State Park · Illinois, United States
Mitchell's Grove Nature Preserve
Mitchell's Grove Nature Preserve is a state park in Illinois, United States, established in 1997.
Photo: BeowulfBrower via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | LaSalle, Illinois, United States |
| Established | 1997 |
| Coordinates | 41.3775° N, 89.0892° 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 Mitchell's Grove Nature Preserve
Mitchell's Grove Nature Preserve is a 184 acres (74 ha) nature preserve and State Natural Area located in LaSalle County, Illinois, situated between Tomahawk Creek and the Little Vermillion River north of their confluence. It is composed of diverse terrain with over 300 plant species present. While much of the upland area is oak savanna and prairie, the bottomlands consist of several different types of mesic forest with diverse plant communities. The site was given to the state of Illinois by William and Irene Mitchell in 1997.
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 · 73.9 miles away
- Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) · Chicago, United States · 74.6 miles away
- General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) · Milwaukee, United States · 124.5 miles away
Parks nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Mitchell's Grove Nature Preserve?
Mitchell's Grove Nature Preserve is in Illinois, United States (41.3775° N, 89.0892° W).
When was Mitchell's Grove Nature Preserve established?
Mitchell's Grove Nature Preserve was established in 1997, 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/Mitchell's_Grove_Nature_Preserve — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).