RELATED LINK: Hennepin Canal Photo Album

Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park, Sheffield, Illinois 104.5 miles long 5773 acres main canal - east to west spans Bureau, Henry, and Rock Island Counties. In Rock Island County, the canal follows the same channel as the Rock River. [see map below]

Hennepin Feeder Canal runs south from the Rock River in Whiteside County to the main canal in Bureau County. [see map below] biking, hiking, horse trails boating, canoeing, fishing, hunting nature preserve http://www.outfitters.com/illinois/bureau/canal.html

For more information The Hennepin Canal Parkway staff have put together a package of information for visitors. You can stop by the Visitor Center and pick up information to help you enjoy the site, or call or write the park and they will send it. Be sure to specify the activities that interest you to ensure a customized reponse. Write: Hennepin Canal Parkway, R.R. 2, P.O. Box 201, Sheffield, Ill. 61361, or telephone (815) 454-2328.