For our third day in Mount Vernon, we visited Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park and Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area. Both parks are off of Rend Lake, an absolutely massive man made reservoir, about 4 hours and 45 minutes south of Chicago, or 30 minutes south of Mount Vernon. We started bright and early... Continue Reading →

The second day of our Labor Day 2023 trip brought us to Beall Woods State Park, in Mount Carmel, IL. This park is located right on the Illinois/Indiana border, about an hour away from where we were staying in Mount Vernon, or about 5 hours away from Chicago. At only 635 acres, this is one... Continue Reading →

After 3 years of visiting state parks, we knew it was time to finally start making our way down south. Labor Day weekend of 2023, we did our longest trip yet. Four full days, dedicated to 7 parks close to Mt. Vernon, IL. The first day we started by going to Ten Mile Creek State... Continue Reading →