Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area

Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
Cragg Cabin at Goose Lake Prairie
Cragg Cabin at Goose Lake Prairie
Map showing the location of Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
Map showing the location of Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
Map showing the location of Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
Map showing the location of Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area (the United States)
LocationGrundy County, Illinois, U.S.
Nearest cityMorris, Illinois
Coordinates41°22′03″N 88°17′50″W / 41.36750°N 88.29722°W / 41.36750; -88.29722
Area2,537 acres (1,027 ha)
Governing bodyIllinois Department of Natural Resources

Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area is a 2,537-acre (1,027 ha) state park in Illinois. More than half of the state park is a tallgrass prairie maintained as an Illinois Nature Preserve. It is located in Grundy County near the town of Morris approximately 50 miles (80 km) southwest of Chicago.[1]

  1. ^ Illinois Atlas and Gazetteer. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping. 1991. ISBN 0-89933-213-7.