Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park: hunting and access
IDNR's records mark 1,055 acres of Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park open to hunting in Lake County, next to Winthrop Harbor. Deer archery: open at the site. Hunters took 319 deer in Lake County in 2025-26.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: IDNR's IDNR hunting site data, read 2026-10. Harvest: IDNR county summaries, 2021-22 to 2025-26.
IDNR sites open to huntingForest preserves, county and city landLand trusts and other open landAdeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State ParkCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 1,055 acres in 4 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Lake County |
| Deer harvest unit | Lake County |
| IDNR lists for hunting | Deer and Squirrel |
| Deer, archery (IDNR) | open at the site |
| Site type (IDNR) | state park |
| IDNR region | 2 |
| Nearest towns | Winthrop Harbor (next to it), Zion (2 mi) and Beach Park (3 mi) |
What is Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park like?
IDNR's records divide the site into 4 hunting areas: North Dead River Unit, North Unit, Marina Unit, Camp Ground Unit.
From IDNR's land records.
What can you hunt on Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park?
IDNR's records list deer (archery) and squirrel for Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park.
What are the rules on Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park?
How each season is hunted here, by IDNR's land records: open at the site for deer archery.
Site-specific rules are in IDNR's Hunting Digest and the site's hunter fact sheet; IDNR's public hunting areas list has the site's permit details.
How many deer are taken around Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park?
Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park lies in Lake County. Hunters took 319 deer in Lake County in 2025-26, against 314 in 2024-25.
| County | Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County | 1,035 | 319 | 314 | 315 |
Harvest for the whole county, not the hunting site alone: IDNR white-tailed deer county summaries (2021-22 to 2025-26 seasons).
How do you get to Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park?
Nearest towns: Winthrop Harbor (next to it), Zion (2 miles), Beach Park (3 miles) and Waukegan (4 miles). Highways within 5 miles: IL 137, IL 131 and IL 173.
What other public land is near Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park?
Public land within 3 miles of Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park
Counting Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park itself, 4,890 of the 41,274 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (11.8%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and IDNR's hunting area records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land trusts and other open land | 2,138 |
| Forest preserves, county and city land | 1,697 |
| IDNR sites open to hunting | 1,055 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park?
In Lake County, next to Winthrop Harbor.
Can you deer hunt on Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park?
By IDNR's records: archery, open at the site.
How much public land is around Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park?
4,890 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and IDNR's hunting area records.
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: IDNR land records: sites and hunting areas (OMLP, Prairie Research Institute).
- Boundary and acres: IDNR's map layer above. Surrounding public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and IDNR's hunting area records.
- Deer harvest: IDNR white-tailed deer county summaries (2021-22 to 2025-26 seasons).
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