Illinois State Parks · Illinois
Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area
Illinois State Parks · Illinois, United States
- Group sites
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 653 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Yorkville
- Address
- 13608 Fox Road, Yorkville, IL 60560
- Phone
- (630) 553-6297
- Activities
- Camping, Group Camping
About
Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois DNR state park in the Northeast region of Illinois. Also offers: Youth group camping. Pets ARE allowed (leashed, with water, never left unattended or in a parked vehicle) - IDNR's general statewide practice, confirmed via Starved Rock State Park's own IDNR FAQ. No online reservation system for this site per IDNR's own live Camp Classifications table (dnr.illinois.gov/parks/camp/camp-classifications.html) - camping here is first-come, first-served, or by calling the park office directly.
Fees
Youth group (Class Y): $2/person/night, $20/day minimum. Reservation fee $5/reservation (non-refundable) plus first night's camping fee; camping fees refunded if cancelled online 3+ days before arrival. Discounts (about half the listed camping fee, full utility fee still applies) for Illinois residents 62+ or disabled with a Class 2/2A card; Illinois disabled veterans and POWs camp free aside from the utility fee; no entrance fee to any Illinois state park (dnr.illinois.gov).
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 15° | -17° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 35° | 21° | -10° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 48° | 30° | 9° | 76° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 61° | 40° | 23° | 79° | 6 of 11 |
| May | 72° | 52° | 38° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 81° | 61° | 48° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 83° | 67° | 58° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 81° | 65° | 55° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 79° | 60° | 50° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 62° | 44° | 28° | 81° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 49° | 32° | 4° | 73° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 38° | 24° | -6° | 65° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Hoover Forest Preserve Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 2 mi
- Big Rock Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 8 mi · 109 sites
- Hammel Woods - DuPage River Access Campsites · City, County & Regional Parks · 18 mi · 6 sites
- Gebhard Woods State Park · Illinois State Parks · 19 mi
- Shabbona Lake State Park · Illinois State Parks · 20 mi
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