Illinois State park Closings

steve1128 - 2008-09-03 1:03 PM I live in Channahon Illinois and just recieved word that 3 of our areas State Parks will be closing on Nov. 1st due to our beloved Governors budget cuts. They are The Channahon State Park, Gebhard Woods in Morris and Illini in Marseilles. These three Stae Parks are great assets to our community and it would be a huge mistake if they were to close. Equally important is the Illinois and Michigan Canal which connects these three parks. It is a crushed limestone path and serves as a great training path for all of our area athletes including high school x country teams and home to The Prarie State Roadrunners Club for more than 20 years. I enclosed a phone number and ask if you have a few minutes to call and voice your opposition to these proposed closings. Thanks so much for all of your help. Governors Office of Citizen Action 217-788-0244

bulldog520 - 2008-09-03 8:51 PM Another park slated to close by our disgusting human feces of a governor is Moraine View State Park where the Tri-Shark race is held each year.

crowny2 - 2008-09-04 7:43 AM

So I have a question.

What does it mean to close a state park?  Does that mean that nobody can go to it.  At all?  It then becomes "No tresspass" property?  Or does it just mean that it is untended property that people can still visit? 

I honestly don't know.

bulldog520 - 2008-09-04 7:51 PM

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/08/29/news/doc48b6e2bf7256b... following Illinois State Parks will close effective November 1:

Castle Rock State Park, Oregon

Lowden State Park, Oregon

Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park, Sheffield

Illini State Park, Marseilles

Channahon Parkway State Park, Channahon

Gebhard Woods State Park, Morris

Hidden Springs State Forrest, Strasburg

Kickapoo State Park, Oakwood

Moraine View State Park, Leroy

Weldon Springs State Park, Clinton

Wolf Creek State Park, Windsor