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Giant City State Park

#1883 among destinations in the United States

Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Giant City State Park
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Established: 1927 (97 years ago)Area: 6.25 mi²Coordinates: 37°36'18"N, 89°11'18"W
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IllinoisUnited States

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Day trips

Giant City State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Devils Kitchen Lake, Blue Sky Vineyards, Cobden, Makanda.

  • devils kitchen lake crab orchard national wildlife refuge location map
    5.5 miE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

    Devils Kitchen Lake, Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge

    140 min walk • Devil's Kitchen Lake is an 810-acre reservoir in southern Illinois, created by the damming of Grassy Creek, a tributary of Crab Orchard Lake and the Big Muddy River. Most of the lake is located in Williamson County, southwest of Marion, Illinois. The lake is accessible from Interstate 57.

  • blue sky vineyards shawnee national forest location map
    4.5 miSE
    Wine tours, Winery, Vineyard

    Blue Sky Vineyards, Shawnee National Forest

    115 min walk • Blue Sky Vineyard is a family-owned vineyard and winery in Illinois, owned and operated by Barrett Rochman, Marilyn Rochman, and Jim Ewers. Blue Sky Vineyard is located in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest and anchors the eastern end of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail.

  • cobden6.1 miSW
    Village

    Cobden

    157 min walk • Cobden is a village in Union County, Illinois, United States, within the Southern Illinois region informally known as "Little Egypt.” The population as of the 2020 census is 1,034, a decline of 10.63% since the 2010 census.

  • makanda1.5 miNW
    Village

    Makanda

    38 min walk • Makanda is a village in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 547, down from 561 in 2010. In the early 20th Century it used the slogan "Star of Egypt." Makanda is part of the Carbondale, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.

  • little grassy lake crab orchard national wildlife refuge location map
    3 miNE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

    Little Grassy Lake, Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge

    77 min walk • Little Grassy Lake is a 1,200-acre reservoir in southern Illinois, created by the damming of Little Grassy Creek, a tributary of Crab Orchard Lake and the Big Muddy River.

  • cedar lake shawnee national forest5.5 miW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

    Cedar Lake, Shawnee National Forest

    140 min walk • Cedar Lake is a 1,750-acre reservoir in southern Illinois, created by the damming of Cedar Creek, a tributary of the Big Muddy River, in 1974. The lake is located in Jackson County, southwest of Carbondale, Illinois. The lake is accessible from U.S. Highway 51.

  • crab orchard wilderness crab orchard national wildlife refuge location map
    5.5 miE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area

    Crab Orchard Wilderness, Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge

    140 min walk • The Crab Orchard Wilderness is a 4,050-acre parcel of land listed as a Wilderness Area of the United States. It is located within the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge in Williamson, Union, and Jackson counties in Illinois.

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