Heron County Park
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Heron County Park is a park in Newell Township
in Vermilion County, Illinois
. It is located just north of Danville, Illinois
on Newell Road, at the north end of Lake Vermilion
where the lake's waters are very shallow. A 950-foot-long floating boardwalk allows visitors to walk through a portion of the wetland.
Newell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
Newell Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 13,835.-History:The first sale land in this area was in 1824 to Obadiah Le Neve, who settled here just before Christmas of that year. It was not until 1851 that the county was divided up...
in Vermilion County, Illinois
Vermilion County, Illinois
Vermilion County is a county located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois, between the Indiana border and Champaign County. It was established in 1826 and was the 45th of Illinois' 102 counties...
. It is located just north of Danville, Illinois
Danville, Illinois
Danville is a city in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is the principal city of the'Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Danville and Vermilion County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 32,467. It is the county seat of...
on Newell Road, at the north end of Lake Vermilion
Lake Vermilion (Illinois)
Lake Vermilion is a 1,000-acre reservoir located in Vermilion County, Illinois. It was built for water supply, fishing, and recreation purposes. The lake is 3 miles long and 0.5 miles wide...
where the lake's waters are very shallow. A 950-foot-long floating boardwalk allows visitors to walk through a portion of the wetland.