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NOTICE: Ryan’s Round Barn will open for the season Saturday, May 3. Friends of Johnson-Sauk Trail will lead guided tours the first and third Saturdays of the month, May through September 1- 4 p.m. For more information, call the park office at 309-853-2425.

From cross-country skiing in the winter to a lazy picnic in the summer, from a fishing trip in the spring to exploring fields of wildflowers amidst the fall colors of the giant oaks, Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation Area truly is a park for all seasons.
Located on a glacial moraine that forms the beautiful, rolling hills of Henry County in north-central Illinois, the park sits astride a trail that led Native Americans from Lake Michigan to the confluence of the Mississippi and Rock rivers.

Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation Area features 1,365 acres and abundant recreation opportunities.

Park hours are May 1 - November 1 from sunrise - 10 p.m.; November 1 - May 1 from sunrise - sunset. Lakeshore Loop Road is a day use area that is open May 1 - November 1 from sunrise - sunset.​

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JohnsonSaukTrail

Park Information:

Northwestern Illinois

28616 Sauk Trail Rd.

Kewanee

61443

309-853-2425
Email

41.326

-89.892

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