Skip to content
Byway
Attraction · Illinois

Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour

Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour from directly overhead

Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour is an attraction in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 18 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Fully guided tree-based zipline canopy tour in Southern Illinois featuring ziplines, suspension bridges, and forest views.

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.54697, -89.09398
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Goreville City Park: 6.5 mi
  • Round Bluff Nature Preserve: 6.5 mi
  • Anna City Park: 10.4 mi
  • Jeremy "Boo" Rochman Memorial Park: 10.6 mi
  • Lincoln Memorial Picnic Grounds: 11.4 mi
Peaks: 28
  • Buck Knob: 1.6 mi
  • Chimney Rock: 2.7 mi
  • Jims Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Tiptop Knob: 7.8 mi
  • Iron Mountain: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 25
Cliffs: 24
Nature reserves: 21
Artworks: 16
  • Druid Mask: 10.6 mi
  • Unicorn: 10.6 mi
  • Red Wizard: 10.6 mi
  • Griffon: 10.6 mi
  • Wizard: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Natural Bridge: 5.6 mi
  • Water Fall: 6.6 mi
  • Bulge Hole Ecological Area: 11.6 mi
  • Schwegman Ecological Area: 12.0 mi
  • Alto Clay Works: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Bluff View Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
  • Lookout Point Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Saluki Cove: 13.2 mi
  • Cypress Retreat: 13.4 mi
  • Morava Point: 13.4 mi
Museums: 10
  • Giant City Visitor Center: 6.4 mi
  • Cobden Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Sharp Museum: 13.6 mi
  • African American Museum of Southern Illinois: 13.7 mi
  • The Carbondale Depot Museum: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Bjork's Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Spillway Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Cedar/Pakentuck Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Gardens: 5
Springs: 4
  • Seep: 6.4 mi
  • Cave Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Bottoms Spring: 23.0 mi
  • Bell Smith Springs: 23.9 mi
Natural arches: 3
  • Slough Arch: 14.2 mi
  • Cedar Wonders Arch: 17.4 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobW 272°314 m13.8 mi
Tiptop KnobW 265°269 m7.8 mi
Government RockW 276°250 m18.8 mi
Grassy KnobWNW 284°241 m18.9 mi
McGee HillW 270°240 m18.7 mi
Vick HillSW 222°232 m21.6 mi
Millstone BluffESE 103°221 m22.8 mi
Pine KnobSW 224°219 m18.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:08
June solstice05:3619:4320:22
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0816:0116:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354049596876797871604839
Precip in3.53.44.85.65.94.93.73.23.53.94.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anna 4 N, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8499177879

More attractions in Illinois

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore attractions
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens