Red Hills State Park: hunting and access
IDNR's records mark 798 acres of Red Hills State Park open to hunting in Lawrence County, next to Sumner. Deer archery: open at the site. Hunters took 1,404 deer in Lawrence 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 landRed Hills State ParkCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 798 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Lawrence County |
| Deer harvest unit | Lawrence County |
| IDNR lists for hunting | Deer, Turkey, Squirrel, Rabbit, Dove, Quail and Woodcock |
| Deer, archery (IDNR) | open at the site |
| Turkey, spring (IDNR) | special hunt permit from Springfield |
| Turkey, fall archery (IDNR) | open at the site |
| Site type (IDNR) | state park |
| IDNR region | 5 |
| Nearest towns | Sumner (next to it), Bridgeport (4 mi) and Claremont (7 mi) |
What can you hunt on Red Hills State Park?
IDNR's records list deer (archery), turkey (spring and fall archery), squirrel, rabbit, dove, quail and woodcock for Red Hills State Park.
What are the rules on Red Hills 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 turkey spring.
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 Red Hills State Park?
Red Hills State Park lies in Lawrence County. Hunters took 1,404 deer in Lawrence County in 2025-26, against 1,424 in 2024-25.
| County | Red Hills State Park acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence County | 798 | 1,404 | 1,424 | 1,327 |
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 Red Hills State Park?
Nearest towns: Sumner (next to it), Bridgeport (4 miles), Claremont (7 miles) and Lawrenceville (7 miles). Highways within 5 miles: IL 250 and US 50.
What other public land is near Red Hills State Park?
IDNR hunting sites within 10 miles:
- Chauncey Marsh State Natural Area: 1,383 acres, 6.4 miles away
- Embarras River Bottoms State Natural Area: 1,871 acres, 9.2 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Red Hills State Park
Counting Red Hills State Park itself, 983 of the 30,628 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (3.2%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and IDNR's hunting area records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| IDNR sites open to hunting | 798 |
| Other IDNR and state land | 185 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Red Hills State Park?
In Lawrence County, next to Sumner.
Can you deer hunt on Red Hills State Park?
By IDNR's records: archery, open at the site.
How much public land is around Red Hills State Park?
983 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Red Hills State Park included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and IDNR's hunting area records. The closest other IDNR hunting site is Chauncey Marsh State Natural Area (6.4 miles).
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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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