Flooding has washed out parts of Starved Rock State Park in northern Illinois, with five to six feet of water covering the main parking lot.
Park superintendent Kerry Novak says Starved Rock remains open, but parts of the trails to Jacob's Ladder and the La Salle Canyon are closed.
The park is bordered by the Illinois River. Officials in the nearby village of Utica on Tuesday ordered residents to leave low-lying areas near the river.
Novak says park visitors should "prepare to get muddy," no matter where they go in the park. He says he hopes the main parking lot will be open by the July Fourth weekend.
Flood advisories are posted from Arkansas and Oklahoma into Illinois. High water could last into the weekend.
Starved Rock State Park open but muddy
