Starved Rock State Park facts for kids
Starved Rock State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is made by the many canyons within its 2,630 acres (1,064 ha). It is located just southeast of the village of Utica in 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.
Images for kids
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St. Louis Canyon waterfall
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Portrait of René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, who built the first French settlement in northern Illinois
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Ferdinand Walther constructed the Starved Rock Hotel for his resort, seen here c. 1905, which no longer exists. In 1911 he sold the resort to the State of Illinois. The "rock" is the bluff in the upper right.
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Postcard from the 1930s or 1940s showing various locations in the park.
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Starved Rock (red marker) in Starved Rock State Park (green).
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Starved Rock archeological dig 1974
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Shaky Shelter Site
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Wildcat Canyon Waterfall
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French Canyon, August 2013
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Interior view of the lodge
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Exterior view of the lodge
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Pelican wood carving in the remains of a tree near the lodge, one of many such on the lodge grounds.
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Starved Rock Lock and Dam facility viewed from The Rock.
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