The primary draws to southern Illinois are the outdoor recreation activities in Shawnee National Forest, including hiking, ...

2. Inspiration Point An additional 0.8 km long hike takes around 2 to 2.5 hours to complete. This trail cuts out from the Runyon Canyon loop and heads for Inspiration Point.

The forest stretches across the eastern and western parts of southern Illinois, from Inspiration Point Trail overlooking the Mississippi River Valley here in the west to the popular Garden of the ...

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Perched above chimneylike rock formations known as hoodoos, Inspiration Point is among the more famed vantages along the Rim Trail in Bryce Canyon National Park in south-central Utah.

The forest stretches across the eastern and western parts of southern Illinois, from Inspiration Point Trail overlooking the Mississippi River Valley here in the west to the popular Garden of the ...

Other hikers were headed toward Inspiration Point but we turned on a quieter trail toward Palenville Overlook. Craggy knobs of open rock were visible as we walked among blooms of wildflowers and ...

The forest stretches across the eastern and western parts of southern Illinois, from Inspiration Point Trail overlooking the Mississippi River Valley here in the west to the popular Garden of the ...

Machaela Sweeney enjoys the view at the top of Inspiration Point near the Mississippi River in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest. Sculptures peak through the leaves in the secret garden ...

The forest stretches across the eastern and western parts of southern Illinois, from Inspiration Point Trail overlooking the Mississippi River Valley here in the west to the popular Garden of the ...