Trail Distance: 20 Miles
Trail Surface: Paved
Type of Use: Leisure, Fat tire/mountain
Towns: Alton, Grafton
County:
Intensity of Use: Medium
Setting: State Park
Connecting Trails: None
Directions for parking: Pere Marquette State Park and Alton mark two locations for parking. See directions below.
Trail Map: none - available by writing only.
DNR Park Information
Rider's Comments: Add your comments, email bikeillinois@jawa.org.
For Detailed Information Contact:
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Route 100
PO Box 158
Grafton, IL 62037
618-786-3323
For Calendar of Events In Surrounding Communities Contact:
Park Directions:
From Chicago - Take I-55 south and proceed as if from Springfield
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Take I-57 south to I-72 in Champaign. Follow I-72 west to Springfield. Proceed using directions from Springfield.
From Springfield - Follow I-55 south to Route 16 at Litchfield. Take 16 west to Route 100, about 13 miles west of Jerseyville. Turn left (south) and remain on Rte. 100 for about 9 miles. Pere Marquette
State Park will be on your left hand side. The boat ramp and dock entrance is on the right, the Park’s main entrance (also the entrance to the Lodge) is on the left. About 1/4 mile further down on the left is
the entrance to the campground.
From St. Louis - Take I-270 to 367 North and cross the Missouri River, then the Mississippi River on the Clark Bridge. Turn left at the light, and go past the Alton Belle Casino (on your left). Turn left onto
Route 100. Remain on the Great River Road heading west/north for about 20 miles, passing through the town of Grafton and past the Brussels Ferry. The camping entrance for the Park will be the first
entrance you come to on the right. Another 1/4 mile further on, the main entrance to the Park and the Lodge will be on the right. The dock and boat ramp entrance will be on the left.
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Cross the Mississippi River on McKinley Bridge or the Popular Street Bridge. Take Route 3 north to Alton. In Alton, exit to Route 143 (West). Stay on 143 until you pass the Alton Belle Casino on your
left. Then follow the signs for the Great River Road (Route 100) to Pere Marquette State Park, as above.
