Channahon State Park

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Channahon State Park, Illinois, USA
IUCN Category III (Natural Monument)
Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Channahon State Park
Location	Will County, Illinois, USA
Nearest city	Channahon, Illinois
Coordinates	41°25′27″N 88°13′39″W / 41.42417, -88.2275
Area	20.5 acres (0.08 km²)
Established	1932
Governing body	Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Channahon State Park is an Illinois state park in Will County, Illinois, United States. The park was named after the Indian word meaning "the meeting of the waters" from the Dupage, Des Plaines, and Kankakee Rivers.

[edit] See also

• The Shabbona Trail goes through Channahon State Park and ends in Gebhard Woods State Park.
• Gebhard Woods is located along the 61 mile long National Park Service Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor.

[edit] References

• Channahon - State Park. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
• USGS. "Channahon Parkway State Park, USGS Channahon (IL) Quad", TopoZone. Retrieved on 2007-04-05. 

[edit] External references

• DNR additional page

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