Shawnee National Forest
United States National Forest located in Southern Illinois.
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

A day out from Hanaford leads to Cave-in-Rock State Park, 50 mi away. None of our places to visit is inside Hanaford; 2 are within 40 miles. Among them are a national forest and a park & preserve.

United States National Forest located in Southern Illinois.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Out at 34 mi is Garden of the Gods Wilderness, the farthest.
Orange: Hanaford. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Look within 60 miles for all 4 places listed.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Hanaford →
Shawnee National Forest: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Garden of the Gods Wilderness: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cave-in-Rock State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Charter Oak Schoolhouse: Nyttend, Public domain