Carter Caves State Resort Park
344 Caveland Dr, Olive Hill, KY 41164, Olive Hill, Kentucky 41164
A wooded eastern Kentucky state resort park near Olive Hill, known for cave tours, hiking, horseback riding, and a range of seasonal outdoor recreation and lodging.
Charlestown State Park
Listed in Ohio River Scenic Byway, State park
3000 State Park Drive, Charlestown, Indiana 47111
Charlestown State Park pairs rugged Ohio River scenery with wooded trails, ravines, and the historic Rose Island site. Former ammunition-plant lands and flood-scarred amusement-park remains add depth to a memorable southern Indiana outing.
Garden of the Gods Recreation Area
Listed in Hiking area, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
Shawnee Forest Rd, Herod, Illinois 62947
Explore striking sandstone formations and scenic overlooks along the Observation Trail at this memorable Shawnee National Forest destination near Herod, Illinois.
Giant City Nature Trail
Listed in Hiking area
1-245 Giant City Rd, Makanda, Illinois 62958
Explore the sandstone corridors, forest shade, and weathered rock formations of Giant City Nature Trail in Giant City State Park near Makanda, Illinois. This short hike offers an easy introduction to one of southern Illinois’ most distinctive landscapes.
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.
Mantle Rock Nature Preserve
Listed in Native American Heritage Sites, Nature preserve, Trail of Tears, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
Mantle Rock Rd, Smithland, Kentucky 42081
Walk beneath a distinctive sandstone arch at this western Kentucky preserve and Trail of Tears site, where Cherokee travelers camped during their forced removal west.
Millstone Bluff Archaeological Area
F896+CX Simpson, Illinois, Simpson, Illinois 62985
Explore an interpretive trail through the remains of a late prehistoric Native American settlement at this scenic Shawnee National Forest archaeological site near Simpson, Illinois.
Pomona Natural Bridge | Shawnee National Forest
Listed in National forest, Natural Landmark, Natural rock climbing area, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
Natural Bridge Rd, Pomona, Illinois 62975
A forest trail near Pomona leads to a striking sandstone arch and wooded ravine in southern Illinois’s Shawnee National Forest.
Pounds Hollow in Illinois
Pounds Hollow Rd, Junction, Illinois 62954
Pounds Hollow Recreation Area pairs a quiet lake with wooded hills, rock formations, and hiking opportunities in Shawnee National Forest.
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.
Carter Caves State Resort Park
344 Caveland Dr, Olive Hill, KY 41164, Olive Hill, Kentucky 41164
A wooded eastern Kentucky state resort park near Olive Hill, known for cave tours, hiking, horseback riding, and a range of seasonal outdoor recreation and lodging.
Charlestown State Park
Listed in Ohio River Scenic Byway, State park
3000 State Park Drive, Charlestown, Indiana 47111
Charlestown State Park pairs rugged Ohio River scenery with wooded trails, ravines, and the historic Rose Island site. Former ammunition-plant lands and flood-scarred amusement-park remains add depth to a memorable southern Indiana outing.
Garden of the Gods Recreation Area
Listed in Hiking area, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
Shawnee Forest Rd, Herod, Illinois 62947
Explore striking sandstone formations and scenic overlooks along the Observation Trail at this memorable Shawnee National Forest destination near Herod, Illinois.
Giant City Nature Trail
Listed in Hiking area
1-245 Giant City Rd, Makanda, Illinois 62958
Explore the sandstone corridors, forest shade, and weathered rock formations of Giant City Nature Trail in Giant City State Park near Makanda, Illinois. This short hike offers an easy introduction to one of southern Illinois’ most distinctive landscapes.
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.
Mantle Rock Nature Preserve
Listed in Native American Heritage Sites, Nature preserve, Trail of Tears, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
Mantle Rock Rd, Smithland, Kentucky 42081
Walk beneath a distinctive sandstone arch at this western Kentucky preserve and Trail of Tears site, where Cherokee travelers camped during their forced removal west.
Millstone Bluff Archaeological Area
F896+CX Simpson, Illinois, Simpson, Illinois 62985
Explore an interpretive trail through the remains of a late prehistoric Native American settlement at this scenic Shawnee National Forest archaeological site near Simpson, Illinois.
Pomona Natural Bridge | Shawnee National Forest
Listed in National forest, Natural Landmark, Natural rock climbing area, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
Natural Bridge Rd, Pomona, Illinois 62975
A forest trail near Pomona leads to a striking sandstone arch and wooded ravine in southern Illinois’s Shawnee National Forest.
Pounds Hollow in Illinois
Pounds Hollow Rd, Junction, Illinois 62954
Pounds Hollow Recreation Area pairs a quiet lake with wooded hills, rock formations, and hiking opportunities in Shawnee National Forest.
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.
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