State Park · Illinois, United States
Shabbona Lake State Park
Shabbona Lake State Park is a state park in Illinois, United States, established in 1978.
Photo: Yinan Chen via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | DeKalb, Illinois, United States |
| Established | 1978 |
| Coordinates | 41.7394° N, 88.8522° 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 Shabbona Lake State Park
Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park on 1,550 acres (630 ha) in Shabbona Township, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. Shabbona Lake is a man-made lake created in 1975 by damming the (Big) Indian Creek, a tributary of the Fox River. Its name derives from the Potawatomi leader Shabbona. Seventy miles west of Chicago, off U.S. 30, urban landscape gives way to 1,550 acres (630 ha) of rolling prairie and a 318.8 acres (129.0 ha) man-made fishing lake. On March 21, 2025, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation authorizing the transfer of ownership of the park to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
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What to do
Airports near this park
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- Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) · Chicago, United States · 51.5 miles away
- Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) · Chicago, United States · 56.8 miles away
- General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) · Milwaukee, United States · 96.7 miles away
Parks nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Shabbona Lake State Park?
Shabbona Lake State Park is in Illinois, United States (41.7394° N, 88.8522° W).
When was Shabbona Lake State Park established?
Shabbona Lake State Park was established in 1978, 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/Shabbona_Lake_State_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).