Area Attractions
We are the closest private cabin rental to Giant City State Park. We are located in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest and Shawnee Hills Wine Trail
Shawnee Hills Wine Trail Events Calendar
Carbondale Convention and Tourism Events Calendar
Discover Southern Illinois Events Calendar
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-Oak Grove Cabin is within walking distance to one of the River to River trail heads! Just walk down Oak Grove Road (South) to McGuire Road where you intersect with Rowan Road, the trail head is at the end of Rowan Road (about 1 mile).
-Makanda Boardwalk - local unique shopping and coffee shop (within 1 mile) - makandatradingcompany
-Cedar Lake - (within 3 miles) Fishing off the dock, public beach, and boat ramp.
-Beach info! - the cabins are within minutes to the best two beaches in the area (Cedar Lake Beach and Campus Lake Beach)
-Carbondale Area Portal - complete information site about Carbondale.
-Stone Creek Golf Course (within 1 mile) and Bogeys fine dining.
-Southern Illinois Golf Tour - Local golf course information
-Giant City State Park (within 1 mile)- horseback riding, hiking, picnicing, rock climbing and dining at the lodge restaurant.
-Adventure Illinois - regional information on bicycling, rock climbing, horseback riding, hunting and more.
-The Unoffical Shawnee Trail Guide - great list of hiking trails in the area.
-Vertical Heartland rock climbing and rappelling school open year round.
-Ferne Cliff State Park (about 15 miles) - hiking, fishing, and picnicing.
-Cache River - (about a half hour drive) - hike the boardwalk over the cypress swamp, hunting info and more.
-Shawnee Hills Wine Trail - complete local vineyard and winery information - wine tasting, festivals, and live music. Features 10 different wineries including Alto Vineyards, Blue Sky Vineyard, Hedman Vineyards, Owl Creek Vineyard, Inhertance Valley, Pomona Winery, Star View Vineyards, Von Jakob Vineyards, Kite Hill Vineyards and Orlandini Winery.
-Shawnee National Forest - hunting, hiking, horseback info and more.
-Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge- hunting, fishing, swimming and boating information (about 10 miles).
-Carbondale Convention and Tourism - events and dining info.
-Rendleman Orchards - seasonal local produce and farm market in Pomona.
-Lipe Orchards - seasonal local produce close to cabins.
-Southernmost Illinois Tourism Bureau
-Southern Illinois regional information network
-Much more information Discover Southern Illinois
-Southern Illinois Outdoors - even more area outdoor info and links.
-Honey Bee Stables - private guided horseback riding.
-Kosmic Acres Stables offers year round horse back riding in Alto Pass (about 15 minutes away) (618) 893-2347
We also have information on Area Activities inside the cabins.