Harmonie State Park
Listed in State Parks, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
3451 Harmonie State Park Rd, New Harmony, Indiana 47631
A peaceful Wabash River park near historic New Harmony, with wooded trails, open fields, camping, and opportunities for fishing, boating, and picnicking.
Giant City State Park
Listed in State park
235 Giant City Rd, Makanda, IL 62958, Makanda, Illinois 62958
Giant City State Park near Makanda features wooded trails, dramatic sandstone formations, and the famous Giant City Streets. A historic lodge, cabins, camping, and outdoor recreation make it a rewarding stop in southern Illinois.
Lake Murphysboro
Listed in Park, State park
492 Lake Access Road, Murphysboro, IL 62966, Murphysboro, Illinois 62966
Set among the wooded hills of southern Illinois, Lake Murphysboro State Park centers on a 145-acre lake and offers fishing, hiking, boating, picnicking, camping, and a quiet break near historic Murphysboro.
Horseshoe Lake
3321 Highway 111, Granite City, Il, Granite City, Illinois 62040
Near Granite City and the Metro East, Horseshoe Lake State Park protects about 2,960 acres of Mississippi River floodplain and open water. The park offers a relaxed setting for fishing, boating, picnicking, camping, and enjoying the area’s distinctive river history.
Washington County Lake Area
Listed in Recreation, State Recreation Area
18500 Conservation Dr, Nashville, IL 62263, Nashville, Illinois 62263
Washington County State Recreation Area, near Nashville, Illinois, offers a peaceful lake setting for fishing, boating, camping, picnicking, and a relaxed southern Illinois outdoor break.
Ferne Clyffe State Park
Listed in State park
90 Goreville Rd, Goreville, IL 62939, Goreville, Illinois 62939
Ferne Clyffe State Park near Goreville showcases fern-lined sandstone bluffs, wooded ravines, hiking trails, and the seasonal waterfall in Big Rocky Hollow. Camping, picnicking, and fishing add to this scenic southern Illinois stop.
Washington County State Recreation Area
Listed in State park
18500 Conservation Dr, Nashville, IL 62263, Nashville, Illinois 62263
A quiet southern Illinois recreation area near Nashville, with a lake, fishing, camping, trails, and wooded scenery for an easy outdoor escape.
Buffalo Trace Park
1540 US-150, Palmyra, IN 47164, Palmyra, Indiana 47164
A Harrison County park near Palmyra, named for an old buffalo route later used by frontier settlers. Enjoy the lake, open grounds, and relaxed outdoor recreation.
Pyramid State Recreation Area
Listed in Park, State Recreation Area
1562 Pyramid Park Rd, Pinckneyville, IL 62274, Pinckneyville, Illinois 62274
Near Pinckneyville, Pyramid State Recreation Area is Illinois’s largest state recreation area, covering 19,701 acres of reclaimed southern Illinois landscape. Its lakes, woods, and open ground support fishing, boating, camping, hiking, picnicking, and seasonal hunting.
Lake Murphysboro State Park
Listed in State park
52 Cinder Hill Dr, Murphysboro, IL 62966, Murphysboro, Illinois 62966
Wooded hills surround the star-shaped lake at Lake Murphysboro State Park, a southern Illinois retreat for boating, fishing, picnicking, camping, and hiking.
Harmonie State Park
Listed in State Parks, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
3451 Harmonie State Park Rd, New Harmony, Indiana 47631
A peaceful Wabash River park near historic New Harmony, with wooded trails, open fields, camping, and opportunities for fishing, boating, and picnicking.
Giant City State Park
Listed in State park
235 Giant City Rd, Makanda, IL 62958, Makanda, Illinois 62958
Giant City State Park near Makanda features wooded trails, dramatic sandstone formations, and the famous Giant City Streets. A historic lodge, cabins, camping, and outdoor recreation make it a rewarding stop in southern Illinois.
Lake Murphysboro
Listed in Park, State park
492 Lake Access Road, Murphysboro, IL 62966, Murphysboro, Illinois 62966
Set among the wooded hills of southern Illinois, Lake Murphysboro State Park centers on a 145-acre lake and offers fishing, hiking, boating, picnicking, camping, and a quiet break near historic Murphysboro.
Horseshoe Lake
3321 Highway 111, Granite City, Il, Granite City, Illinois 62040
Near Granite City and the Metro East, Horseshoe Lake State Park protects about 2,960 acres of Mississippi River floodplain and open water. The park offers a relaxed setting for fishing, boating, picnicking, camping, and enjoying the area’s distinctive river history.
Washington County Lake Area
Listed in Recreation, State Recreation Area
18500 Conservation Dr, Nashville, IL 62263, Nashville, Illinois 62263
Washington County State Recreation Area, near Nashville, Illinois, offers a peaceful lake setting for fishing, boating, camping, picnicking, and a relaxed southern Illinois outdoor break.
Ferne Clyffe State Park
Listed in State park
90 Goreville Rd, Goreville, IL 62939, Goreville, Illinois 62939
Ferne Clyffe State Park near Goreville showcases fern-lined sandstone bluffs, wooded ravines, hiking trails, and the seasonal waterfall in Big Rocky Hollow. Camping, picnicking, and fishing add to this scenic southern Illinois stop.
Washington County State Recreation Area
Listed in State park
18500 Conservation Dr, Nashville, IL 62263, Nashville, Illinois 62263
A quiet southern Illinois recreation area near Nashville, with a lake, fishing, camping, trails, and wooded scenery for an easy outdoor escape.
Buffalo Trace Park
1540 US-150, Palmyra, IN 47164, Palmyra, Indiana 47164
A Harrison County park near Palmyra, named for an old buffalo route later used by frontier settlers. Enjoy the lake, open grounds, and relaxed outdoor recreation.
Pyramid State Recreation Area
Listed in Park, State Recreation Area
1562 Pyramid Park Rd, Pinckneyville, IL 62274, Pinckneyville, Illinois 62274
Near Pinckneyville, Pyramid State Recreation Area is Illinois’s largest state recreation area, covering 19,701 acres of reclaimed southern Illinois landscape. Its lakes, woods, and open ground support fishing, boating, camping, hiking, picnicking, and seasonal hunting.
Lake Murphysboro State Park
Listed in State park
52 Cinder Hill Dr, Murphysboro, IL 62966, Murphysboro, Illinois 62966
Wooded hills surround the star-shaped lake at Lake Murphysboro State Park, a southern Illinois retreat for boating, fishing, picnicking, camping, and hiking.
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