Volo Bog State Natural Area

Not to be confused with a bog of the same name near Pinhook Bog, Indiana.
Volo Bog State Natural Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
The open-water center of Volo Bog, surrounded by tamarack trees
Map showing the location of Volo Bog State Natural Area
Map showing the location of Volo Bog State Natural Area
Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Volo Bog State Natural Area
Map showing the location of Volo Bog State Natural Area
Map showing the location of Volo Bog State Natural Area
Volo Bog State Natural Area (the United States)
LocationLake County, Illinois, USA
Nearest cityIngleside, Illinois
Coordinates42°21′06″N 88°11′10″W / 42.35167°N 88.18611°W / 42.35167; -88.18611
Area1,150 acres (470 ha)
Established1970
Governing bodyIllinois Department of Natural Resources
Designated1972

Volo Bog State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, United States, preserving Volo Bog. The bog was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1973 as the only remaining open-water quaking bog in Illinois.[1] The site also contains woodlands, savanna, marshes, prairie restoration areas, shrubland and old fields. Maintained by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (Illinois DNR), the site is located about a mile west of U.S. Route 12 between the towns of Volo and Fox Lake, Illinois.[2]

  1. ^ "Welcome to the National Natural Landmark Program". United States National Park Service. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
  2. ^ Illinois Atlas and Gazetteer. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping. 1991. ISBN 0-89933-213-7.