Things to do in Union County
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Campgrounds

Giant City State Park
Phone:  618-457-4836
Location: Makanda

Hutchin's Creek Camping
Phone: 618-893-2351
Location: Alto Pass 

Broken Wheel Ranch
Phone: 618-893-
1942
Location: Alto Pass 

Larue-Pine Hills
Phone: 618-833-8576
Location: Wolf Lake 

Trail of Tears Lodge & Sports Resort  RV Campgrounds
E-mail

Phone: 618-833-8697
Location: 1575 Fair City Rd. in Jonesboro

Trail of Tears State Forest
Phone:618-833-4910
Location: Jonesboro 

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Anna City Park and Fairgrounds
Phone: 618-833-4313
Location: Herman Right Drive, Anna

Anna City Swimming Pool
Phone: 618-833-5222
Location: Anna City Park 

Black Diamond Ranch
Phone: 618-833-7629
Location: 2715 State Rt.127 N.  Alto Pass 

Cliff View Park
Location: 1 mile east of Rt. 127 on Skyline Drive
A scenic picnic area overlooking Bald Knob Cross Free Admission. No camping

Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Photographs and more Information
Phone: 618-634-2231
Location:
RR 1 Box 53D Ullin, IL 62992
Established June 26, 1990, in the southernmost counties of Alexander, Johnson, Pulaski, and Union, the Refuge purchase boundary consist of 35,320 acres. 

Cypress Pond State Natural Area
Web Site
Phone: 618-995-2411
Location: One half mile north of state route 146 at the Union/ Johnson County line.
Cypress/tupelo swamp, bottomland hunting.

Giant City State Park
Phone: 618-457-4836
Location: Route 51 North, Makanda

Dongola Lake
Phone: 618-827-4343
Location: Mill Street, Dongola

Hickory Bottoms Public Access
Phone: 618-634-2231
Location: Bailey Road, Dongola

Hutchins' Creek Camping
Phone: 618-893-2351
Location: 550 Cabin Lane  Alto Pass 

Jonesboro Public Library
Phone: 618-833-8121
Location: 412 South Main  in Jonesboro 

Kornthal Church
Photographs and more Information
Phone: 618-833-2478
Location: Off Rt. 127 (2 1/2 miles south of the Public Square in Jonesboro 

Kosmic Acers Stables &  Rentals
Phone: 618-893-2347
Location: Off Hwy.127 on Prospect St.  Alto Pass 

LaRue Pine Hills
Phone: 618-833-8576
Location: State Forest Road, Wolf lake

Lincoln Memorial Picnic Grounds
Phone: 618-8576
Location: Main Street north of the Public Square, Jonesboro

Lyerla Lake
Phone: 618-833-5175
Location: Old Cape Road, Ware

Rendleman Orchards
Web Site

Phone: (618) 893-2771
Location: 9680 State Route 127 North in Alto Pass

Shawnee National Forest
Photographs and more Information
Union County

Stinson Memorial Library
Web SitePhotographs and more Information
Phone: 618-833-2521
Location: 409 South Main Street  Anna 

St. John's Lutheran Church
Photographs and more Information
Phone: 618-827-3810
Location: Off Rt. 127 on St. John's Blacktop in Dongola 

Trail of Tears State Forest
Web Site
Phone: 618-833-4910
Location: 3240 State Forest Road, Jonesboro
Trail of Tears State Forest lies within the southern section of the Ozark Hills, one of the most rugged landscapes in Illinois. 

Trail of Tears Welcome Center & King Neptune Memorial
Phone: 618-833-4809
Location: I - 57 Northbound  (north of exit 31)
Rest area complete with restrooms, snacks, visitor information and outdoor area situated amongst a beautiful landscape. King Neptune was the Navy mascot pig. he was auctioned off for 19 million dollars in war bonds during World War II.

Triple "G" Arena  (Ranch)
Phone: 618-893-4646
Location: 1080 Bradshaw Road  Anna 

Walton Farms, LTD 
Phone: 618-833-4373
Location: Off  Hwy. 146 & Lick Creek Rd. in Anna 

Union County Conservation
Phone: 618-833-5175
Location: Off Route 146, Ware

Union County Country Club/Golf Course
Phone: 618-833-7912
Location: 430 E. Jefferson   Anna 

Union County State Pond
Phone: 1-800-248-4373     618-833-7107
Location: State Pond Road, Jonesboro

Vertical Heartland Climbing School
Web Site
Phone: 618-995-1427
Location: On site at Draper's Bluff east of I-57 at Exit 36 

Tourism Guides   back to menu

Adventure Illinois
Web site

Inside Illinois
Web site

Southern Scenes   
Web site
Photographs of Union County

Southern Illinois Tourism Bureau
Web site

State of Illinois
Web site

Thing To Do In Illinois
Web site

This Is Fun
Web site

Illinois Bureau of Tourism Travel Consulting System
Web site
Phone: 1-800-2CONNECT 

Union County Chamber of Commerce
Web site
Phone: 618-833-6311
Located at 330 S. Main St. in Anna.

Wildlife   back to menu

Bird Watching
Photographs and more Information

Butterflies of Southern Illinois
Web site

Snake Migrations in the Shawnee Heartland

Union County Fish and Wildlife
Web Site

Union County Conservation Area
Web Site