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Attraction

Distance From Our Cabins

   
Rim Rock Recreation Trail Adjacent to cabins
    Beautiful hiking trail.  Ties into Pounds Hollow area  
Pounds Hollow Lake 1 mile from cabins
   28 acre forest lake.  Fishing, swimming beach, hiking  
   
Garden of the Gods       7 miles  
    Listed in USA Today as one of 10 great places to photograph, rock formations are awesome, hiking is spectacular  
Shawnee National Forest      Adjacent to cabins
   
Shawnee Stone Forts  
   
River To River Trail        ¼ mile 
   
American Discovery Trail    Adjacent to cabins
   
Shawnee Hills Scenic Byway  Adjacent to cabins
   
Ohio River Scenic Byway 3 miles
   
Ohio River Shawnee Queen River Taxi 12 Miles
   
Hiking:            Shawnee Forest              More hiking

Mountain Biking            River to River Trail 

Bicycling:        Tunnel Hill         Peddles and Paddles

Hike right off our place, River to River Trail is 1/4 mile away, Tunnel Hill bike Trail is 1/2 hour to 1 hour away

   
Bird Watching   - War Bluff Valley Sanctuary

 Southernmost Illinois Birding     Festival April 27-29, 2007

25 miles
   
Baseball:  Southern Illinois Miners Marion Illinois 45 miles
   
Canoeing - Peddles and Paddles

Southern Illinois Canoeing

Lower Cache River Canoe Trail

 
   

Horseback Riding  - 

Shawnee Trails End        minutes away

Lake Glendale Stables

Dixon Springs Honey Bee Stables

15 miles

35 miles

   
High Knob      4 mile hike (River To River Trail) 5.5 miles
   
Camp Cadiz     4 mile hike  (River to River Trail) 5 miles by road
   
   
TTI Golf Course, Cave In Rock 12 miles 
  Beautiful 9 hole golf course nestled in Shawnee Hills  
Cave In Rock 12 miles   
   
Hardin County Attractions We are located in Hardin County
Ohio River Free Ferry to Amish Country   12 miles
  Amish Country  
   
Glen O Jones Lake    17 miles 
  135 acre fishing lake - hiking  
Tecumseh Memorial   17 miles
Trail of Tears - Mantle Rock, Kentucky 30 miles
Trail of Tears - Golconda, Illinois  
Trail of Tears - Golconda, Illinois  30 miles
   
Rose Hotel Historical Site   12 miles
   
Old Slave House     Still not open, but they are working on it. 11 miles 
   
Iron Furnace      11 miles
   
Old Stone Face      19 miles
   
San Damiano    20 miles
   
Tower Rock    18 miles
   
Pioneer Village Harrisburg 24 miles  
   
Wineries Map   

Shawnee Wine Trail                                                    Shawnee Winery                                       

 
   
Fluorspar and Mineral Museum - Rosiclare, Illinois 18 miles
Fluorspar and Mineral Museum - Marion, Kentucky 24 miles
   
Festivals and Events:  
Farmer's Market -    Golconda Sat morning April - Sept 8:00 a.m. to noon  30 miles
    Elizabethtown Thur/Fri evening May - Sept 4:00- 7:00  
Tractor Show - Golconda   April 30 miles
Quilt Show  - Paducah, Kentucky - April 55 miles
Barbeque & Blues - Golconda - May 30 miles
Riverfront Festival - Paducah  May - September 55 miles
Barbeque & Fun - Elizabethtown Smiley Club Fund Raiser - Memorial & Labor Day Weekends 15 miles
Bass Tournament - Golconda Marina June 21, 2008 30 miles
Elizabethtown Homecoming Festival July 5, 2008 15 miles
Heritage Festival - Elizabethtown  Aug 8-9 2008 15 miles
Squads & Rods Car Show - Golconda September 14, 2008 30 miles
Shrimp Festival - Golconda  September 20, 2008 30 miles
Frontier Days -Cave-in-Rock - September 20th, 2008 15 miles
Cave-in-Rock Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show (on the banks of the Ohio River - September 19, 2008 evening 15 miles
Flurospar Festival - Rosiclare  October 2-4, 2008 18 miles
Rosiclare Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show (on the banks of the Ohio River - October 4, 2008 18 miles
Fall Festival - Golconda - October 12, 2008 30 miles
Bass Tournament - Golconda Marina October 12, 2008 30 miles
Deer Festival - Golconda - November 20-22, 2008 30 miles
Christmas Open House Golconda Merchants - November 14, 2008 30 miles
Christmas House Tour Golconda December 13, 2008 30 miles
   

Dixon Springs State Park 

Chocolate Factory at Dixon Springs

38 miles
   

Metropolis:     

 

Harrah's Riverboat Gambling

Fort Massac

Superman Store

    Superman Celebration June 7-10, 2007

55 miles
   
Local Artisans, Antiques and Gifts  
    Backporch Baskets at Karbers Ridge 3.3 miles
    Briarbank Ridge at Kargers Ridge 3.3 miles
    Ole Heritage Shoppes at Elizabethtown, Illinois 12 miles
    Roseclare Antique and Crafts at Rosiclare, Illinois 13 miles
      Dusty Attic at Equality, Illinois 15 miles
    Antiques at Marion, Kentucky 17 miles
    Antiques at Eldorado, Illinois 15 miles
    Antiques at Harrisburg, Illinois 23 miles
      Antiques at Sturgis, Kentucky 35 miles
        Antiques at Benton, Illinois 60 miles
Theme & Water Parks:                                                             Eddyville, Ky Venture River 45 miles
Santa Claus, In Holiday World 120 miles
Cave in Rock 12 miles
Rosiclare 13 miles
   
Elizabethtown   12 miles
   
Eldorado   20 miles
   
Marion, Kentucky  21 miles 
   
Harrisburg    24 miles
   
Golconda     30 miles
   
Marion, Illinois   Miner' Minor League Baseball 45 miles
   
Paducah Quilt Museum    60 miles
   
Fort Massac 55 miles
Paducah Quilt Show 60 miles
Paducah River Front 60 miles
Meremet Springs Scuba Diving   55 miles
   
Little Sturgis Bike Rally 35 miles
   
Hog Rock 10 miles
   
Old Shawneetown     19 miles
   
Lake of Egypt    51 miles
   
Evansville, Indiana    Horse racing 70 miles
   
St. Louis, Missouri   166 miles
   
Chicago, Illinois        370 miles
   
   

Cave In Rock

Old Stone Face

Camel Rock - Garden of the Gods

Hiking Trail

Glen O Jones Lake

Hogdaddy's Saloon, Old Shawneetown  

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