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Picnicking

A day-use area with tables, shelters and stoves (no drinking water) is located in the Spring Beach Unit, 2 miles south of Sparland on Route 29. A smaller picnic area is found along Route 26, 5 miles south of Lacon, near the campground.

Shelter reservations are accepted through the ExploreMoreIL™ website.