Experience the fun of outdoor adventure at Starved Rock State Park. Enjoy hiking along the nature trails or viewing the many spectacular overlooks along the Illinois River. Choose picnicking to fishing to boating, from horseback riding to camping.
Starved Rock History
This area has been home to humans from as early as 8000 B.C. Hopewellian, Woodland and Mississippian Native American cultures thrived here. The most recent and probably the most numerous group of Native Americans to live here was the Illiniwek, from the 1500s to the 1700s. Approximately 5,000 to 7,000 Kaskaskias, a subtribe of the Illiniwek, had a village extending along the bank of the Illinois River across from the current park.
Directions:
- I-39 southbound: South to I-80 east (exit #59). Go 2 miles to exit #81 (Rt. 178, Utica). Go south (right) 3 miles on Rt. 178 and follow the signs into the Park.
- I-39 northbound: North to Exit #48 (Tonica exit). Go east (right) for approximately 5 miles to the T-intersection, which is Rt. 178. Go north (left) for approximately 5 miles and follow the signs into the Park.
- I-80 Eastbound and Westbound: Get off at exit #81 (Rt.178, Utica). Go south 3 miles on Rt. 178 and follow the signs into the Park.
- From the Chicago area: Take I-294 or I-355 south to I-55. Take I-55 south to I-80. Go west on I-80, 45 miles to Exit #81 (Rt. 178, Utica). Go south (left) 3 miles on Rt. 178 and follow the signs into the Park.
Alternate Chicago Routes:
- 90/94 South to 55 South to Route 80 West to Exit #81
- 57 South to 80 West to Exit #81
Mileage to Starved Rock:
- Aurora/Naperville...54
- Bloomington...63
- Champaign...118
- Chicago...94
- Joliet...58
- Peoria...65
- Quad Cities...95
- Rockford...83
- Springfield...127
- St. Louis...224
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