Pere Marquette State Park
The park entrance is 2.5 miles from Grafton. Day-use fee: No entrance fee (beaches may charge day-use). Pere Marquette State Park is a state park in Jersey County, Illinois.
Pere Marquette State Park map
Pere Marquette State Park boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Agency fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.
Common questions
- Entry to Pere Marquette State Park: No entrance fee (beaches may charge day-use).
- Pere Marquette State Park is 2.5 miles from Grafton.
- Yes, dogs are allowed at Pere Marquette State Park.
Before you go
Pere Marquette State Park is 2.5 miles from Grafton.
Trails
- Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail Named in Wikipedia park article
What to see
- Marina Mentioned in Wikipedia park article
Public lands next to Pere Marquette State Park
- National wildlife refugeTwo Rivers National Wildlife Refuge is 1.2 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- dnr.illinois.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- dnr.illinois.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- dnr.illinois.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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