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Starved Rock State Park, Oglesby IL | Nearby Businesses


Routes 178 & 71
Oglesby, IL 61348

815-667-4211

Starved Rock State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Illinois, characterized by the many canyons within its 2630acres. Located just southeast of the village of Utica, in Deer Park Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, along the south bank of the Illinois River, the park hosts over two million visitors annually, the most for any Illinois state park.Before European contact, the area was home to Native Americans, particularly the Kaskaskia who lived in the Grand Village of the Illinois across the river. Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette were the first Europeans recorded as exploring the region, and by 1683, the French had established Fort St. Louis on a large sandstone butte overlooking the river, they called Le Rocher (the Rock). Later after the French had moved on, according to a local legend, a group of Native Americans of the Illinois Confederation (also called Illiniwek or Illini) pursued by the Ottawa and Potawatomi fled to the butte in the late 18th century. In the legend, around 1769 the Ottawa and Potawatomi besieged the butte until all of the Illiniwek had starved, and the butte became known as "Starved Rock". The area around The Rock was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960. The park region has been the subject of several archeological studies concerning both native and European settlements, and various other archeological sites associated with the park were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Local Business Near Starved Rock State Park

Lovers Leap Trail
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
2678 East 873rd Road (Address
Oglesby, IL 61348

(815) 667-4211

Starved Rock State Park, Utica, Il
Distance: 0.2 mi Competitive Analysis
2668 E 875th Rd
Oglesby, IL 61348

(815) 667-4726

Starved Rock State Park
Distance: 0.2 mi Competitive Analysis
Routes 178 & 71
Utica, IL 61373

(815) 667-4211

Back Door Lounge
Distance: 0.2 mi Competitive Analysis
2668 East 873rd Rd
Oglesby, IL 61348

(815) 220-7322

Starved Rock State Park,IL
Distance: 0.2 mi Competitive Analysis
2668 E 875th Rd
Utica, IL 61348

(815) 667-4726

Starved Rock Lodge
Distance: 0.2 mi Competitive Analysis
2668 East 873rd Road
Oglesby, IL 61348

1-(800) 868-7625

The Lodge (Starved Rock)
Distance: 0.2 mi Competitive Analysis
Route 178 & Route 71
Oglesby, IL 61348

(800) 868-7625

Starved Rock Lodge and Cabins
Distance: 0.2 mi Competitive Analysis
Box 116, Utica
Oglesby, IL

Starved Rock State Park Lodge
Distance: 0.3 mi Competitive Analysis
2668 e 875th road, oglesby, il
Oglesby, IL 61348

Starved Rock State Park
Distance: 0.3 mi Competitive Analysis
2668 E 875th Rd
Oglesby, IL 61348

(815) 667-4726

Starved Rock State Park Visitor Center
Distance: 0.4 mi Competitive Analysis
2668 E 875th Rd
Oglesby, IL 61348

(815) 667-4726

Starved Rock Cafe
Distance: 0.4 mi Competitive Analysis
2668
La Salle, IL 61348

(815) 667-4211

Illinois Waterway Visitor Center
Distance: 0.5 mi Competitive Analysis
950 N 27th Rd
Ottawa, IL 61350

(815) 667-4054

Plum Island Eagle Sanctuary
Distance: 0.5 mi Competitive Analysis
N 27th Rd
La Salle, IL 61350

(217) 544-2473

St. Louis Canyon
Distance: 0.8 mi Competitive Analysis
Starved Rock State Park
Oglesby, IL 61348

Grand Bear Lodge
Distance: 1.1 mi Competitive Analysis
2643 N State Route 178
Oglesby, IL 61348

(866) 399-3866

Lil Bella's Pizza
Distance: 1.1 mi Competitive Analysis
2643 N State Route 178
Oglesby, IL 61348

(815) 667-9880

Starved Rock State Park
Distance: 1.3 mi Competitive Analysis
Rt 178 & Rt 71
Utica, IL 61373

(815) 667-4211

Illinois River Winery
Distance: 1.3 mi Competitive Analysis
300 Donaldson St
Utica, IL 61373

(815) 691-8031