The Kankakee River State Park (The KRSP) is a state park located near Bourbonnais, Illinois.

Understand

Landscape

The defining feature, as the name implies, is the Kankakee River.

Flora and fauna

Langham Island is home to some of the last specimens of Illiamna remota plants.

Get in

By car

Kankakee River State Park is on routes 102 and 113.

Fees and permits

Fees and permits can be found on the website of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Get around

There are bike paths located throughout the park. Most of the park's locations have an entrance by road from Route 102. There are also a number of dirt paths.

See

• State Park Suspension Bridge. 
• The Kankakee River. 

Do

Hiking, kayaking, boating.

Buy, eat, and drink

• 1 Kankakee River Trading Post, 5045 N 4370W Rd, Bourbonnais, ☏ +1 815 933-9652. Su-Th 7AM-6PM, F Sa 7AM-7PM. (updated Dec 2021)

Alcohol is not allowed in the park. There is a concession stand that sells snacks and soft drinks.

Sleep

Camping

There is a Davis Creek Campground on the County Rd N 224 W in Bourbonnais. Inside the park there are two campgrounds

• Potawotami Campground. 
• Chippewa Campground. 

Stay safe

Swimming in the Kankakee River is prohibited and extremely dangerous. There have been numerous reports of drowning, and help often arrives too late to save drowning victims.

Go next

• Bourbonnais