Argyle Lake State Park

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Argyle Lake State Park, Illinois, USA
IUCN Category III (Natural Monument)
Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Argyle Lake State Park
Location:	McDonough County, Illinois, USA
Nearest city:	Colchester, Illinois
Coordinates:	40°27′19″N, 90°47′20″W
Area:	1,700 acres (6.88 km²)
Governing body:	Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Argyle Lake State Park is an Illinois state park located in Colchester, Illinois. The 1,700 acre (6.88 km²) park is home to the 93 acre (0.38 km²) Argyle Lake and 5 miles (8 km) of hiking trails and wooded campsites.

Once the home of "Argyle Hollow," a location on the stagecoach route between Galesburg and Beardstown, the land was purchased by the state in 1948 from local farmers and the state park was founded. Argyle Lake, an artificial lake, was later created by damming a nearby water source.

[edit] References

Argyle Lake - State Park. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved on March 28, 2007.
USGS. "United States Geological Survey Topographic Map, USGS Colchester (IL) Quad", TopoZone. Retrieved on March 28, 2007.

	Protected Areas of Illinois Department of Natural Resources
State Parks	Apple River \| Argyle Lake \| Beall Woods \| Beaver Dam \| Buffalo Rock \| Castle Rock \| Cave-in-Rock \| Chain O'Lakes \| Channahon \| Delabar \| Dixon Springs \| Donnelley/Depue \| Ferne Clyffe \| Fort Massac \| Fox Ridge \| Franklin Creek \| Gebhard Woods \| Giant City \| Hazel & Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie \| Hennepin Canal \| Horseshoe Lake State Park (Madison County) \| Illini \| Illinois Beach \| James "Pate" Philip \| Johnson-Sauk Trail \| Jubilee College \| Kankakee River \| Lake Le-Aqua-Na \| Lake Murphysboro \| Lincoln Trail \| Lowden \| Matthiessen \| Mississippi Palisades \| Moraine Hills \| Morrison-Rockwood \| Nauvoo \| Pere Marquette \| Red Hills \| Rock Cut \| Rock Island Trail \| Shabbona Lake \| Siloam Springs \| South Shore \| Starved Rock \| Walnut Point \| Weinberg-King \| White Pines Forest \| William G. Stratton \| Wolf Creek
State Forests	Big River \| Hidden Springs \| Sand Ridge \| Trail of Tears
State Recreation Areas	Clinton Lake \| Eagle Creek \| Eldon Hazlet \| Frank Holten \| Golconda Marina \| Kickapoo \| Moraine View \| North Point Marina \| Prophetstown \| Pyramid \| Ramsey Lake \| Randolph County \| Sangchris Lake \| Stephen A. Forbes \| Washington County \| Wayne Fitzgerrell \| Weldon Springs \| William W. Powers
State Fish & Wildlife Areas	Anderson Lake \| Baldwin Lake \| Carlyle Lake \| Coffeen Lake \| Crawford County \| Des Plaines \| Edward R. Madigan \| Green River \| Hamilton County \| Heidecke Lake \| Horseshoe Lake (Alexander County) \| Iroquois \| Kaskaskia River \| Kinkaid Lake \| Kishwaukee River \| LaSalle Lake \| Mackinaw River \| Marshall \| Mautino \| Mazonia/Braidwood \| Mermet Lake \| Middle Fork \| Mississippi River \| Newton Lake \| Panther Creek \| Peabody River \| Ray Norbut \| Rend Lake \| Rice Lake \| Saline County \| Sam Dale Lake \| Sam Parr \| Sanganois \| Shelbyville \| Silver Springs \| Snakeden Hollow \| Spring Lake \| Ten Mile Creek \| Turkey Bluffs \| Union County \| Woodford
State Natural Areas	Cache River \| Fults Hill Prairie \| Goose Lake Prairie \| Harry "Babe" Woodyard \| Illinois Caverns \| Kidd Lake \| Piney Creek Ravine \| Sielbeck Forest \| Spitler Woods \| Volo Bog
State Trails	Tunnel Hill