Rock Springs Nature Center is open for its regular hours, with face coverings required at all times for those who can medically tolerate them. All Conservation Areas, trails, outdoor restrooms, drinking fountains, and playgrounds are open. Please continue to follow all social distancing rules. Friends Creek Campground is open.
All Conservation District trails are open. There may be short segments of trail closed intermittently at Sand Creek for restoration work this month, but they will not affect the entire trail system there. For Sand Creek Conservation Area trail conditions and availability, you may also call the Sand Creek Trail Conditions Hotline at (217) 421-7493.
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Conservation Areas are open 7am to sunset, every day of the year.
Discover this 1860s farmhouse and the lives of the people who lived there. Located at Rock Springs Conservation Area, 3939 Nearing Lane, Decatur, IL. Free.
Read MoreBring a blanket or a lawn chair and enjoy a family-friendly movie in the great outdoors. Register online.
Read MoreDiscover this 1860s farmhouse and the lives of the people who lived there. Located at Rock Springs Conservation Area, 3939 Nearing Lane, Decatur, IL. Free.
Read MoreExperience the beauty of the prairie in the evening on this naturalist-led hike. Register online.
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Enjoy all of the Macon County Conservation Areas throughout the year.
The Macon County Conservation District invites you to visit the many natural areas in Macon County, Illinois, including Rock Springs Nature Center, which offers nature programs, special activities, nature hikes, summer camps, music programs, conference rooms for all ages throughout the year in Decatur, Illinois.
Macon County Conservation District is your entryway to more than 3,300 acres of nature, wildlife, and outdoor recreation. Hiking and bird watching are just some of the activities you can enjoy at Macon County conservation areas. Visit Rock Springs Nature Center to experience exhibits, live animals, or nature center events offered year-round.
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To promote the conservation of natural and cultural resources by acquiring, maintaining, and restoring natural areas and cultural sites so as to leave them unimpaired for future generations.
