Beall Woods State Park

Beall Woods State Park includes 329 acres of old-growth forest. It is one of the few places where one can experience the natural hardwood forest of the Eastern Woodland. The forest is sometimes called the “University of Trees” because of the great species diversity. There are sixty-four different tree species in the park, including five kinds of maple, six kinds of hickory, and thirteen kinds of oaks! Joan Maloof highlighted this forest in her book Among the Ancients: Adventures in the Eastern Old-Growth Forests. 

The Wabash River valley was once filled with majestic trees. Gradually those forests were all cut out except for this acreage protected by the Beall family. In 1965, after the last member of the family died, the State of Illinois purchased the farm and forest. It is now a State Park, dedicated State Nature Preserve and a National Natural Landmark.

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