Chain O'Lakes State Park (Illinois)

For the similarly named state park in Indiana, see Chain O'Lakes State Park (Indiana).

Chain O'Lakes State Park
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
Prairie in Chain O'Lakes State Park, August 2017
Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Chain O'Lakes State Park Chain O'Lakes State Park (Illinois) (the United States)
Location	Lake and McHenry counties, Illinois, United States
Nearest city	Spring Grove, Illinois
Coordinates	42°27′32″N 88°10′27″W
Area	2,793 acres (1,130 ha)
Established	1945
Governing body	Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk at Chain O'Lakes State Park (Illinois)

Chain O'Lakes State Park is a 2,793-acre (1,130 ha) Illinois state park at the inlet of the Fox River into the Chain O'Lakes in Lake and McHenry counties, in the suburban wildlife of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

It is one of the centerpieces of the proposed Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge.

External links

• "Chain O'Lakes State Park". Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
• USGS. "Chain O'Lakes State Park, USGS Fox Lake (IL, WI) Quad". TopoQuest. Retrieved 2008-07-05.