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Giant City State Park
- Established
- 1927
- Acreage
- 4,000 · Approximately 4,000 acres in the Shawnee Hills; Illinois acquired the original 1,100+ acres in 1927.
- Location
- Makanda, in Union and Jackson Counties, southern Illinois, within the Shawnee National Forest.
- Key features
- Massive sandstone bluff 'streets' formed 12,000 years ago; CCC-built Giant City Lodge (1934–35) and stone cabins; over 75 tree species; hundreds of wildflower species; rock-climbing walls.
- Activities
- Hiking, rock climbing and rappelling, horseback riding, picnicking, camping, fishing, boating, hunting.
- Notable
- The park is named for the 'Giant City Streets'—corridors between huge sandstone blocks that look like the avenues of a ruined city, formed by erosion along ancient bedrock fractures.
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Source: en.wikipedia.org · 2026-05-15