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🌲 WildPass

🦆 Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area

Wildlife Mgmt Area📍 Illinoisauto-imported (OSM)
Cost of access
Unknown — check official site
🦉 Birdwatching🥾 Hiking🦌 Hunting
Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.
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Fees and rules change — always confirm with the managing agency. Public land ≠ unlimited harvest: state licenses apply for hunting/fishing, and foraging rules vary by unit.

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The closest public places to Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area, straight-line distance.

29 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Unknown — check official site
30 mi away · State Park
🌳 South Shore State Park
Unknown — check official site
31 mi away · State Park
🌳 Eldon Hazlet State Park
Unknown — check official site
41 mi away · State Forest
🌲 Hidden Springs State Forest
Unknown — check official site
43 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area
Unknown — check official site
63 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Pyramid State Recreation Area
Unknown — check official site
64 mi away · National Park
🏞️ Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument
Unknown — check official site
64 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Swamper Bend Wetland Conservation Area
Unknown — check official site

🎫 Entry requirements — IL state lands

Required passNone — state parks are free
IL residentsFree
Out-of-state visitorsFree

Typical published rates — fees change; confirm at the official site before travel. Hunting/fishing licenses are always separate from entry passes.

📋 Standard rules — Wildlife Mgmt Areas

The publicly posted baseline for this land type. Individual units add their own rules — the official page ↗ always controls.

  • Managed FOR hunting: expect hunters in season, wear blaze orange, and check season dates before hiking
  • State hunting/fishing license (and sometimes a WMA stamp) required for take; some states require it just to enter
  • Dog training, target shooting, and camping rules vary — check the area's page