Weldon Springs State Park

About Weldon Springs State Park

Weldon Springs State Recreation Area is located southeast of Clinton in DeWitt County and is a 550-acre park all year round. The recreational programmes at Weldon Springs offer year-round recreational opportunities and are open to the public both in the summer and winter months. In the milder seasons we invite you to take a walk, hike, picnic, cycle or even a picnic in the park. You could put horseshoes in our park, high-quality horses, for tournaments and even use them in a tournament.

Once the snow has fallen, the winter hardened can put it on their route and continue many of the warm weather phases. When it gets up, sledding, hiking, cycling, cycling, skiing, snowshoeing, canoeing and many other activities. Bought by Judge Lawrence Weldon after the Civil War, the site was used for many years as a picnic area for local residents and youth clubs. In 1900 he leased the property to the Weldon Springs Company and over the next twenty years a number of new hiking trails, picnic areas and other recreational facilities were built.

Residents of the area met in the park every Saturday night to hear the best speakers and entertainers of the day. The event featured a variety of music, dance, food and entertainment from local and national artists, musicians and musicians.

For $1.50 per season ticket, 325 families camped out in the park and enjoyed the opportunity to talk to their neighbors. Contemporary reports describe the event as "a 40-hectare water tent team" and "the most popular event of the year" with over 1,000 participants.

Food that needed to be refrigerated was placed in water crates cooled by the water from the springs, and food crates were placed on ironing boards that were listed on a list of necessities. The temporary tent city also included a food truck, picnic table, picnic tables and buffet counter. Farmers came to the site to provide their food, folding chairs and folding beds, as well as a variety of other items. Ironing board, which was on the list for the essentials, was served on an ironing board which served it at table and buffet counters.

The steamship Columbia made the trip to the lake on the last day of campsite time on July 1, 1881.

Three programmes were offered throughout the day in the mornings, afternoons and evenings, as well as a children's camp site for children under five years of age. The kindergarten tent was sponsored by WCTU so that parents could attend classes with their children.

Political speakers discussed the panic of 1893, which originated in the Party, and whether or not the country should stick with the Philippines.

Reverend Billy Sunday was also a regular guest, and the most popular was Reverend William Bryan, a member of the United Church of Christ. The audience heard from a variety of local musicians, including the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as a number of musicians from around the country. Several congressmen and other prominent politicians from around the world made appearances.

Female speakers included Helen Keller and Carrie Nation, who both made counter-visits, as well as a number of women's rights activists.

The rise of cars and film meant the decline of the annual Chautauqua gathering, but the site continued to enrich the lives of the area's residents. The judge's son, Lincoln Weldon, bequeathed the original 40 acres and 10 acres to the city of Clinton, which became known as We Sheldon Springs Park in 1936. In 1948, the state of Illinois took over the site and the park reopened as Wldon Springs State Park.

The traditional Class A campsite has a picnic area with picnic tables, picnic benches and play equipment. A-level seats can be reserved, you must pass through a security checkpoint before you can reserve them. Reservations are accepted on weekends from 9 am to 4 pm and weekdays from 8 am to 5 pm.

Tents, backpacks, groups and youth tents are also available, and in Salzbach there is a primitive backpacker camp site. Please call us in advance to get more information about this place as it could be flooded in spring.

Long Point is for youth groups only and can accommodate up to 90 campers, and the camp for the Robinia group can accommodate 300 campers at once.

Amenities at Long Point include lake access, a picnic area, picnic tables and a water park. The campsites for both groups are located directly opposite the main campsite, as well as a parking lot for vehicles.

The three campsites are designed for people with special needs and offer large hard surfaces, and disabled campers are also served. Handicapped campers are also served by a picnic area, picnic tables and water park, as well as access to the lake and picnic areas.

Alcohol is not allowed, but privileges and water are easily accessible at the water park, as are the picnic area, picnic tables and picnic areas at each campsite.

The fishing platforms and boat ramps on the shore line the 2 km long coastline, and a boat ramp provides anglers with access to the river and lake, as well as a picnic area, picnic tables and picnic areas. The spring lake is fed by a 1.5 km long stream, which is 1,500 m deep and 2,000 m deep on average.

Fishermen can rent a boat at the concession stand, but only electric boats with motor are allowed to be used, and only those with motor are allowed to use the boat ramp at the entrance to the river and lake.

Most of the large picnic areas have electric service and play equipment, but picnic lovers will also find small group tables in the six equipped shelters. In each picnic area, there are various picnic tables, picnic chairs and benches, as well as a picnic table and chairs.

The six accommodations are available on a reservation basis, and each of the six accommodations is available for a fee of $5 per person, per day, or $20 for the entire weekend.

The self-guided adventure trail on the lake circles the lake, brochures and numbered signposts point to the special features of nature along the way. The Beaver Dam Trail winds its way along 7.8 km of hidden ponds and habitats along the river, where forest, lake and community come together. The trail is ideal for night walks and offers a variety of lakes, rivers and streams, as well as a hiking trail for a picnic area.

The Whitetail Ski Trail quickly drops into the depths of Salt Creek and birdwatchers should look out for birds of prey such as owls, hawks, eagles and other birds of prey.

The schoolhouse path is one of 80 boxes of the Blue Bird Trail maintained in the park and from the end of February to October you can see blue birds. The 2.7 - 8 mile path could be flooded in spring and the largest tree in the park, the silver maple, grows next to the creek near the primitive campground.

The Heritage Trail traces the heritage of Weldon Springs and walkers can observe different stages of the restoration process in the trees - strewn meadows. More than 30 different butterfly species were identified during the study of meadow flowers. The large blue weeds or Indian grasses can reach up to 5 m in September and up to 5 m in September.

The trail starts at the Union School House, built in 1865, and leads up to show what it was like when the first European settlers arrived. Other places describe the Chautauqua meetings that took place on the site at the turn of the century, and the springs that formed millions of years ago. A brochure will guide visitors to signs describing each stop and information about the history of the park.

The Habitat Trail shows the diversity of habitat types in the park: meadows and prairies are the green areas that are present in the park. Linear habitats include grassland, prairies, meadows, forests and wetlands, and wetlands. Wetlands include lakes, ponds, streams, marshes and riverbanks; deciduous forests include highlands, slopes, lowland forests and savannahs; and linear habitats include grasses, shrubs, trees, bushes and other plant and animal habitats.

Hiking trails visit fourteen habitats, and the Salt Creek Backpack Trail offers a variety of trails for those who like a long hike, short hike, or backpack hike, as well as hiking and backpacking opportunities.

Campers can also hear screeching owls, coyotes and other birds of prey, as well as a variety of other wildlife such as foxes, raccoons, squirrels, birds, bats, wolves, deer, elks, elks, pheasants, bears, rabbits, geese, turkeys, ducks, chickens, goats, sheep, dogs, cats, horses and even birds are often seen along this route.