| Moraine View State Recreation Area | |
|---|---|
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
  Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Moraine View State Recreation Area  Moraine View State Recreation Area (the United States) | |
| Location | McLean County, Illinois, United States |
| Nearest city | Le Roy, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40°24′41″N 88°43′56″W / 40.41139°N 88.73222°W |
| Area | 1,687 acres (683 ha) |
| Established | 1959 |
| Governing body | Illinois Department of Natural Resources |
The Moraine View State Recreation Area is a state park operated by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) of the U.S. state of Illinois. The 1,687 acre (6.7 km2) recreation area is located near Le Roy, Illinois.
The predecessor of Moraine View, the McLean County Conservation Area, traces its history to 1959. The park was renamed Moraine View State Park in 1975, then Moraine View State Recreation Area in 1995. It is managed for active recreation, including camping, hiking, swimming, boating, hunting and fishing. Camping available includes Class A sites with electricity and nearby modern toilet and shower facilities, to group camps and primitive backpacking sites. Hunters use the park for whitetail deer, pheasant, and wild turkey.
Moraine View was one of eleven state parks slated to close indefinitely on November 1, 2008 due to budget cuts by former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich.[1] It reopened to the public on February 26, 2009.[2]
- ^ Dempsey, Pam G. "Governor closing 24 state sites, including Kickapoo State Park", The News Gazette (Champaign, Illinois), August 29, 2008, accessed August 31, 2008.
- ^ "Moraine View State Recreation Area". Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on March 21, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2018.