Area Vistas

Garden of the Gods

Karbers Ridge Road
618-287-2201
Excellent vista views of the Shawnee National Forest for climbers and hikers. There is also an improved trail with access for the handicapped!

Trigg Tower

Rt. 147 1.9 miles N of Simpson
Get the view of the forest that the old time fire rangers had from one of the remaining fire watch towers in Southern Illinois. Picnic sites available along with trails for horse and foot!

Cave In Rock State Park

View from the lodge over the Ohio River

Elizebethtown

From the Gazebo in front of the Rose Hotel up and down the Ohio more than ten miles either direction.  

Crest Trail

Saline County Conservation Area over the Saline Valley.  Must walk two miles from the Tecumseh Statue.  

Saline Valley from Stone Face 

Take the Trail to the top.