Rock Island Trail State Park (Illinois)

Rock Island Trail State Park
Wyoming station, the trail headquarters
Map showing the location of Rock Island Trail State Park
Map showing the location of Rock Island Trail State Park
Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Rock Island Trail State Park
Map showing the location of Rock Island Trail State Park
Map showing the location of Rock Island Trail State Park
Rock Island Trail State Park (Illinois) (the United States)
LocationStark and Peoria counties, Illinois, USA
Nearest cityWyoming, Illinois
Coordinates40°58′12″N 89°44′42″W / 40.97000°N 89.74500°W / 40.97000; -89.74500
Area26 miles (42 km)
Established1989
Governing bodyIllinois Department of Natural Resources

The Rock Island Trail State Park is a 26-mile (42 km) long public rail trail in the west-central region of the U.S. state of Illinois. It was designated a National Recreation Trail in 2003.[1]

It passes through portions of Peoria and Stark counties. The southern end of the trail is currently located at Pioneer Parkway in north Peoria, Illinois, and the northern end is in Toulon, Illinois, the county seat of Stark County. The right-of-way served as a railroad line from 1871 to 1963, was unused in 1963-1989, and has been a public trail since 1989.[2]

  1. ^ "National Recreation Trails: Illinois". American Trails. Retrieved September 28, 2008.
  2. ^ Illinois Atlas and Gazetteer. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping. 1991. ISBN 0-89933-213-7.