- Blackmon Tract - Tamarack Core Area
This is a site that is also currently open to the public. Here is the link to a Friends of Hackmatack factsheet about the sites at Hackmatack NWR currently open to the public that will help with that.
11 acres including a small woodland, opening up to a peaceful view of fields & wetland Located west of the intersection of Hunter Dr. & Highway 12, Richmond, IL.
Trails: There are bike racks and picnic tables available, and an accessible path to an overlook of the wetland area. Visitors are permitted to explore the property off-trail. The Prairie Path Trail runs through this property. Prairie Path Trail Map: https://ipp.org/trail-map/
Driving DirectionsDirections: Park in public parking off Broadway St. in downtown Richmond and walk or bike the Prairie Path Trail going south, to get to this 11-acre tract. No parking on site. Look for the USFWS sign: Tamarack Core
Refuge HoursYear-roundSunrise - Sunset