Illinois River Forks State Park

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JUST NORTH OF DANVILLE IN OAKWOOD IS A PLACE THAT HAS BEEN RECLAIMED BY BOTH DANVILLE IN OAKWOOD IS A PLACE THAT HAS BEEN RECLAIMED BY BOTH THE PUBLIC AND NATURE. THAT HAS BEEN RECLAIMED BY BOTH THE PUBLIC AND NATURE. WHAT WAS ONCE A STRIP MINE IS THE PUBLIC AND NATURE. WHAT WAS ONCE A STRIP MINE IS NOW KICKAPOO STATE PARK. RIGHT NOW WE ARE HERE AT POND SIX. THIS IS -- WE HAVE A REAL GOOD SIX. THIS IS -- WE HAVE A REAL GOOD EXAMPLE OF SLOW WALL MINING. THIS IS -- WE HAVE A REAL GOOD EXAMPLE OF SLOW WALL MINING. WE HAVE RECLAIMED SLOPE WALL EXAMPLE OF SLOW WALL MINING. WE HAVE RECLAIMED SLOPE WALL MINE AT POND SIX YOU CAN LOOK WE HAVE RECLAIMED SLOPE WALL MINE AT POND SIX YOU CAN LOOK AT. MINE AT POND SIX YOU CAN LOOK AT. THERE IS A HISTORY OF IT. AT. THERE IS A HISTORY OF IT. WE HAVE TOOL COAL CARS THAT CAME THERE IS A HISTORY OF IT. WE HAVE TOOL COAL CARS THAT CAME OUT OF THE MINE BEING WE HAVE TOOL COAL CARS THAT CAME OUT OF THE MINE BEING RECONDITIONED. OUT OF THE MINE BEING RECONDITIONED. THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST SHAFT RECONDITIONED. THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST SHAFT MINES IN THIS AREA THAT WAS THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST SHAFT MINES IN THIS AREA THAT WAS OPERATING. THE PARK WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN 1938. IT IS OLD STRIP MINE COAL PURCHASED IN 1938. IT IS OLD STRIP MINE COAL COUNTRY. IT IS OLD STRIP MINE COAL COUNTRY. IT IS THE OLDEST PARK THAT IS COUNTRY. IT IS THE OLDEST PARK THAT IS KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN RECLAIMED ON IT IS THE OLDEST PARK THAT IS KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN RECLAIMED ON STRIP MINE PROPERTY. KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN RECLAIMED ON STRIP MINE PROPERTY. THERE IS 2,800 ACRES HERE. STRIP MINE PROPERTY. THERE IS 2,800 ACRES HERE. WE HAVE 221 ACRES OF WATER, 22 THERE IS 2,800 ACRES HERE. WE HAVE 221 ACRES OF WATER, 22 SEPARATE PONDS. WE HAVE 221 ACRES OF WATER, 22 SEPARATE PONDS. THE PONDS ARE VERY DEEP. SEPARATE PONDS. THE PONDS ARE VERY DEEP. THEY ARE STOCKED. THE PONDS ARE VERY DEEP. THEY ARE STOCKED. FISHING IS ALWAYS GOOD HERE. THEY ARE STOCKED. FISHING IS ALWAYS GOOD HERE. ONE OF THE HAVE YOU PARKS IN FISHING IS ALWAYS GOOD HERE. ONE OF THE HAVE YOU PARKS IN ILLINOIS THAT ALLOWS SCUBA ONE OF THE HAVE YOU PARKS IN ILLINOIS THAT ALLOWS SCUBA DIVING. ILLINOIS THAT ALLOWS SCUBA DIVING. RIGHT HERE, WE ARE AT DIVING. RIGHT HERE, WE ARE AT SPORTSMEN'S LAKE WHICH IS ONE OF RIGHT HERE, WE ARE AT SPORTSMEN'S LAKE WHICH IS ONE OF THE SCUBA DIVING AREAS. SPORTSMEN'S LAKE WHICH IS ONE OF THE SCUBA DIVING AREAS. THIS IS THE OLD HALL ROAD THAT THE SCUBA DIVING AREAS. THIS IS THE OLD HALL ROAD THAT CAME OUT OF THE STRIP MINE. SO THIS IS THE OLD HALL ROAD THAT CAME OUT OF THE STRIP MINE. SO IT SLOPES VERY SLOWLY OUT TO CAME OUT OF THE STRIP MINE. SO IT SLOPES VERY SLOWLY OUT TO DEEP DID WATER. IT SLOPES VERY SLOWLY OUT TO DEEP DID WATER. WE HAVE MOTORBOAT THAT IS BURIED DEEP DID WATER. WE HAVE MOTORBOAT THAT IS BURIED OUT THERE IN WATER. WE HAVE MOTORBOAT THAT IS BURIED OUT THERE IN WATER. AND WE HAVE A METAL STRUCTURE IN OUT THERE IN WATER. AND WE HAVE A METAL STRUCTURE IN THE VERMILLION COUNTY DIVE TEAMS AND WE HAVE A METAL STRUCTURE IN THE VERMILLION COUNTY DIVE TEAMS UTILIZE AT THAT FOR PRACTICE THE VERMILLION COUNTY DIVE TEAMS UTILIZE AT THAT FOR PRACTICE RESCUE MISSIONS TES AVAILABLE TO UTILIZE AT THAT FOR PRACTICE RESCUE MISSIONS TES AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE WHO SCUBA DIVE. RESCUE MISSIONS TES AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE WHO SCUBA DIVE. THE WATER IS VERY CLEAR SINCE WE PEOPLE WHO SCUBA DIVE. THE WATER IS VERY CLEAR SINCE WE ONLY ALLOW MOTORS. THE WATER IS VERY CLEAR SINCE WE ONLY ALLOW MOTORS. THE VERMILLION RIVER FLOWS ONLY ALLOW MOTORS. THE VERMILLION RIVER FLOWS THROUGH IT, IT IS THE DESIGNATED THE VERMILLION RIVER FLOWS THROUGH IT, IT IS THE DESIGNATED SCENIC RIVER. THROUGH IT, IT IS THE DESIGNATED SCENIC RIVER. THERE ARE 17 MILES PROTECTED IN SCENIC RIVER. THERE ARE 17 MILES PROTECTED IN THE PARK. THERE ARE 17 MILES PROTECTED IN THE PARK. WE HAVE CONCESSION THAT HAS THE PARK. WE HAVE CONCESSION THAT HAS CANOES, AND HE WILL TAKE YOU UP WE HAVE CONCESSION THAT HAS CANOES, AND HE WILL TAKE YOU UP STOLE, PUT YOU ON, YOU CAN GO CANOES, AND HE WILL TAKE YOU UP STOLE, PUT YOU ON, YOU CAN GO HALF DAY OR FULL DAY TRIP. STOLE, PUT YOU ON, YOU CAN GO HALF DAY OR FULL DAY TRIP. THE PARK WE HAVE ABOUT 15 MILES HALF DAY OR FULL DAY TRIP. THE PARK WE HAVE ABOUT 15 MILES OF HIKING TRAILS. THE PARK WE HAVE ABOUT 15 MILES OF HIKING TRAILS. WE HAVE ONE THAT IS 7.6 MILES. OF HIKING TRAILS. WE HAVE ONE THAT IS 7.6 MILES. IT GOES OUT ACROSS THE MIDDLE WE HAVE ONE THAT IS 7.6 MILES. IT GOES OUT ACROSS THE MIDDLE FORK RIVER AND ACROSS BEAUTIFUL IT GOES OUT ACROSS THE MIDDLE FORK RIVER AND ACROSS BEAUTIFUL IRON BRIDGE. FORK RIVER AND ACROSS BEAUTIFUL IRON BRIDGE. WE HAVE TRAILS THAT RUN ALONG IRON BRIDGE. WE HAVE TRAILS THAT RUN ALONG THE RIVER ON RIDGES. WE HAVE WE HAVE TRAILS THAT RUN ALONG THE RIVER ON RIDGES. WE HAVE TRAILS THAT RUN DOWN IN THE THE RIVER ON RIDGES. WE HAVE TRAILS THAT RUN DOWN IN THE LOWLANDS AND THROUGH THE UPLAND TRAILS THAT RUN DOWN IN THE LOWLANDS AND THROUGH THE UPLAND WOODS, HARD TRAILS, EASY TRAILS, LOWLANDS AND THROUGH THE UPLAND WOODS, HARD TRAILS, EASY TRAILS, AND THEY ARE ALL WELL MARKED. WE HAVE ONE OF THE FINEST MOUNTAIN BIKTRAILS IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS. MOUNTAIN BIKTRAILS IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS. WE HAVE OVER NINE MILES OF ILLINOIS. WE HAVE OVER NINE MILES OF SINGLE TRACK, AND THE KICKAPOO WE HAVE OVER NINE MILES OF SINGLE TRACK, AND THE KICKAPOO MOUNTAIN BIKE MANAGES THOSE SINGLE TRACK, AND THE KICKAPOO MOUNTAIN BIKE MANAGES THOSE TRAILS FOR US AND TAKES ALL THE MOUNTAIN BIKE MANAGES THOSE TRAILS FOR US AND TAKES ALL THE MAINTENANCE ON THEM. TRAILS FOR US AND TAKES ALL THE MAINTENANCE ON THEM. IF YOU ARE A MOUNTAIN BIKERS IT MAINTENANCE ON THEM. IF YOU ARE A MOUNTAIN BIKERS IT IS A GREAT PLACE TO RIDE. IF YOU ARE A MOUNTAIN BIKERS IT IS A GREAT PLACE TO RIDE. OUR MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS ARE IS A GREAT PLACE TO RIDE. OUR MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS ARE RATED MORE AS TECHNICAL THAN OUR MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS ARE RATED MORE AS TECHNICAL THAN DIFFICULT. RATED MORE AS TECHNICAL THAN DIFFICULT. TRAIN IS NOT REAL TOUGH -- DIFFICULT. TRAIN IS NOT REAL TOUGH -- TERRAIN IS UP AND DOWN, TWIST TRAIN IS NOT REAL TOUGH -- TERRAIN IS UP AND DOWN, TWIST AND TURNING, AND GIVES YOU A TERRAIN IS UP AND DOWN, TWIST AND TURNING, AND GIVES YOU A GOOD WORK OUT ON THOSE. AND TURNING, AND GIVES YOU A GOOD WORK OUT ON THOSE. THIS IS THE MEADOW WHERE WE HAVE GOOD WORK OUT ON THOSE. THIS IS THE MEADOW WHERE WE HAVE OUR CROSS-COUNTRY MEETS. THIS IS THE MEADOW WHERE WE HAVE OUR CROSS-COUNTRY MEETS. VERMILLION COUNTY SCHOOLS HOST OUR CROSS-COUNTRY MEETS. VERMILLION COUNTY SCHOOLS HOST MANY, MANY CROSS-COUNTRY MEETS. VERMILLION COUNTY SCHOOLS HOST MANY, MANY CROSS-COUNTRY MEETS. WE HOLD THE CROSS-COUNTRY TRACK MANY, MANY CROSS-COUNTRY MEETS. WE HOLD THE CROSS-COUNTRY TRACK MEET. WE HOLD THE CROSS-COUNTRY TRACK MEET. WE HOLD THE CONFERENCE AND MEET. WE HOLD THE CONFERENCE AND COUPLE OF THE SECTIONALS HAVE WE HOLD THE CONFERENCE AND COUPLE OF THE SECTIONALS HAVE BEEN HELD OUT HERE. COUPLE OF THE SECTIONALS HAVE BEEN HELD OUT HERE. TWO NIGHTS A WEEK WE HAVE BEEN HELD OUT HERE. TWO NIGHTS A WEEK WE HAVE CROSS-COUNTRY TRACK MEETS OUT TWO NIGHTS A WEEK WE HAVE CROSS-COUNTRY TRACK MEETS OUT HERE, AND A LOT OF THE SCHOOLS CROSS-COUNTRY TRACK MEETS OUT HERE, AND A LOT OF THE SCHOOLS COME OUT HERE AND ALSO PRACTICE. HERE, AND A LOT OF THE SCHOOLS COME OUT HERE AND ALSO PRACTICE. HERE AT KICKAPOO WE HAVE 101 COME OUT HERE AND ALSO PRACTICE. HERE AT KICKAPOO WE HAVE 101 ELECTRICAL SITES, 82 HERE AT KICKAPOO WE HAVE 101 ELECTRICAL SITES, 82 NON-ELECTRICAL SITES. ELECTRICAL SITES, 82 NON-ELECTRICAL SITES. MOST OF THEM ARE SEPARATED BY NON-ELECTRICAL SITES. MOST OF THEM ARE SEPARATED BY SOME TREES SO THEY ARE VERY MOST OF THEM ARE SEPARATED BY SOME TREES SO THEY ARE VERY SECLUDED OF WE HAVE TWO SHOWER SOME TREES SO THEY ARE VERY SECLUDED OF WE HAVE TWO SHOWER BUILDINGS HERE IN THE PARK WITH SECLUDED OF WE HAVE TWO SHOWER BUILDINGS HERE IN THE PARK WITH FLUSHED TOILE, HOT AND COLD BUILDINGS HERE IN THE PARK WITH FLUSHED TOILE, HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER. PRIMITIVE SITES, FLUSHED TOILE, HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER. PRIMITIVE SITES, WE HAVE 15 WALK-IN SITES, WHERE RUNNING WATER. PRIMITIVE SITES, WE HAVE 15 WALK-IN SITES, WHERE YOU HAVE TO CARRY YOUR WE HAVE 15 WALK-IN SITES, WHERE YOU HAVE TO CARRY YOUR EQUIPMENT. YOU HAVE TO CARRY YOUR EQUIPMENT. THEY ARE VERY SEE CLUED. EQUIPMENT. THEY ARE VERY SEE CLUED. WE DON'T RESERVE THOSE, BUT THEY THEY ARE VERY SEE CLUED. WE DON'T RESERVE THOSE, BUT THEY ARE VERY NICE. WE DON'T RESERVE THOSE, BUT THEY ARE VERY NICE. THE COX SEM TEAR SI A PIONEER ARE VERY NICE. THE COX SEM TEAR SI A PIONEER CEMETERY. THE COX SEM TEAR SI A PIONEER CEMETERY. JOHN COX WAS A SCOUT IN THE CEMETERY. JOHN COX WAS A SCOUT IN THE BLACKHAWK WARS OF AFTER THOSE JOHN COX WAS A SCOUT IN THE BLACKHAWK WARS OF AFTER THOSE WARS WERE OVER, HE CAME BACK AND BLACKHAWK WARS OF AFTER THOSE WARS WERE OVER, HE CAME BACK AND HOMESTEADED IN THE PARK. WARS WERE OVER, HE CAME BACK AND HOMESTEADED IN THE PARK. HE AND HIS WIFE AND HIS DAUGHTER HOMESTEADED IN THE PARK. HE AND HIS WIFE AND HIS DAUGHTER ARE BURIED IN THE CEMETERY RIGHT HE AND HIS WIFE AND HIS DAUGHTER ARE BURIED IN THE CEMETERY RIGHT BY OUR SHOWER BUILDING NUMBER ARE BURIED IN THE CEMETERY RIGHT BY OUR SHOWER BUILDING NUMBER ONE. THEY HOMESTEADED THAT AREA KICKAPOO IS A VERY, VERY POPULAR PARK IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. ANYBODY THAT VISITS VERMILLION PARK IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. ANYBODY THAT VISITS VERMILLION COUNTY KNOW IT IS ALL CORN AND ANYBODY THAT VISITS VERMILLION COUNTY KNOW IT IS ALL CORN AND BEANS. COUNTY KNOW IT IS ALL CORN AND BEANS. WHEN YOU GET TO THE EDGE OF THE BEANS. WHEN YOU GET TO THE EDGE OF THE PARK, YOU THINK HOW MUCH CAN BE WHEN YOU GET TO THE EDGE OF THE PARK, YOU THINK HOW MUCH CAN BE THERE. PARK, YOU THINK HOW MUCH CAN BE THERE. AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO THE THERE. AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO THE PARK, YOU WILL SEE THE MIDDLE AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO THE PARK, YOU WILL SEE THE MIDDLE FORK OF THE VERMILLION GOES PARK, YOU WILL SEE THE MIDDLE FORK OF THE VERMILLION GOES THROUGH IT. FORK OF THE VERMILLION GOES THROUGH IT. IT IS ROLLING. THROUGH IT. IT IS ROLLING. IT IS HILLY. IT IS ROLLING. IT IS HILLY. IT HAS GOT BEAUTIFUL TREES IN IT IS HILLY. IT HAS GOT BEAUTIFUL TREES IN IT, ABUNDANT WILDLIFE. IT HAS GOT BEAUTIFUL TREES IN IT, ABUNDANT WILDLIFE. IT IS JUST LIKE OASIS IN THE IT, ABUNDANT WILDLIFE. IT IS JUST LIKE OASIS IN THE PRAIRIE OF CORN AND BEANS. IT IS JUST LIKE OASIS IN THE PRAIRIE OF CORN AND BEANS. >> NOT ONLY IS KICKAPOO STATE PARK THE THE FIRST PARK IN THE NATION TO RECLAIM STRIP MINE LAND, IT THE THE FIRST PARK IN THE NATION TO RECLAIM STRIP MINE LAND, IT IS ALSO ONE OF THE FIRST TO BE TO RECLAIM STRIP MINE LAND, IT IS ALSO ONE OF THE FIRST TO BE SUBSIDIZED BY PUBLIC IS ALSO ONE OF THE FIRST TO BE SUBSIDIZED BY PUBLIC CONTRIBUTIONS. TO REACH KICKAPOO STATE PARK CALL (217)442-4915.