State park · Lake Michigan · Illinois
Illinois Beach State Park
A state park on Lake Michigan in Lake County, Illinois, established 1948, 4,160 acres. In or beside it: 5 state-listed beaches.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Lake County, Illinois
- Nearest town
- Zion
- Established
- 1948
- Area
- 4,160 acres (6.5 sq mi)
- Run by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 42.4172° N, 87.8117° W
Coordinates mark the park as Wikipedia pins it, not a gate or a lot. For big parks that can be miles from the beach.
On the sand
Beaches in and beside the park
- Illinois Beach State Park Resort Beach0.8 mi · sampled
- Illinois Beach State Park South Beach1.8 mi · sampled
- Illinois Beach State Park Camp Logan Beach3.3 mi · not sampled
- Illinois Beach State Park Sailing Beach3.6 mi · not sampled
- Illinois Beach State Park North Beach4.4 mi · sampled
EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.
Along the shore
Nearest Michigan state parks
- Lakeshore State Park43 mi · 22 ac · WI
- Indiana Dunes State Park66 mi · 2,182 ac · IN
- Grand Mere State Park71 mi · 1,100 ac · MI
- Warren Dunes State Park71 mi · 1,500 ac · MI
- Harrington Beach State Park74 mi · 715 ac · WI
- Van Buren State Park77 mi · 400 ac · MI
Straight-line distance.
On the water
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Illinois Beach State Park and its Wikidata record, retrieved 2026-10-11. Beaches are from EPA’s BEACH Act list and lighthouses from Wikidata. A blank field means the record is silent. Rules, hours and fees change; the park’s operator has the final word.
Chart shoreline generalized from Natural Earth (public domain). Not for navigation. Something wrong or missing? Write to contact@greatamericanlakes.com.