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Catlin Park 

 LaSalle County 

 10 Miles of trails. No horse camping.  Well marked trails. Closed Nov 1 to April 30

There is an arena across the road from the horse trailer parking lot that the public can use for training and working the "kinks"
out before riding.  It is NOT A RODEO ARENA.    There are training aids stationed around the arena that the LaSalle County Sheriff's Mounted Posse (MSAR) uses for training that they also can use.  

There is a trail tag fee  $10.00 per season or $2.00 per day (Limit 2 per season).  Day tags can be turned in for seasonal tags.  Family Fee is $20.00 for up to 6 animals per season, or a daily fee of $10.00 per 6 animals.

Directions

GPS Coordinates: N 41.30175; W 88.91926

LaSalle County Parks Dept

RR#4 2650 E. 1251st rd

Ottawa IL 61350

E-mail:tjmpark@juno.com

Website - http://www.lasallecounty.org/catlin/parks.htm 

Directions: From I 80 at Ottawa, take Exit 90/SR (State Route) 23 and follow SR 23 south through town and across the Illinois River, turning west (right) on SR 71. Turn left off Ill Rt 71 on to County Highway
8 approximately 3 miles from the bridge in Ottawa, Follow this road (CH8)
for about 3 1/2 miles to 1251 Rd.  There are signs on this road
indicating the park location.  On 1251 Rd go about 2 1/2 miles to the
gate, Large 4 foot by 8 foot sign.  Horse trailer parking lot is about
0.9 miles in from the gate on the right side of the park road.

Directions from the Southeast:  

Ill. Rt 23 to GrandRidge, Il  turn West
onto County Highway 6 (CH6), go west for 5 1/2 miles to East 12th Rd.
Turn North (Tee intersection), proceed North about 4 1/2 miles to Park
gate.  (Somewhere on this road E. 12th turns to E.1251 Rd. and crosses
CH8)

Directions from Southwest: 

 RT 39 (Interstate) to Tonica Exit, turn East
on to CH14, cross Rt 51 and continue until you reach ILL 178 (Tee
intersection) Turn North (or left) cross Vermillion River and at top of
hill turn  right or East on to CH8.  Follow CH8 to 1251 Rd (signs on
highway indicate park).  Follow 1251 to park gate.

From the West and Northwest:

 take 80 to RT 178 (Utica, Starved Rock exit)
Go South on Rt 178 to  N24th Rd, turn left or East, go 4 miles to E.1251
Rd. turn left or North and follow road to park gate.

 

HTMPS MAP of this park's horse trails

 Coming soon!!!

 

HTMPS Track of this park's horse trails

Coming soon!!!

 

HTMPS track of this park's trails converted to text

 Coming soon!!!

IL DNR map of this park's horse trails

map courtesy of 

Terrence J. McCormick
Park Manager, Catlin Park

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