Tunnel Hill State Trail


Tunnel Hill State Trail

Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / Illinois
Location:Southern Illinois, between the communities of Harrisburg in Saline County and Karnak in Pulaski County.
Facilities:Day-use trail with drinking water, privy toilets, and parking at access areas.
Activities:Hiking, bicycling.
Special Features:Located in southern Illinois, the trail offers access and facilities in communities of Harrisburg, Carrier Mills, Stonefort, New Burnside, Tunnel Hill, Vienna, and Karnak. It passes over 21 trestles, through a 543-foot tunnel, and through the Shawnee National Forest (see entry in national forests section). Interpretive signs along the route point out abandoned coal mines, a sandstone quarry, and other sites of interest.
Address:Highway 146 E
PO Box 671
Vienna, IL 62995
Phone:618-658-2168
Web: dnr.state.il.us/Lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R5/tunnel.htm
Size: 45-mile linear park.
See other parks in Illinois.