Beall Woods State Park: hunting and access
IDNR's records mark 414 acres of Beall Woods State Park open to hunting in Wabash County, 2 miles from Keensburg. Deer archery: open at the site. Hunters took 624 deer in Wabash 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 huntingLand trusts and other open landBeall Woods State ParkCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 414 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Wabash County |
| Deer harvest unit | Wabash County |
| IDNR lists for hunting | Deer |
| Deer, archery (IDNR) | open at the site |
| Site type (IDNR) | state park |
| IDNR region | 5 |
| Nearest towns | Keensburg (2 mi), Bellmont (4 mi) and Mount Carmel (5 mi) |
What can you hunt on Beall Woods State Park?
IDNR's records list deer (archery) for Beall Woods State Park.
What are the rules on Beall Woods State Park?
How each season is hunted here, by IDNR's land records: open at the site for deer archery.
IDNR's notes: Trapping only when needed for population control.
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 Beall Woods State Park?
Beall Woods State Park lies in Wabash County. Hunters took 624 deer in Wabash County in 2025-26, against 552 in 2024-25.
| County | Beall Woods State Park acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash County | 414 | 624 | 552 | 521 |
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 Beall Woods State Park?
Nearest towns: Keensburg (2 miles), Bellmont (4 miles), Mount Carmel (5 miles) and Browns (8 miles). Highways within 5 miles: IL 1 and IL 15.
What other public land is near Beall Woods State Park?
Public land within 3 miles of Beall Woods State Park
Counting Beall Woods State Park itself, 768 of the 25,020 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (3.1%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and IDNR's hunting area records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| IDNR sites open to hunting | 414 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 354 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Beall Woods State Park?
In Wabash County, 2 miles from Keensburg.
Can you deer hunt on Beall Woods State Park?
By IDNR's records: archery, open at the site.
How much public land is around Beall Woods State Park?
768 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Beall Woods 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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