Trail Grant Monies

llinois' apportionment ($1,347,057) of the Recreational Trail Program grant monies (authorized by the National Recreational Trails Fund Act) funded several projects for equestrian trails:

Kankakee River State Park - $22,000
Located in Kankakee and Will Counties. The monies will pay for widening and rehabilitating approximately 8 miles of equestrian trail using gravel and geoweb.

Siloam Springs State Park - $128,870.
Located in Adams and Brown Counties. The monies will pay for rehabilitating and improving a total of approximately 13 miles on two equestrian trails. Also the installation of sign, replacement of three bridges, installation of geoweb at creek crossings and resurfacing trail heads.

Deer Grove West Forest Preserve Trail Restoration - $332,100
Located in Cook County. The monies will pay for the reconstruction of two miles of severely eroded mountain biking and equestrian trails and restoration of two acres of ecologically sensitive ravine areas that have been damaged by off-trail use.

Harris Horse & Hike Trail - Harris Forest Preserve - $83,250
Located in Kendall County. The monies will pay for development of 2.5 miles of equestrian/hiking trail, including two equestrian and five pedestrian bridges across creeks within the 92-acre Harris Forest Preserve.