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September and October 2025
The Starved Rock Lodge parking lot will be under construction starting September 2. Parking is still available, but will be reduced during construction.
Please exercise caution when entering the parking lot, as the available areas are subject to change over time. Please follow the construction sign. We thank you for your patience while we improve our park.
Park operations, including the facilities at the Starved Rock Lodge, the Starved Rock Visitor Center, park trails, and the Starved Rock Campground, will continue as normal.
Starved Rock Lodge www.StarvedRockLodge.com is located within Starved Rock State Park, 10 miles west of Ottawa and Interstate 80 and four miles south on Illinois 178.
The Lodge, conference center and restaurant are open year-round. Reserve online, or call 815-667-4211 or 800-868-7625.
The architecture of the historic Lodge, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930's, rivals that of national park lodges. The historic stone-and-log Lodge features 69 guest rooms. Hotel rooms feature: a full bath, microwave/mini-fridge, coffee maker, hair dryer, TV/DVD (except the Pioneer Cabins), heat and air conditioning. Just outside the Lodge, there are an additional 21 cabin rooms (some with wood-burning fireplaces) which are surrounded by towering pines and century-old oak trees.
Lodge guests enjoy an indoor pool complex with two saunas, a hot tub, a children's pool (gated) and an outdoor sunning patio.
Within the Lodge, guests enjoy the gift shop, cafe, lounge, outdoor dining and entertainment on the veranda.
The family-style restaurant at the Lodge serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Specialties include a spectacular Sunday brunch, kids' menus, fried chicken, steaks, seafood and pasta. The Starved Rock Cafe provides lighter fare.
Six conference rooms are available. The largest meeting room can accommodate 200 people.
The Lodge is a popular location for weddings (both indoor and outdoor), banquets and business retreats.
