Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor
Lockport, Illinois 60441Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling, Skiing
The Illinois & Michigan Canal, completed in 1848, connected the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River watershed along a longstanding Indian portage route. The 97-mile canal extended from the Chicago Ri ...
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Shawnee National Forest
Harrisburg, Illinois 62946Filed Under: Camping, Climbing, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
Welcome! Explore the Shawnee National Forest. Enjoy the splendors of the varied natural resources of the largest, most diversified treasure in Illinois. Major highways lead to this heartland. Find som ...
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Rend Lake
Benton, Illinois 62812Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
Rend Lake, IL, located in the heart of southern Illinois, is a natural haven for wildlife and a recreational haven for visitors. Rend Lake consists of 18,900 acres of water and 20,000 acres of land. ...
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Lake Shelbyville
Shelbyville, Illinois 62565Filed Under: Camping, Cultural, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling, Skiing
Lake Shelbyville, located in central Illinois, offers beaches, hiking trails, marinas, boat ramps, and over 1500 campsites. The US Army Corps of Engineers, the Illinois Department of Natural Resource ...
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Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
Wilmington, Illinois 60481Filed Under: Cycling, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting
The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie established in 1996 is the nation's first federally designated tallgrass prairie. "Midewin", pronounced "Mih-DAY-win", is the Potawatomi ...
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Porter, Indiana 46304Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Skiing
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, authorized by Congress in 1966, is located approximately 50 miles southeast of Chicago, Illinois in the counties of Lake, Porter, and LaPorte in Northwest Indiana. Th ...
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Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
Omaha, Nebraska 68102Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Paddling
In 1804, Meriwether Lewis & William Clark began a voyage of discovery with 45 men, a keelboat, two pirogues,and a dog. They departed from Camp Wood located in what was to become Illinois. Preside ...
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Pea Ridge National Military Park
Garfield, Arkansas 72732Filed Under: Hiking, Horseback
Pea Ridge National Military Park is a 4,300 acre Civil War Battlefield that preserves the site of the March 1862 battle that saved Missouri for the Union. On March 7 & 8, nearly 26,000 soldiers fought ...
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