Trips from Mound City, starting with Shawnee National Forest
None of our places to visit is inside Mound City; 5 are within 40 miles. Among them are 2 ancient sites, 2 museums and a national forest. For a full day, there is Reelfoot Lake, 51 mi away.
Reelfoot Lake
Sag pond in Tennessee, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where things are
To the south is where most of the 5 lie.
Orange: Mound City. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The places, one by one
The list runs to 8 places, all within 60 miles.
2Shawnee National Forest
United States National Forest located in Southern Illinois.
4Fort Defiance
Park and former military fortification in Cairo, Illinois, United States.
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8Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Mound City → · Mound City’s history →
Photo credits
Reelfoot Lake: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Shawnee National Forest: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Garden of the Gods Wilderness: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kincaid Mounds State Historic Site: Herb Roe, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Magnolia Manor: MuZemike, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Columbus-Belmont State Park: Knowledgeum at en.wikipedia, Public domain
