Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve Varge Archaeological Site

ELIZABETH LAKE NATURE PRESERVE
VARGA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
345 ACRES
ELIZABETH LAKE
Overlook
Drive
Entire Trail
1.7 mi
Illinois State
Nature Preserve
116 Acres
.32 mi
.08 mi
.18 mi
.1 mi
ENTRANCE
.3 mi
TEXTURES KEY
Calcareous Floating Mat
Lakeview Road
.4 mi
Entire Trail
1.7 mi
Graminoid Bog
Marsh
SYMBOLS KEY
Bridge
Hiking Trail Information
Overlook
Parking
Savanna
Sedge Meadow
Prairie
Water
Wet Prairie
Rt. 173
GENERAL SITE RULES
• Site hours are sunrise to sunset or as otherwise posted.
Use authorized parking areas only for all vehicles.
• Picnics authorized in designated areas. Groups of 16 or
more must secure a permit in advance from the District
office. A fee is required to reserve a shelter.
• Alcohol may not be consumed within 100 feet of a parking
area. The sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited.
• Pets must be leashed at all times.
North Branch
• Camping allowed by advance permit only and is confined
to those areas designated as such. Permits are available at
the District office, fee required.
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• Fires permitted in designated areas only.
• Bicycles allowed only upon the roadways, parking areas
and designated bicycle trails.
• Swimming is prohibited.
• All regulations of the Illinois Department of Natural
Resources shall apply for fishing unless otherwise posted.
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• No person shall in any way remove, disturb, harm,
or destroy plant or animal life within conservation areas.
The introduction of any plant or animal into an area is
prohibited. Feeding of wildlife is also prohibited.
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Entrance GPS Coordinates:
N42°29.423
W88°16.328
WGS84
11000 Lakeview Road, Richmond
NATURE PRESERVE
VARGA ARCHAEOLOGICAL
SITE
SITE OPEN SUNRISE–SUNSET
ELIZABETH LAKE
NATURE PRESERVE
VARGA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
ELIZABETH LAKE