Weinberg-King State Park

Infobox_protected_area | name = Weinberg-King State Park, Illinois, USA
iucn_category = III


caption = Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Weinberg-King State Park
locator_x = 66
locator_y = 161
location = Schuyler County, Illinois, USA
nearest_city = Augusta, Illinois
lat_degrees = 40
lat_minutes = 14
lat_seconds = 08
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 90
long_minutes = 53
long_seconds = 49
long_direction = W
area = convert|772|acre|km2|2|lk=on
established = May 1968
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visitation_year =
governing_body = Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Weinberg-King State Park is an Illinois state park on convert|772|acre|km2|2| in Schuyler County, Illinois, United States. It is located near Augusta, Illinois. [cite web |url= http://dnr.state.il.us/Lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R4/WEINBERG.HTM |title= Weinberg-King - State Park|accessdate=2007-04-11 | publisher = Illinois Department of Natural Resources] [cite news | author= USGS | url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?latd=40&latm=14&lats=8&lond=90&lonm=53&lons=49&datum=NAD83&u=6| title= Weinborg-King State Park, USGS Augusta (IL) Quad | publisher= TopoQuest | accessdate= 2008-07-05]

Geology and history

Weinberg-King State Park is located on the western edge of a large plain of glacial till left behind by the ice sheets of the Illinois Glaciation, which spanned from 300,000 to 125,000 years before the present. Because the park is at the edge of the till plain, the park's streams, especially Williams Creek, have eroded down through the till to a bed of Pennsylvanian sandstone.Kathy Andrews, "A Royal Park", Outdoor Illinois vol. XV, no. 6 (June 2007), pages 4-7.]

The park is based on a convert|500|acre|km2|2| parcel of open space formerly owned by the Weinberg-King family, who donated the land to the state of Illinois in 1968.

Today

The park is administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Ponds in the park have many beautiful creatures such as bass, bluegill, and catfish. There are nearly 30 miles of trails maintained within the park. The park offers resources for upland game and bird hunting, including squirrels, doves, quail, rabbits, woodcock, white-tailed deer, and wild turkey.

Illinois Route 101 passes through the park.

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