“ Camping is popular and in addition to primitive sites, the park affords trailer sites with electricity, shower baths, and flush toilets. Camping permits must be secured from the park ranger who will assign you a camping site. There are ample picnic areas with good shade, pure water, and picnic tables at designated areas. No open fires are permitted and no cooking can be done except on a park or camp stove. Playground equipment is provided for the children.If you are a nature lover and wish to commune with nature, the park provides miles of foot trails. ”
Quotes from Pere Marquette State Park ()
“ Our numerous State Parks and Memorials are of easy access from every part of the state. Lodges, cabins, and dining rooms are important features of Illinois Beach, Starved Rock, Pere Marquette, White Pines Forest, and Giant City State Parks. Reservations for lodging should be made with lodge managers.All State Parks are open the year round, except when weather condition necessitates the closing of park roads during the freezing and thawing periods. Then access to park facilities is by foot traffic only. All State Memorials open the year round except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. ”
“ Flowers abound, and later berries light up dark places, and mosses, ferns and lichens, form an agreeable ensemble. Mushrooms are conspicuous for their number. With autumn the woods are a never-to-be-forgotten blaze of color. ”
