Recreation
The seven wilderness areas offer primitive backcountry recreation in non-motorized areas of the forest.
Tower Rock Campground
Site Closed
Located along the banks of the Ohio River, Tower Rock Campground offers beautiful scenery and close proximity to water activities like fishing and boating. The 1/4 mile trail can be accessed near…
Trigg Observation Tower
Site Open
Between 1930 and 1950 8,000 lookouts, of which 2000 remain, were constructed nation-wide. Of these, 600 are in active use for fire detection. Trigg Lookout Tower is the only remaining of the 16…
Underground Railroad: Cultural Landscape
The American Missionary Association (AMA) was founded in Albany, New York on September 3, 1846 as an Eastern nonsectarian benevolent society that advocated radical abolitionist principles. Among its…
Underground Railroad: People of Miller Grove
The Miller FamilyThe community of free African Americans in Pope County, Illinois came to be known as Miller Grove, presumably named for one of four families that settled the area.In 1844, the Miller…
Whoopie Cat Lake
Site Open
Relax and enjoy the seclusion of this picturesque lake.