Enjoy most any of the hikes listed here! Disclaimer: If you are traveling with very young children, we personally would not recommend Garden of the Gods. That is just our opinion, but there is a path immediately adjacent to sheer cliffs.
Great biking or walking fun for everyone. Amazing opportunities to get up close and personal with nature.
Contact Sandburn Junction for bike rental and drop off/pick up. If you just want to check out the tunnel go to Tunnel Hill, IL and it is just a short distance down the trail.
If you are going to head down to canoe the Cache River or hike at Heron Pond, don't forget to take the kids to the Wetlands Nature Center on the Cache. Lots of hands on for them and for you to enjoy the wildlife and nature of Southern Illinois!
Swimming areas are provided here , as well as at Bell Smith Springs and a pool and slide at Dixon Springs State Park . If you visit Dixon Springs be sure to indulge your sweet tooth at The Chocolate Factory
For a taste of a historical farm in Southern Illinois, visit Saline Creek Pioneer Village.
We also recommend feeding the ducks and playing at Paul Emery Park in Harrisburg, IL.
Take some time to visit an old river pirate cave, then take one of the last 2 free ferries across the Ohio river. You can head down that highway to Amish stores around Marion, KY if you want, or be like us, and just ride the ferry across and back on foot, to say you did! Also near Marion, KY enjoy an actual dig for minerals and gems at an old fluorescent mineral mine with a museum . They even have night digs for fluorescents under black lights!
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