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Notice: The beach ($3/person) is open Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM (Labor Day will be the last open weekend for the beach), pending a bacteria test required by IDPH. There is a $3/person beach entry fee, which can be paid online. Please call the park office at 309-724-8032 for daily updates on whether horse trails are open due to wet conditions.
With fully developed facilities for picnicking, camping, hiking, swimming, fishing, boating, horseback riding, and hunting, the 1,687-acre Moraine View State Recreation Area, with its 158-acre lake, is a beautiful, convenient, and accessible locale for relaxation and recreation.
When the glaciers of the last Ice Age moved through central Illinois 15,000 years ago, they pushed massive amounts of rock and earth before them, leaving in their wake long and expansive ridges that ripple across the landscape. These irregular crests are called moraines, and on their gentle swells and their broad valleys are scattered groves of white oak, red oak, black walnut, maple, hickory, ash, and elm.
One of the four largest of these moraines in Illinois, the Bloomington Moraine stretches across the state from Elgin to the Illinois River at Peoria and east to Saybrook. In the middle of this sprawling feature, Moraine View State Park just minutes east of Bloomington/Normal off I-74 provides an ideal opportunity to enjoy both the tranquil natural beauty of Midwestern woodland and refreshing outdoor activity.
East Central Illinois
27374 Moraine View Park Road
LeRoy
61752
40.415
-88.729
