Peabody River State Fish and Wildlife Area | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Peabody River State Fish and Wildlife Area | |
Location | Randolph County, Illinois, USA |
Nearest city | Baldwin, Illinois |
Coordinates | 38°13′03″N 89°52′09″W / 38.21750°N 89.86917°W |
Area | 2,200 acres (890 ha) |
Governing body | Illinois Department of Natural Resources |
Peabody River State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 2,200 acres (890 ha) in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. It is built on reclaimed mines worked by the Peabody Coal Company from the late 1950s to the late 1980s.