Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish & Wildlife Area

Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish & Wildlife Area

Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / Illinois
Location:Cass County in west central Illinois, 25 miles northwest of Springfield off IL 125.
Facilities:84 Class A and AA campsites (all but 19 have electricity), 9 cabins, equestrian campground (51 sites with electricity), primitive campingarea, shower building, picnic areas, restrooms, shelters,hiking/jogging trails (3 miles), equestrian trail (26 miles), mountainbike/hiking trail (24 miles).
Activities:Camping, boating, sailing, canoeing, fishing, hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, hunting.
Special Features:At 26 square miles, site is Department of Natural Resource's largestblock of property. It is composed of rolling hills with mature forest,agricultural fields, and grasslands, and dissected by Panther and Coxcreeks and their tributaries. The area is home to a rich assortment ofwildlife, including the Indiana bat, northern harrier, andred-shouldered hawk--all endangered species--and game species such asthe white-tailed deer, wild turkey, ring-neck pheasant, and mourningdove.
Address:10149 County Hwy 11
Chandlerville, IL 62627

Phone:217-452-7741
Web: dnr.state.il.us/Lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R4/jepc.htm
Size: 16,550 acres.

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