SIU Entrance Monument

SIU Entrance Monument: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this monument: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit SIU Entrance Monument

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach SIU Entrance Monument — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.71536, -89.22775. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near SIU Entrance Monument

• WSIU-FM (Carbondale) · lake · Jackson · ~1 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Jackson · ~8 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~10 km · Must-see
• Little Grassy Marina · lake · Williamson · ~14 km · Must-see
• Giant City State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~15 km · Must-see
• Pomona Natural Bridge · sanctuary · Jackson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Crab Orchard Lake · lake · Williamson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Williamson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Murphysboro State Park · lake · Jackson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Little Grand Canyon · sanctuary · Jackson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Devil's Kitchen Lake · lake · Williamson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Panther Den Wilderness · sanctuary · Union · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bald Knob Cross of Peace · fort · Union · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bald Knob Wilderness · sanctuary · Union · ~27 km · Must-see
• Clear Springs Wilderness · sanctuary · Union · ~28 km · Must-see
• Kinkaid Lake · lake · Jackson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument · sanctuary · Williamson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake of Egypt · lake · Ballard · ~32 km · Must-see

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