Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area

Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area
Map showing the location of Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area
Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area
Map showing the location of Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area
Map showing the location of Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area
Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area (the United States)
LocationLogan County, Illinois, United States
Nearest cityLincoln, Illinois
Coordinates40°07′00″N 89°23′30″W / 40.11667°N 89.39167°W / 40.11667; -89.39167
Area974 acres (394 ha)
Established1971
Governing bodyIllinois Department of Natural Resources

The Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area is a 974-acre (394 ha) conservation area located in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is located south of Lincoln, Illinois. Founded in 1971 as Railsplitter State Park, it was renamed in 1995 in honor of Edward R. Madigan, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the town of Lincoln and a U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. The park is operated by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR).

The horseshoe-shaped park surrounds the Lincoln Correctional Center/Logan Correctional Center, a complex of state facilities operated by the Illinois Department of Corrections. One of the park's primary assets is a 2.5-mile (4 km) section of Salt Creek, a major tributary of central Illinois' Sangamon River.