Although the trails aren’t fully established, hiking is definitely an option, as are fishing or paddling around the lake and to the river. The site offers a boat launch, giving you easy access to 1,181 acres of bottomland with sloughs, lakes and low timbered ridges. It’s also a natural birding hotspot, with reports of over 200 species observed. Deer and waterfowl hunting are allowed in a designated 305-acre area. All statewide hunting regulations apply; hunters can check online on the Illinois Department of Natural Resources website (huntillinois.org) for species-specific regulations.
