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Moraine View State Recreation Area Interesting Information- The park was called McLean County Conservation Area until 1975. - Dawson Lake (158 acres) is stocked with sunfish, crappie, perch, largemouth bass, walleye, pike, and catfish. - The Bloomington Moraine, one of the four largest in the state, runs through the park. - Kickapoo and Potawatomi Indians used to live in the area. Location LeRoy Size 1,687 acres TerrainMostly forested and some wetland areas. Trails 10 miles Links DNR Site stateparks.com Website DNR Map Further Insights This park reminded me alot of Rock Cut SP. It has the dammed lake and alot of trails. Everything is easy to access. I saw alot of northern water snakes around the lake by the boat launch area, awesome! I hiked a ways down by the dam and along the creek at the south end of the park, which was a very pleasant area. There were carp jumping up like salmon, trying in vain to get back up to the lake I guess, it was somewhat amusing I have to say. I also hiked back on some other trails, there are campsites on them, so I guess backpacking is allowed. The day I went here I was actually going down to Starved Rock. I wasn't paying a whole lot of attention and missed the turn, ended up here. Overall, it's a nice place.