Shabbona Lake State Park, State park and recreational area in DeKalb County, Illinois.
The 1,550-acre park contains a 318-acre man-made fishing lake surrounded by rolling prairie, mesic woods, and bottomland vegetation.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources established this park in 1978 after creating the lake by damming Big Indian Creek in 1975.
The park and lake carry the name of Potawatomi leader Shabbona, preserving Native American heritage in the Illinois landscape.
The park provides facilities for picnicking, camping, hiking, fishing, hunting, and maintains a strict no-wake policy for all boats on the lake.
A 15-acre dedicated area within the park serves as seasonal nesting grounds for migratory waterfowl including canvasback and pintail ducks.
Location: Illinois
Inception: 1978
Website: https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks/Pages/ShabbonaLake.aspx
GPS coordinates: 41.73944,-88.85222
Latest update: March 18, 2025 19:12
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