Giant City Nature Trail

Giant City Nature Trail: 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 trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Giant City Nature Trail

Season: October to February.

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 Giant City Nature Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.59495, -89.19104. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Giant City Nature Trail

• Giant City State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~2 km · Must-see
• Little Grassy Marina · lake · Williamson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Devil's Kitchen Lake · lake · Williamson · ~12 km · Must-see
• Panther Den Wilderness · sanctuary · Union · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~14 km · Must-see
• WSIU-FM (Carbondale) · lake · Jackson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bald Knob Cross of Peace · fort · Union · ~18 km · Must-see
• Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Williamson · ~18 km · Must-see
• Pomona Natural Bridge · sanctuary · Jackson · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bald Knob Wilderness · sanctuary · Union · ~20 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Jackson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Crab Orchard Lake · lake · Williamson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Trail of Tears State Forest · sanctuary · Union · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ferne Clyffe State Park · sanctuary · Johnson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Clear Springs Wilderness · sanctuary · Union · ~25 km · Must-see
• Little Grand Canyon · sanctuary · Jackson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake of Egypt · lake · Ballard · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake of Egypt · lake · Williamson · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Giant City Nature Trail

Other treks near Giant City Nature Trail

• River to River Segment 3 - Eddyville to U.S. 45 · trek · Jackson · ~8 km
• Hawk's Cave Trail · trek · Johnson · ~24 km
• Rebman's Trail · trek · Johnson · ~24 km
• Big Rocky Hollow Trail · trek · Johnson · ~25 km
• Crab Orchard Visitor Center Pond and Woodland Nature Trail · trek · Williamson · ~26 km
• ADT - Illinois (South) - J - Seg 2 · trek · Johnson · ~33 km
• Heron Pond Trail · trek · Johnson · ~44 km
• Observation Trail · trek · Saline · ~89 km
• Rim Rock Recreational Trail · trek · Gallatin · ~100 km
• Pounds Hollow Lake Trail · trek · Gallatin · ~101 km

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