State Park · Illinois, United States
Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park
Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park is a state park in Illinois, United States, established in 1948.
Photo: Yinan Chen via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Lake, Illinois, United States |
| Established | 1948 |
| Coordinates | 42.4172° N, 87.8117° W |
| Managed by | Illinois state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park
The Illinois Beach State Park (officially the Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park) is a state park of Illinois, located along Lake Michigan in northern Lake County in northeast Illinois. Together with lands to the north, including Chiwaukee Prairie, it forms most of the Chiwaukee Prairie Illinois Beach Lake Plain, an internationally recognized wetland of importance under the Ramsar Convention. The park is broken into two units that encompass an area of 4,160 acres (1,683 ha) and contains over six miles of Lake Michigan shoreline. In 2010, it was renamed for former state senator Adeline Geo-Karis.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) · Chicago, United States · 30.7 miles away
- General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) · Milwaukee, United States · 36.9 miles away
- Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) · Chicago, United States · 43.7 miles away
Parks nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park?
Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park is in Illinois, United States (42.4172° N, 87.8117° W).
When was Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park established?
Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park was established in 1948, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_protected_areas_of_Illinois — Wikipedia list of Illinois state parks — park name, county/location, size, year where the table states them.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Beach_State_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).