Jubilee College State Park: hunting and access
IDNR's records mark 3,032 acres of Jubilee College State Park open to hunting in Peoria County, 2 miles from Brimfield. Deer archery: open at the site. Deer firearm: special hunt permit from Springfield. Hunters took 2,141 deer in Peoria 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 huntingOther IDNR and state landForest preserves, county and city landLand trusts and other open landJubilee College State ParkCounty lineHighway
| Size | 3,032 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Peoria County |
| Deer harvest unit | Peoria County |
| IDNR lists for hunting | Deer, Turkey, Squirrel, Rabbit, Dove, Quail, Pheasant and Woodcock |
| Deer, archery (IDNR) | open at the site |
| Deer, firearm (IDNR) | special hunt permit from Springfield |
| Deer, muzzleloader (IDNR) | special hunt permit from Springfield |
| Turkey, spring (IDNR) | county permit |
| Turkey, fall archery (IDNR) | open at the site |
| Site type (IDNR) | state park |
| IDNR region | 1 |
| Nearest towns | Brimfield (2 mi), Dunlap (5 mi) and Princeville (6 mi) |
What is Jubilee College State Park like?
IDNR's records divide the site into 5 hunting areas: Zone B, Zone E, Zone A, Zone D, Zone C.
From IDNR's land records.
What can you hunt on Jubilee College State Park?
IDNR's records list deer (archery, firearm and muzzleloader), turkey (spring and fall archery), squirrel, rabbit, dove, quail, pheasant and woodcock for Jubilee College State Park.
What are the rules on Jubilee College State Park?
How each season is hunted here, by IDNR's land records: open at the site for deer archery and turkey fall archery; special hunt permit from Springfield for deer firearm and deer muzzleloader; county permit for turkey spring.
IDNR's notes: Zone C. Camping.
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 Jubilee College State Park?
Jubilee College State Park lies in Peoria County. Hunters took 2,141 deer in Peoria County in 2025-26, against 1,871 in 2024-25.
| County | Jubilee College State Park acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria County | 3,032 | 2,141 | 1,871 | 1,960 |
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 Jubilee College State Park?
Nearest towns: Brimfield (2 miles), Dunlap (5 miles), Princeville (6 miles) and Elmwood (8 miles). Highways within 5 miles: I-74, US 150, IL 8 and IL 78.
What other public land is near Jubilee College State Park?
Public land within 3 miles of Jubilee College State Park
Counting Jubilee College State Park itself, 3,414 of the 42,116 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (8.1%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and IDNR's hunting area records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| IDNR sites open to hunting | 3,032 |
| Other IDNR and state land | 328 |
| Forest preserves, county and city land | 34 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 20 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Jubilee College State Park?
In Peoria County, 2 miles from Brimfield.
Can you deer hunt on Jubilee College State Park?
By IDNR's records: archery, open at the site; firearm, special hunt permit from Springfield; muzzleloader, special hunt permit from Springfield.
How much public land is around Jubilee College State Park?
3,414 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Jubilee College 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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