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Nov 18, 2009 at 3:15 pm #1242278
I just moved to Illinois. I would like to find hiking partners for Midwest hikes and yearly big trips out West. If you want to hike let me know.
Nov 18, 2009 at 6:11 pm #1546255Good question. No, there are not.
Nov 18, 2009 at 7:01 pm #1546270I lived there for 27 years. Best hike I ever took was the one leaving the State!
Dec 1, 2009 at 4:35 pm #1549390AnonymousInactiveJust getting back into the groove of things, I live in Southern Indiana and planning to hit any trail every weekend from now until Summer (going to Mexico to snorkel).
Dec 1, 2009 at 7:16 pm #1549443I am living in IL during the school year. I haven't found anywhere to hike here though. I think there might be some decent trails in southern IL but that is so far from me that I would be more likely to just go out of state or go home. I looked into doing a 1-2 night trip at starved rock until I found out you can't camp in the park outside of the RV campground… fail.
Jan 26, 2010 at 7:36 am #1566325Another Hoosier here. As part of my BSA Wood Badge project, I identified this non-exhaustive list of potential places to backpack (within 8 hours of Terre Haute) but I haven't been to many yet to know how good they are:
Big River State Forest (IL)
Sand Ridge State Forest (IL)
Shawnee National Forest (IL)
Trail of Tears State Forest (IL)Clark State Forest (IN)
Harrison-Crawford State Forest (IN)
Hoosier National Forest (IN)
Jackson-Washington State Forest (IN)
Knobstone Trail (IN)
Morgan – Monroe State Forest (IN)
O'Bannon Woods State Park & Harrison-Crawford State Forest (IN)Cuivre River State Park (MO)
Ha Ha Tonka State Park (MO)
Hawn State Park (MO)
Lake of the Ozarks State Park (MO)
Mark Twain National Forest (MO)
Meramec State Park (MO)
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge (MO)
Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry (MO)
St. Francois State Park (MO)Black River State Forest (WI)
Governor Dodge State Park (WI)
Kettle Moraine State Forest–Southern Unit (WI) -
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