Piney Creek Ravine State Natural Area

Piney Creek Ravine State Natural Area is an Illinois state park on 198 acres (80 ha) in Jackson and Randolph Counties, Illinois, United States.

Site locations at Piney Creek: the red circle is the parking area, and the yellow spots are petroglyph sites.

Piney Creek Ravine State Natural Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Piney Creek Ravine
Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Piney Creek Ravine State Natural Area Piney Creek Ravine State Natural Area (the United States)
Location	Jackson and Randolph Counties, Illinois, USA
Nearest city	Steeleville, Illinois
Coordinates	37°53′56″N 89°38′14″W
Area	198 acres (80 ha)
Established	1972
Governing body	Illinois Department of Natural Resources

One cliff face in the ravine contains several Native American petroglyphs, along with modern graffiti, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

References

• "Piney Creek Ravine State Natural Area". Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
• USGS. "USGS Welge (IL) Quad". TopoQuest. Retrieved July 5, 2008.

A view of the ravine in fall of 2018.

A view of a rock face alongside the creek.

A dry waterfall at the beginning of the ravine.