High Knob Campground

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• Bring cash for fees in case card payment isn't available on site.

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Nearby cities & towns

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• Marion, US · 55 km
• Paducah, US · 62 km
• Henderson, US · 71 km
• Evansville, US · 80 km
• Mount Vernon, US · 94 km

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🏞️ Attractions

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Lower CampTrails & trailheads0.3 km · ~4 min walkDirections ↗

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High Knob (279 m)Summits & peaks0.5 km · ~6 min walkDirections ↗

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Hurricane BluffAttractions0.8 km · ~9 min walkDirections ↗

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Golden CircleTrails & trailheads2.7 km · ~5 min driveDirections ↗

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Arch of the Gods CascadeWaterfalls3.8 km · ~7 min driveDirections ↗

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GOG Backpacking TrailheadTrails & trailheads4.2 km · ~8 min driveDirections ↗

Garden of the Gods Recreation AreaParks & play

The Garden of the Gods Wilderness is a 3,318-acre (13.43 km2) parcel of land listed as a Wilderness Area of the United States. It is located within the Shawnee National Forest in Hardin, Pope, Saline, and Gallatin counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The nearest town of any size is Equality.

4.2 km · ~8 min driveDirections ↗

Garden Of the Gods (262 m)Summits & peaks

The Garden of the Gods Wilderness is a 3,318-acre (13.43 km2) parcel of land listed as a Wilderness Area of the United States. It is located within the Shawnee National Forest in Hardin, Pope, Saline, and Gallatin counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The nearest town of any size is Equality.

4.5 km · ~8 min driveDirections ↗

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Pounds Hollow Recreation AreaParks & play4.9 km · ~9 min driveDirections ↗

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Maher Hill (188 m)Summits & peaks6 km · ~11 min driveDirections ↗

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Blue Blaze CascadeWaterfalls6.4 km · ~12 min driveDirections ↗

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Ripple Canyon FallsWaterfalls6.9 km · ~13 min driveDirections ↗

Iron FurnaceParks & play

The Illinois Iron Furnace is a historic iron furnace located in Shawnee National Forest near Rosiclare, Illinois. The stone and brick furnace was built sometime between 1837 and 1839 and was originally owned by businessmen Chalon Guard and Leonard White. The furnace was used to smelt locally mined iron ore; the resulting iron pigs were transported to Elizabethtown, Illinois, where they were shippe

11.3 km · ~21 min driveDirections ↗

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