Silver Springs State Park: hunting and access
IDNR's records mark 895 acres of Silver Springs State Park open to hunting in Kendall County, next to Millbrook. Deer archery: open at the site. Hunters took 269 deer in Kendall 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 landSilver Springs State ParkCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 895 acres in 5 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Kendall County |
| Deer harvest unit | Kendall County |
| IDNR lists for hunting | Deer, Squirrel, Dove and Pheasant |
| Deer, archery (IDNR) | open at the site |
| Site type (IDNR) | state park |
| IDNR region | 2 |
| Nearest towns | Millbrook (next to it), Plano (3 mi) and Sandwich (4 mi) |
What is Silver Springs State Park like?
IDNR's records divide the site into 5 hunting areas: Area D., Area A, Area B, Area E, Area C.
From IDNR's land records.
What can you hunt on Silver Springs State Park?
IDNR's records list deer (archery), squirrel, dove, pheasant and controlled pheasant for Silver Springs State Park.
What are the rules on Silver Springs State Park?
How each season is hunted here, by IDNR's land records: open at the site for deer archery.
IDNR's notes: Area A dove fields.
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 Silver Springs State Park?
Silver Springs State Park lies in Kendall County. Hunters took 269 deer in Kendall County in 2025-26, against 317 in 2024-25.
| County | Silver Springs State Park acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall County | 895 | 269 | 317 | 278 |
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 Silver Springs State Park?
Nearest towns: Millbrook (next to it), Plano (3 miles), Sandwich (4 miles) and Yorkville (5 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 34, IL 71, IL 47, IL 34 and IL 126.
What other public land is near Silver Springs State Park?
Public land within 3 miles of Silver Springs State Park
Counting Silver Springs State Park itself, 2,859 of the 31,197 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (9.2%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and IDNR's hunting area records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Forest preserves, county and city land | 1,575 |
| IDNR sites open to hunting | 895 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 361 |
| Other IDNR and state land | 28 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Silver Springs State Park?
In Kendall County, next to Millbrook.
Can you deer hunt on Silver Springs State Park?
By IDNR's records: archery, open at the site.
How much public land is around Silver Springs State Park?
2,859 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Silver Springs 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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