Attractions
Hiking, Swimming, & Playground
(14 min drive)– State park with a campground, picnic areas, and swimming pool with some neat rock formations if you drive through the park area. Ghost Dance Canyon is a neat hike that is about 0.7 miles out and back with good scenery. Make sure to stop by the Chocolate Factory when you visit Dixon Springs!
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Dixon Springs State Park
982 Illinois 146(14 min drive)– State park with a campground, picnic areas, and swimming pool with some neat rock formations if you drive through the park area. Ghost Dance Canyon is a neat hike that is about 0.7 miles out and back with good scenery. Make sure to stop by the Chocolate Factory when you visit Dixon Springs!
Lake with kayaking, fishing, and beach area for swimming
(11 min drive)- Lake Glendale Recreation Area offers a wide range of recreation opportunities including hiking, camping, swimming, boating, fishing, and bicycling.
Lake Glendale Recreation Area is open year-round.
Lake Glendale Beach:
• Memorial Day weekend to July 31- Open 7 days a week.
• August - Open Saturday & Sunday only.
• Labor Day weekend: Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday (holiday).
• Swimming Beach Area:
-Ages 6 and up=$5.00;
-Ages 1-5yrs.=$3.00;
-Under 1 year old are free.
**Fees Subject to Change.**
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Lake Glendale Recreation Area
(11 min drive)- Lake Glendale Recreation Area offers a wide range of recreation opportunities including hiking, camping, swimming, boating, fishing, and bicycling.
Lake Glendale Recreation Area is open year-round.
Lake Glendale Beach:
• Memorial Day weekend to July 31- Open 7 days a week.
• August - Open Saturday & Sunday only.
• Labor Day weekend: Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday (holiday).
• Swimming Beach Area:
-Ages 6 and up=$5.00;
-Ages 1-5yrs.=$3.00;
-Under 1 year old are free.
**Fees Subject to Change.**
Hiking with a View
(24 min drive) – Really neat waterfall area. You can park right near the falls then it’s a relatively short and easy hike to walk down into the hollow to see the waterfall from below. Some of the paths are on rocks so it can be slick if wet.
Burden Falls Trailhead
Burden Falls Road(24 min drive) – Really neat waterfall area. You can park right near the falls then it’s a relatively short and easy hike to walk down into the hollow to see the waterfall from below. Some of the paths are on rocks so it can be slick if wet.
(25 min drive) – really neat hiking along a spring-fed creek. Good summertime spot with swimming holes and crystal-clear water. There is a natural arch along the trail.
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Bell Smith Springs Scenic Area
Bell Smith Springs Road(25 min drive) – really neat hiking along a spring-fed creek. Good summertime spot with swimming holes and crystal-clear water. There is a natural arch along the trail.
(11 min drive)– Easy under 1-mile hike with good easy-to-follow trails. The trail is wide enough & easy for strollers. Once you get to the bluff you can leave the stroller at the bottom and walk up and around and back to Stoller
Millstone Bluff Archaeological Area (recgovnpsdata)
(11 min drive)– Easy under 1-mile hike with good easy-to-follow trails. The trail is wide enough & easy for strollers. Once you get to the bluff you can leave the stroller at the bottom and walk up and around and back to Stoller
(15 min drive) – A longer hike that is not marked the best. Once you get back to the preserve known as Indian Kitchen it will be worth the long hike. This is not a loop; it is an out and back.
Indian Kitchen Trailhead
82 Indian Kitchen Rd(15 min drive) – A longer hike that is not marked the best. Once you get back to the preserve known as Indian Kitchen it will be worth the long hike. This is not a loop; it is an out and back.
(33 min drive) – There is a lot to do here with a lake, picnic areas, and longer hiking opportunities, but they are best known for the Big Rocky Hollow Trail. This trail is an easy relatively short hike to see some impressive scenery and views.
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Ferne Clyffe State Park
90 Goreville Rd(33 min drive) – There is a lot to do here with a lake, picnic areas, and longer hiking opportunities, but they are best known for the Big Rocky Hollow Trail. This trail is an easy relatively short hike to see some impressive scenery and views.
(36 min drive)- Probably more impressive than Burden Falls. It is a fairly good hike to get down to the bottom here, but the area is really neat and worth the hike.
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Jackson Falls
(36 min drive)- Probably more impressive than Burden Falls. It is a fairly good hike to get down to the bottom here, but the area is really neat and worth the hike.
(42 min drive) – Most commercialized spot in the Shawnee area, but worth a visit for the views. Short easy hike from the parking lot and easy-to-follow trails.
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Tuin van de Goden
(42 min drive) – Most commercialized spot in the Shawnee area, but worth a visit for the views. Short easy hike from the parking lot and easy-to-follow trails.
(43 min drive) – My favorite hike in the area, short easy hike with some stairs. You can walk down through the giant rock formations, and the area has a neat history.
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Rim Rock's National Recreation Trail
RR 1 Box 198B(43 min drive) – My favorite hike in the area, short easy hike with some stairs. You can walk down through the giant rock formations, and the area has a neat history.