List of National Natural Landmarks in Illinois

List Of National Natural Landmarks In Illinois

From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in Illinois. There are 18 in total

Name Image Date Location County Description
Allerton Natural Area 01970-01-011970 39°59′53″N 88°39′00″W / 39.998°N 88.65°W / 39.998; -88.65 Piatt Contains relatively undisturbed examples of bottomland on the upper Sangamon River and upland forests.
Bell Smith Springs 01980-01-011980 37°31′7″N 88°39′22″W / 37.51861°N 88.65611°W / 37.51861; -88.65611 Pope A fragile area containing some of the best examples of ecosystems typical of sharply dissected sandstone substrates -- part of the Shawnee National Forest
Busse Forest Nature Preserve 01980-01-011980 Schaumburg Cook A surviving fragment of flatwoods, a type of damp-ground forest in the Great Lakes region. Characterized by red maple, swamp white oak, and black ash trees. It is part of the larger Ned Brown Forest Preserve, managed by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County.
Forest of the Wabash 01965-01-011965 38°21′31″N 87°49′30″W / 38.35861°N 87.82500°W / 38.35861; -87.82500 Wabash Essentially undisturbed upland and bottomland forests lying along the Wabash River.
Fults Hill Prairie Nature Preserve 01986-01-011986 37°58′39″N 89°48′02″W / 37.97750°N 89.80056°W / 37.97750; -89.80056 Monroe Essentially undisturbed loess hill prairies.
Funks Grove 01974-01-011974 40°21′49″N 89°06′52″W / 40.36361°N 89.11444°W / 40.36361; -89.11444 McLean Rare example of the virgin forests once isolated on the prairies of the Midwest.
Giant City 01980-01-011980 37°36′18″N 89°11′18″W / 37.60500°N 89.18833°W / 37.60500; -89.18833 Union An exceptional example of gravity sliding, consisting of massive joint-bounded sandstone blocks of Pennsylvanian age.
Heron Pond - Little Black Slough 01972-01-011972 37°22′01″N 88°57′00″W / 37.367°N 88.950°W / 37.367; -88.950 Johnson Largest remaining cypress-tupelo swamp in Illinois.
Horseshoe Lake 01972-01-011972 37°08′56″N 089°21′18″W / 37.14889°N 89.35500°W / 37.14889; -89.35500 (Horseshoe Lake (Alexander County)) Alexander Contains diverse aquatic and terrestrial flora and fauna and mature stands of bald cypress.
Illinois Beach Nature Preserve 01980-01-011980 42°25′02″N 87°48′42″W / 42.41722°N 87.81167°W / 42.41722; -87.81167 Lake County Supports over 60 species of animals and plants that are threatened or endangered in Illinois.
LaRue-Pine Hills Ecological Area 01974-01-011974 37°35′N 89°25′W / 37.583°N 89.417°W / 37.583; -89.417 Union One of the finest assemblages of diverse vegetation in the Midwest.
Little Grand Canyon 01980-01-011980 37°41′11″N 89°23′54″W / 37.68644°N 89.39844°W / 37.68644; -89.39844 Jackson A large box canyon with vertical overhanging walls.
Lower Cache River Swamp 01980-01-011980 37°04′01″N 89°10′22″W / 37.066944°N 89.172778°W / 37.066944; -89.172778 Johnson, Pulaski Remnant of the swampy flood plain forest and open swamp that once covered an extensive area at the junction of the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys
Lusk Creek Canyon 01980-01-011980 Eddyville Pope An excellent example of a gorge-like valley formed by mass wasting and stream erosion in lower Pennsylvanian sandstones -- part of the Shawnee National Forest
Markham Prairie 01987-01-011987 41°36′25″N 87°41′16″W / 41.60694°N 87.68778°W / 41.60694; -87.68778 Cook One of the largest and highest quality, undisturbed prairies in Illinois.
Mississippi Palisades 01972-01-011972 42°08′18″N 90°09′32″W / 42.138333°N 90.158889°W / 42.138333; -90.158889 Carroll Deep V- shaped valleys, caves and sinks, and massive cliffs along the Mississippi River.
Volo Bog Nature Preserve 01972-01-011972 42°21′06″N 88°11′10″W / 42.351667°N 88.186111°W / 42.351667; -88.186111 Lake Contains many unusual or rare plants that are characteristic of the classic northern quaking bog.
Wauconda Bog Nature Preserve 01972-01-011972 42°15′14″N 88°07′49″W / 42.2539°N 88.1302°W / 42.2539; -88.1302 Lake Mature bog with bog vegetation at their farthest southern extension in Illinois.

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