Download coordinates as: Pine Creek is a short tributary of the Rock River that flows through western Ogle County in the U.S. state of Illinois.

Pine Creek rises where several stream branches come together south of Illinois Route 64.

[1] The creek then flows 17 miles (27 km) to the south to join the Rock River between Grand Detour and Dixon.

For almost a half mile through the park the creek winds through steep valleys and its banks are lined by tall bluffs.

The cliffs harbor such rare plants as Canada yew and sullivantia (family Saxifragaceae), an Illinois state-threatened species.