Cave-in-Rock State Park

Cave-In-Rock State Park
Map showing the location of Cave-In-Rock State Park
Map showing the location of Cave-In-Rock State Park
Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Cave-In-Rock State Park
Map showing the location of Cave-In-Rock State Park
Map showing the location of Cave-In-Rock State Park
Cave-in-Rock State Park (the United States)
LocationCave-In-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois, U.S.
Coordinates37°28′07″N 88°09′21″W / 37.46861°N 88.15583°W / 37.46861; -88.15583
Area204 acres (83 ha)
Established1929
Governing bodyIllinois Department of Natural Resources
Cave-In-Rock
Location0.5 mi N of the town of Cave-In-Rock, Cave-In-Rock, Illinois
Area1 acre
MPSCaught in the Middle: The Civil War on the Lower Ohio River MPS
NRHP reference No.98000984[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 6, 1998

Cave-In-Rock State Park is an Illinois state park, on 204 acres (0.83 km2), in the town of Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois, in the United States. The state park contains the historic Cave-In-Rock, a landmark of the Ohio River. It is maintained by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR).[2]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Joe McFarland, "The Hole in the River", Outdoor Illinois XVIII:11 (November 2010), pages 2-5.