Rock Island Trail State Park (Illinois)
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This article is about the rail trail in Illinois. For the similar trail in Missouri, see Rock Island Trail State Park (Missouri).
The Rock Island Trail State Park is a 26-mile (42 km) long public rail trail in the west-central region of the U.S. state of Illinois. It was designated a National Recreation Trail in 2003.[1]
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Location | Stark and Peoria counties, Illinois, USA |
Nearest city | Wyoming, Illinois |
Coordinates | 40°58′12″N 89°44′42″W |
Area | 26 miles (42 km) |
Established | 1989 |
Governing body | Illinois Department of Natural Resources |
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It passes through portions of Peoria and Stark counties. The southern end of the trail is currently located at Pioneer Parkway in north Peoria, Illinois, and the northern end is in Toulon, Illinois, the county seat of Stark County. The right-of-way served as a railroad line from 1871 to 1963, was unused in 1963-1989, and has been a public trail since 1989.[2]