Giant City State Park

Incredible formations

This place is amazing. There are so many hiking trails in the park & several outside of it. The trails are marked well & the degree of difficulty is spot on. The Giant City trail is a must, it is incr...

Choose your own adventure

We had just a few hours to spend before heading home from our Southern Illinois trip - and this park was just right. They have a nice new visitor center with picnic tables in the shade (great for our...

We came for the eclipse and stayed for the beauty.

Four women friends selected this spot as the site to view the total solar eclipse. We were welcomed with open arms. The staff was as excited as we were and it felt like a party. They gave out free ...

Cool State Park

After many attempts to come here, my friend and I were finally able to get our schedules synced up and we made the drive out. The good news is, you're not far away from Carbondale so you have a "gatew...

Good hiking with huge unique rock formations

The rock formations were amazing, and the hiking trails were well maintained. Don't miss the visitor center, it has good displays, helpful maps, and an interesting 15 minute video. Cell phone coverag...