleton)
- Bowen Lake Park (Washington)
- Bowman Park (Leroy)
- Boyd Wesley Park (Towanda)
- Bradley Park (Peoria)
- Brady Bark Park (East Peoria)
- Brickyard Field & Dog Park (Leroy)
- Brighton Memorial Park (Metamora)
- Brimfield Community Park (Brimfield)
- Brimfield Railroad Prairie Nature Preserve (Brimfield)
- Brock Lake Park (Mackinaw)
- Bunnell Park (East Peoria)
- Butler Haynes Park (Mapleton)
- Cameron-Billsbach National Wildlife Refuge (Henry)
- Camp Big Sky (Fairview)
- Camp Wokanda (Chillicothe)
- Candlewood Park (Washington)
- Canton Lake (Canton)
- Canton Walking & Biking Trails(Canton)
- Carl Spindler Campground & Marina (East Peoria)
- Central Park (Dunlap)
- Central Park (Henry)
- Chairtree Park (Putnam)
- Charter Oak Park (Peoria)
- Chartwell Park (Peoria)
- Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (Havana)
- Chenoa Park & Swimming Pool (Chenoa)
- Child Memorial Park (Henry)
- Chillicothe Bottoms Wildlife Sanctuary (Chillicothe)
- Chillicothe Skate Park (Chillicothe)
- Chinquapin Bluffs Land & Water Reserve (Carlock)
- Chris Dunker Park (Havana)
- Christensen Park (Hopewell)
- City Park (Chillicothe)
- Clara A. Lauterbach Park (Bartonville)
- Coal Hollow Park (Chillicothe)
- Coal Miners' Park (Pekin)
- Cobble Creek Park (Heyworth)
- Coleman Memorial Park (McNabb)
- Colfax Town Park (Colfax)
- Columbia Park (Peoria)
- Comlara Park (Hudson)
- Cooper Park North (East Peoria)
- Cooper Park South (East Peoria)
- Copperfield Park (Dunlap)
- Corn Belt Park (El Paso)
- Creighton Woods Park (Peoria)
- Cuba Town Park (Cuba)
- Cullinan Park (Tremont)
- Cutright Community Park (Chillicothe)
- Cutter's Grove Park (Princeville)
- Danvers Village Park (Danvers)
- Delavan Lake Park (Delavan)
- Detweiller Marina (Peoria)
- Detweiller Park & Detweiller Riverside (Peoria)
- Dickson Mounds (Lewistown)
- Dimmitt Park (Farmington)
- Dirksen Park (Pekin)
- Dixon Waterfowl Refuge (Hennepin)
- Don Burch Boat Dock & Picnic Area (Creve Coeur)
- Donovan Park (Peoria)
- Dooley Park (Downs)
- Double T State Fish & Wildlife Area (Canton)
- Duryea Dog Park (Peoria Heights)
- Eagle Dog Park (Marquette Heights)
- East Peoria Riverfront Park (East Peoria)
- Eastwood Park (Mackinaw)
- Ellsworth Park (Ellsworth)
- Elmwood Central Park (Elmwood)
- Elmwood West Park (Elmwood)
- El Paso Bike Trail & Walking Path (El Paso)
- Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (Lewistown)
- Emiquon Preserve (Lewistown)
- Endres Park (Peoria)
- Ernest Bassi Park (Hennepin)
- Falcon Ridge Owens Park (Leroy)
- Farmdale Reservoir (Washington)
- Farmington Township Park (Farmington)
- First Responders Park (Germantown Hills)
- Fondulac Drive Lookout Point (East Peoria)
- Fondulac Farm Park & Neumann Park (East Peoria)
- Fondulac Park West (East Peoria)
- Forest City Public Park (Forest City)
- Forest Park Nature Center (Peoria)
- Fort Creve Coeur Park & Nature Preserve (Creve Coeur)
- Franciscan Recreation Complex (Peoria)
- Frank Park (Sparland)
- Franklin Park (El Paso)
- Friendship Park (Hudson)
- Fulton County Bridge Wayside Park (Lewistown)
- Fulton County Camping & Recreation Area (Canton)
- Ganzhorn Park (Washington)
- Gaultney Memorial Park (Leroy)
- General John Shalikashvili Park (Peoria)
- George Doering Park (East Peoria)
- George S. Park State Natural Area (Magnolia)
- Giant Oak Park (Peoria)
- Glasford Park (Glasford)
- Glen Oak Park (Peoria)
- Gollnitz Park (Chillicothe)
- Goodfield Village Park (Goodfield)
- Grampp Park (Shirley)
- Grand View Drive & Park (Peoria)
- Grant Ireland Memorial Park (Washburn)
- Grant Park (Washington)
- Greater Peoria Canoe & Kayak Trail (Henry, Lacon, Chillicothe, Peoria Heights, East Peoria, Pekin)
- Green Valley Camp (Peoria)
- Green Valley Centennial Park (Green Valley)
- Gridley City Park (Gridley)
- Half Moon Prairie Park (Washburn)
- Harmony Neighborhood Park (East Peoria)
- Harper-Rector Woods Nature Preserve (Smithfield)
- Harry Lahood Park (Washington)
- Havana Riverfront Park & Nature Center (Havana)
- Havana US 136 Picnic Area (Havana)
- Hayes Woods Nature Preserve (Secor)
- Helms Park (Duncan Mills)
- Hennepin Landing & Boat Launch (Hennepin)
- Hennepin River Front Park (Hennepin)
- Henry Allan Gleason Nature Preserve (Topeka)
- Henry Marina & Riverfront Park (Henry)
- Heyworth Centennial Park (Heyworth)
- Hillside Park (Heyworth)
- Hopedale Park (Hopedale)
- Hopewell Hill Prairies & Fern Ridge Nature Preserves (Hopewell)
- Hopkins Park (Granville)
- Horseshoe Bottoms Natural Area (Peoria)
- Horseshoe Park (Morton)
- Howard Virgin Timber Park (Leroy)
- Hughes Park (Astoria)
- Idlewood Park (Morton)
- Illinois Central College Horticulture Land Labratory (East Peoria)
- Illinois Central College (ICC, Main Campus) Nature Trails (East Peoria)
- Illinois Central College (ICC, North Campus) walking path (Peoria)
- Illinois River Bluff Trail (Peoria)
- Illinois River Road Trail (East Peoria)
- Ilo Dillin State Habitat Area (Armington)
- Independence Park (Marquette Heights)
- Ipava Memorial Park (Ipava)
- Ipava's Veterans Park (Ipava)
- Iris Park (Peoria)
- J. R. White Memorial Park (Germantown Hills))
- Jacobs Park (Farmington)
- James Field (Pekin)
- Jaycee Park (East Peoria)
- Jefferson/Library Park (El Paso)
- John Dean Park (Canton)
- John H. Gwynn Park (Peoria)
- Johnson's Grove Park (Lacon)
- John Spurlock Park (North Pekin)
- Jones Park (Canton)
- Jubilee College State Park (Brimfield)
- Keller Park (Lexington)
- Kenyon-Baller Woods Nature Preserve (Secor)
- Kickapoo Creek Recreation Area (Dunlap)
- Kickapoo Park (Downs)
- Kinsey Park (Peoria)
- Kiwanis Park of Leroy (Leroy)
- Kiwanis Park North (Pekin)
- Kiwanis Park South (Pekin)
- Lacon Marina (Lacon)
- Lake Bloomington Park (Hudson)
- Lake Eureka Park (Eureka)
- Lakeland Park (Canton)
- Lakeview Park (Peoria)
- Leslie Rutherford Park (Dunlap)
- Letcher Basin Land & Water Reserve (Secor)
- Lexington Preserve (Lexington)
- Lexington's Route 66 Trail (Lexington)
- Lincoln Circuit Trail (Metamora)
- Lincoln-Douglas Park (Metamora)
- Liverpool Park (Liverpool)
- Liverpool Riverfront & Levee (Liverpool)
- Logan Park (Peoria)
- London Mills Town Park (London Mills)
- Long Branch Sand Prairie Nature Preserve (Havana)
- Lorentz Avenue Conservation Area (Peoria)
- Luthy Botanical Garden (Peoria)
- Mackinaw River Canoe Club Launch (Carlock)
- Mackinaw River State Fish & Wildlife Area with DNR Canoe Landing (Mackinaw)
- Main City Park (Chenoa)
- Manito Pheasant Habitat Area (Manito)
- Manito Prairie Nature Preserve (Manito)
- Matanzas Prairie Nature Preserve (Bath)
- Markwoodlands Park (Peoria)
- Marquette Heights Park (Marquette Heights)
- Marshall State Fish & Wildlife Area (Lacon)
- Martha Cunningham Park (East Peoria)
- Martin Luther King Jr. Park (Peoria)
- Mason State Tree Nursery (Topeka)
- McManus Park (Downs)
- McNaughton Park (Pekin)
- Meadow Valley Park (Washington)
- Memorial Park (Mason City)
- Memory Lane Park (Gridley)
- Mendenhall Park and Public Boat Launch (Bartonville)
- Merwin Nature Preserve (Lexington)
- Metamora Village Square (Metamora)
- Methodist Centennial Park (Peoria)
- Mineral Springs Park & Lagoon (Pekin)
- Minier School Park (Minier)
- Minier Westside Park (Minier)
- Mishler Park (Deer Creek)
- Moffitt Nature Park (Chillicothe)
- Moraine View State Recreation Area (LeRoy)
- Morton Bike Trail (Morton)
- Morton Square Park (Peoria)
- Mount Palatine Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve (Granville)
- Mt. Hope-Funks Grove Park (McLean)
- Nellie Jackson Park (Chillicothe)
- New Millenia Park (Minonk)
- North Lake Park (Tremont)
- North Park (Towanda)
- Northtrail (Cassidy) Park (Peoria)
- Northwood Park (Morton)
- O. M. Wood Memorial Park (Ipava)
- Oak Bluff Savanna Nature Preserve (Henry)
- Oak Grove Park (Germantown Hills))
- Oak Grove Park (Havana)
- Oakwood Park & Oakwood Dog Park (Morton)
- ParkLands Nature Preserve (Mackinaw)
- Pavilion/Tourist Park (Mason City)
- Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area (Pekin)
- Pekin Park Trail (Pekin)
- Pekin Riverfront Park (Pekin)
- Peoria Riverfront, Constitution Garden & Liberty Park (Peoria)
- Poplar Lane Park (Peoria Heights)
- Porter Park (Lewistown)
- Powerton Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area (Pekin)
- Prairie Hills Wetland Reserve (Canton)
- Proctor Recreation Center (Peoria)
- Putman Township Park (Cuba)
- Putnam County Conservation District Lake Senachwine (Putnam)
- Putnam County Conservation District Natural Lands (Hennepin)
- Railsplitter's Park (Pekin)
- Ratcliff Park (Lewistown)
- Reader (Tuscarora) Park (Bartonville)
- Redbird Park (Chenoa)
- Reed City (Hollis Park) Lake (Mapleton)
- Reed Park (Farmington)
- Revis Spring Hill Prairie Nature Preserve (Easton)
- Rhymer Nature Preserve (Normal)
- Rice Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area (Canton)
- Rice Park (Havana)
- Richard Morrissey Park (North Pekin)
- Ridgetop Hill Prairie Nature Preserve (Secor)
- Riverside Park (London Mills)
- Riversound Park (Chillicothe)
- River Trail of Illinois (East Peoria)
- Roanoke Park (Roanoke)
- Robert McBride Memorial Park (Henry)
- Robinson Park (Peoria)
- Robison Railside Park / Hopedale Pond (Hopedale)
- Rock Creek Veterans Park/Carlock City Park (Carlock)
- Rock Island Greenway (Peoria)
- Rock Island State Trail (multiple towns)
- Rock Island Trail Prairie Nature Preserve (Princeville)
- Rocky Glen Park (Peoria)
- Rockwell Park (Havana)
- Rollo Prairie State Natural Area (Manito)
- Ross Mansion Park (Lewistown)
- Rotary Park (Pekin)
- Ruby Peterson (Magnolia)
- Samuel Park (Easton)
- Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak Nature Preserve (Kilbourne)
- Sand Ridge State Forest (Forest City)
- Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area (Chandlerville)
- San Jose West Park (San Jose)
- Santa Fe Park (Chillicothe)
- Saybrook State Habitat Areas (Saybrook)
- Schmoeger Park (Peoria)
- Schroeder Nature Preserve (Heyworth)
- Schupp Park (Metamora)
- Shore Acres Park (Chillicothe)
- Singing Woods Preserve & Tawny Oaks Field Station (Edelstein)
- Sommer Park North (Peoria/Edwards)
- Southeast Lake (Tremont)
- South Park (Canton)
- South Pointe Park (El Paso)
- Southwest Lake (Tremont)
- Sparks Pond State Natural Area (Forest City)
- Spring Bay Fen Nature Preserve (Spring Bay)
- Spring Bay Park (Spring Bay)
- Spring Bay Village Hall Park (Spring Bay)
- Spring Creek Preserve (East Peoria)
- Springdale Cemetery Savanna (Peoria)
- Spring Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area (Pekin)
- Spinder Park (East Peoria)
- Spoon River College Arboretum (Canton)
- Stadium Park (Peoria)
- Stiers Family Park (East Peoria)
- Stevens Square Park (Princeville)
- Stone Water Park (Dunlap)
- Stoner Park (Henry)
- Stubblefield Woodlots Nature Preserve (McLean)
- Sugar Grove Nature Center & Funks Grove (McLean)
- Sutton's Park (Minonk)
- Sweeney Woods Preserve (Lexington)
- Sweitzer Park (Washington)
- Tante Park (Pekin)
- Tenth Street Park (Havana)
- The Ball Diamond Park (Toluca)
- Thomas J. Vonachen Memorial Park (Delavan)
- Toluca Pool Park (Toluca)
- Toluca Coal Mine Preservation Park (Toluca)
- Towanda Route 66 Parkway (Towanda)
- Tower Park (Peoria Heights)
- Tremont City Park (Tremont)
- Trewyn Park (Peoria)
- Tricorn Park (Peoria)
- Troutman Park (Princeville)
- Ulrich Wildlife Preserve (Morton)
- Vermont Memorial Park (Vermont)
- Vermont Town Park (Vermont)
- Veterans' Memorial Park (Delavan)
- Veterans Memorial Park (Hudson)
- Veterans Memorial Park (Minier)
- Veteran's Park (Minonk)
- Veterans Park (Granville)
- Veterans' Park (Havana)
- Veterans' Park (Mackinaw)
- Veterans' Park & Fondulac Recreational Courts & Skate Park (East Peoria)
- Vicary Bottoms Dog Area at Kickapoo Creek (Peoria)
- Village of Cooksville Public Park (Cooksville)
- Volunteer Park (Heyworth)
- Wallace Park (Canton)
- Waller Park (Hudson)
- Walnut Dog Park (Chillicothe)
- Walter Durley & Hazel Marie Boyle Parks (Hennepin)
- Washington Park (Washington)
- Washington Recreation Trail (Washington)
- Waterworks Park (Henry)
- Weaver Park (Washington)
- Weber Park (Lacon)
- Weltman (Wyndhaven) Park (Heyworth)
- Wenona CIty Park (Wenona)
- Western Avenue Greenway Project (Peoria/West Peoria)
- Westgate Park (Washington)
- Weston Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve (Chenoa)
- West Park (Leroy)
- Westview Park & Gridley City Pool (Gridley)
- Westwood Park (Mackinaw)
- Westwood Park (Morton)
- Whitefield Pheasant Habitat Area (Henry)
- Wildlife Prairie Park (Hanna City)
- Wiley Haynes Memorial Park (Peoria Heights)
- Willow Park (Pekin)
- Windsong Estates Neighborhood Park (Washington)
- Woodford State Fish & Wildlife Area (Lowpoint)
- Woodruff Park (Peoria)
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