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Newton Lake State Park
The grasslands of Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area boasts the largest of the three remaining greater prairie chicken flocks in Illinois.
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Newton Lake State Park Details
The grasslands of Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area boasts the largest of the three remaining greater prairie chicken flocks in Illinois. Centered in the 1,775-acre park is the Newton Lake and 540 acres of shoreline. Visitors can hunt deer, upland game, waterfowl and turkey with archery or shotguns; fish the great bass population of the lake, or explore the twenty-two miles of trail along the shoreline.
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