McIntosh Woods State Park has reopened after sustaining significant tree damage from the July 29 derecho storm. The park's ...

The park includes a playground; sand volleyball courts; pickleball courts; piers overlooking a pond; an open-air, covered pavilion; a ½-mile, illuminated walking path around the pond.

Beall Woods State Park in Mt. Carmel isn’t just off the beaten path—it’s practically in another dimension of natural splendor that most Illinois residents have never experienced.