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Giant City State Park

Leashed dogs can join you at Giant City State Park, a pet-friendly park located within Shawnee National Forest in Makanda, IL. This park features stunning sandstone bluffs and numerous hiking trails that you and Fido can explore. Visit Website

Or call (618) 457-4836 or email dnr.r5parks@illinois.gov for more information.

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Giant City State Park has received a rating of 5.0 out of 5 bones by 5 canine critics on BringFido and 4.5 out of 5 by 301 guests on TripAdvisor.

  • Jody
    Mar 26, 2024
    Perfect day trip!

    We did the Giant City Trail (one hour), Devils Standtable (15 min), Post Oak Trail (15 min). Great bathrooms, tour guide and gift shop at Visitor’s Center (no dogs inside). We had kids ages 9 and 11 and one medium-sized dog. We are novice hikers. Lots of other trail options, depending on ability.

  • Aimee
    Jun 30, 2023
    Beautiful!

    We brought our 2 pups for hiking in Giant City. The park is beautiful and the pups had a great time. we will definitely go back in the fall.

  • Tammy
    Jun 24, 2023
    Amazing!

    This place is great!!!! It’s beautiful here. The dog and kids all had a blast hiking these trails. So many to choose from. There were nice picnic shelters for lunch and a nice little visitor center.

  • Elizabeth
    Sep 12, 2020
    Beautiful

    I bring my arthritic 6 year old pit on some of the trails and she loves them.

  • Nick
    Oct 31, 2019
    Beautiful trails

    Park welcomes leashed dogs on the trails. Visitor center can recommend which trails to do with your pup. We walked all of them! 😁

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