Agencies
Services
Land and Water Reserve Area
8
County
Wabash
Location
The site is located 2 miles east of Keensburg in southeastern Wabash County near the Illinois-Indiana border. It is within Beall Woods State Park adjacent to Beall Woods Nature Preserve and along the Wabash River.
Description
Beall Woods Land and Water Reserve is included within the Beall Woods Illinois Natural Areas Inventory Site (INAI #0940). It is contiguous with Beall Woods Nature Preserve which was designated as the “Forest of the Wabash” in the National Natural Landmark program. The reserve consists of 13 acres of Grade B dry-mesic upland forest and 20 acres of Grade B wet-mesic floodplain forest. The canopy of the upland forest is occupied by white oak, black oak, red oak, chinquapin oak, tulip tree, shagbark hickory, and ash. The floodplain forest is dominated by mature sycamore, silver maple, box elder, ash, hackberry, and cottonwood. Coffee Creek, a low gradient perennial stream, flows in an easterly direction throughout the central part of the reserve.
Ownership
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Registered
August 2002
Size
43 acres
Access
The site is open to the public. Hiking, bird watching, and nature observation are allowed.
Topographic Quad
Keensburg
For Further Information
Visit the State Park Website or Contact the INPC
Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, IL 62702
217-785-8686
DNR.INPC@illinois.gov
