Illinois Beach State Park is a bit like someone took Big Marsh Park, Montrose Beach, and Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie and mashed them together like an early-2000s RJD2 banger.

Illinois Beach State Park’s shoreline has faced severe erosion in recent years, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, with some areas receding by as much as 100 feet in a year.

According to Beach Park Fire Department Chief Tom Stahl, 2024 saw more than 2 million annual visitors, up from 1.2 million in 2015, making it the second-most-visited state park in Illinois.

Officials celebrate restoration of shoreline at Illinois Beach State Park 02:23 It was a big investment in the lakefront that Gov. JB Pritzker said will be worth it.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and officials from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Capital Development Board have announced plans for two projects to protect roughly 2.2 ...

Illinois’ 290 state parks and 56 historic ... Beach State Park holds Illinois’ only undeveloped stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline, but it’s subject to the ferocious waves of the lake. ...

The Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park reopens Sunday, after two storms last summer caused severe damage to the 4,160-acre park located in north suburban Zion.

Illinois’ 290 state parks and 56 historic sites recorded more than 41 million visitors last year, ... Beach State Park holds Illinois' only undeveloped stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline, ...

Beach State Park holds Illinois' only undeveloped stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline, ... was the state’s most visited historic site last year with 360,000 visitors.