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WARNING! Due to extreme heat conditions in Southern Illinois we will not be currently taking backpacking reservations, Please call for details or inquires.

All backpacking trips start at 8 a.m. and end approximately noon the following day. Shawnee Adventure Guides will provide 3 meals, Lunch, Dinner, and Breakfast.
  • Lusk Creek Wilderness Area
    Lusk Creek Wilderness Area
    $150.00

    Highlights: Lusk Creek, vast & remote wilderness area, nature preserve, towering rock bluffs
    Location:
    Eddyville
    Time: 2 Days/ 1 Night
    Difficulty:
    Difficult
    Season:
    Fall, Winter, Spring

  • Jackson Falls/ Hollow
    Jackson Falls/ Hollow
    $150.00

    Highlights: Seasonal waterfalls, 100 ft. freestanding towers of rock, popular rock-climbing destination, guide favorite
    Location:
    Ozark, IL
    Time:
    2 Days/ 1 Night
    Difficulty:
    Difficult
    Season:
    Year-round

  • Garden of the Gods Wilderness
    Garden of the Gods Wilderness
    $150.00

    Highlights: Extremely popular geological wonderland, breathtaking views
    Location:
    Karber's Ridge, IL
    Time:
    2 Days/ 1 Night
    Difficulty:
    Difficult
    Season:
    Year-round

  • Ferne Clyffe State Park
    Ferne Clyffe State Park
    $150.00

    Highlights: Illinois largest sandstone amphitheater, beautiful streams and seasonal waterfalls
    Location:
    Goreville Illinois (Ferne Clyffe State Park)
    Time:
    2 Days/ 1 Night
    Difficulty:
    Difficult
    Season: Year-round

  • Deep Shawnee
    Deep Shawnee
    $175.00

    Highlights: Extremely remote area of the Shawnee, dense forest, creeks, boulders, bluffs
    Location: Off the beaten path!
    Time: 2 Days/1 Night
    Difficulty: Difficult
    Season: Fall, Winter, Spring