Rock Cut State Park

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Rock Cut State Park, Illinois, USA
IUCN Category III (Natural Monument)
Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Rock Cut State Park
Location	Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
Nearest city	Loves Park, Illinois
Coordinates	42°21′06″N 88°58′35″W / 42.35167, -88.97639
Area	3,092 acres (12.51 km²)
Governing body	Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Rock Cut State Park is a state park of the U.S. state of Illinois. Located near Rockford in Winnebago County, it covers 3,092 acres (12.5 km²), enveloping Pierce Lake and Olson Lake. Rock Cut Park's main entrance is located on Highway 173, 1 mile west of Interstate 90.

Rock Cut's main lake, Pierce Lake, is a man-made lake and is stocked with many species of fish. Rock Cut also has numerous camps sites, as well as many miles of hiking and bike paths.

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State of Illinois Rock Cut State Park information

v • d • e Protected Areas of Illinois

National Park Service	Chicago Portage National Historic Site • Lincoln Home National Historic Site

National Forests	Shawnee National Forest

State Parks	Apple River • Argyle Lake • Beall Woods • Beaver Dam • Buffalo Rock • Castle Rock • Cave-in-Rock • Chain O'Lakes • Channahon • Delabar • Dixon Springs • Donnelley/Depue • Ferne Clyffe • Fort Massac • Fox Ridge • Franklin Creek • Gebhard Woods • Giant City • Hennepin Canal • Horseshoe Lake • Illini • Illinois Beach • James "Pate" Philip • Jubilee College • Kankakee River • Lake Le-Aqua-Na • Lake Murphysboro • Lincoln Trail • Lowden • Matthiessen • Mississippi Palisades • Moraine Hills • Morrison-Rockwood • Nauvoo • Pere Marquette • Red Hills • Rock Cut • Rock Island Trail • Shabbona Lake • Siloam Springs • South Shore • Starved Rock • Walnut Point • Weinberg-King • White Pines Forest • Wildlife Prairie • William G. Stratton • Wolf Creek

State Forests	Big River • Hidden Springs • Lowden-Miller • Sand Ridge • Trail of Tears

State Recreation Areas	Clinton Lake • Eagle Creek • Eldon Hazlet • Frank Holten • Golconda Marina • Johnson-Sauk Trail • Kickapoo • Moraine View • North Point Marina • Prophetstown • Pyramid • Ramsey Lake • Randolph County • Sangchris Lake • Stephen A. Forbes • Washington County • Wayne Fitzgerrell • Weldon Springs • William W. Powers

State Fish & Wildlife Areas	Anderson Lake • Baldwin Lake • Banner Marsh • Carlyle Lake • Coffeen Lake • Crawford County • Des Plaines • Edward R. Madigan • Green River • Hamilton County • Heidecke Lake • Horseshoe Lake (Alexander County) • Iroquois • Kaskaskia River • Kinkaid Lake • Kishwaukee River • LaSalle Lake • Mackinaw River • Marshall • Mautino • Mazonia/Braidwood • Mermet Lake • Middle Fork • Mississippi River • Newton Lake • Jim Edgar Panther Creek • Peabody River • Ray Norbut • Rend Lake • Rice Lake • Saline County • Sam Dale Lake • Sam Parr • Sanganois • Shelbyville • Silver Springs • Snakeden Hollow • Spring Lake • Ten Mile Creek • Turkey Bluffs • Union County • Woodford

State Natural Areas	Cache River • Fults Hill Prairie • Goose Lake Prairie • Harry "Babe" Woodyard • Illinois Caverns • Kidd Lake • Piney Creek Ravine • Sielbeck Forest • Spitler Woods • Volo Bog

National & State Trails	Lewis and Clark • Mormon Pioneer • Trail of Tears • Tunnel Hill

Illinois Department of Natural Resources