Castle Rock State Park
Castle Rock State Park is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 209 m. Bunker Hill stands 294 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Rock, a peak 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 9.0 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lions Park: 3.3 mi
- Oregon Park West: 3.6 mi
- Mix Park: 3.6 mi
- Carnation Park: 3.7 mi
- Williams Park: 4.0 mi
- White Pines Forest Nature Preserve: 4.5 mi
- White Pines Forest State Park: 5.1 mi
- Lowden State Park: 5.2 mi
- Pine Rock Nature Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Lowell Park: 7.6 mi
- John Deere Historic Site: 5.3 mi
- Franklin Creek Grist Mill: 7.8 mi
- Northwest Territory Historic Center: 10.4 mi
- Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home Visitor Center: 10.5 mi
- Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home: 10.5 mi
- Schmig mem.: 1.2 mi
- Replica Statue of Liberty: 1.2 mi
- President Abraham Lincoln: 10.0 mi
- Ronald Reagan Equestrian Statue: 10.1 mi
- Berlin Wall replica: 10.1 mi
- Paths of Conviction, Footsteps of Faith: 3.6 mi
- Dolphin Boys: 3.6 mi
- Ogle County Veterans Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Soypod: 4.0 mi
- American Legion Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Castle Rock: 0.1 mi
- Devils Backbone: 2.0 mi
- Pine Rock: 6.7 mi
- Bald Hill: 8.8 mi
- Coffman Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Deck: 4.5 mi
- F-105D Thunderchief: 10.5 mi
- Byron Drag Strip: 11.6 mi
- Youth Center: 12.1 mi
- The Dells: 19.0 mi
- Commissioners Garden: 20.9 mi
- Children's Garden: 23.4 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 23.4 mi
- Fountain Garden: 23.5 mi
- Valley View Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Roadside Park: 23.2 mi
- White Rock: 12.3 mi
- Sandstone Wall: 22.2 mi
- Ganymede Spring: 5.3 mi
- Standfield Beach: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Castle Rock State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | NNW 343° | 294 m | 19.8 mi |
| Coffman Bluff | NNW 333° | 289 m | 15.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | N 1° | 281 m | 8.8 mi |
| Devils Backbone | NE 48° | 274 m | 2.0 mi |
| Castle Rock | ENE 68° | 228 m | 0.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:55 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:45 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 26 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dixon 1W, 12 mi away.
- rock polypody31 obs
- american witch-hazel25 obs
- northern maidenhair fern24 obs
- shining firmoss21 obs
- Canada mayflower20 obs
- Snakewort19 obs
- wild sarsaparilla18 obs
- twoleaf miterwort16 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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