---
title: "Giant City State Park — State Park Campground in Illinois, USA | Campstr"
url: https://campstr.com/campgrounds/illinois/giant-city-state-park
description: "A scenic outdoor destination in Southern Illinois offering camping, hiking, and historic CCC-built structures."
lang: en
---

# Giant City State Park

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Makanda, Illinois, USA

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A scenic outdoor destination in Southern Illinois offering camping, hiking, and historic CCC-built structures.

A 4,000-acre state park in Southern Illinois featuring sandstone bluffs, hiking trails, and diverse outdoor recreation including camping, fishing, and rappelling.

### Site Types Available

Class A Electrical Sites

Class C Primitive Sites

Youth Group Sites

#### For Your RV

##### Camping Types

RV Sites

Tent Sites

Group Sites

#### Rules & Policies

Ask Host

Pets

Ask Host

Generators

Ask Host

Campfires

Ask Host

Alcohol

Starting from

$30 / night

$ price tier

99 Sites

Total campsites

618-457-4836dnr.parks@illinois.gov
Visit Website: https://dnr.illinois.gov/parks/park.giantcity.html

#### Address

235 Giant City Road
Makanda, Illinois
62958
USA

#### GPS Coordinates

37.605, -89.185

Copy these coordinates into your GPS device or paste them into a web browser or navigation app for directions.

## Getting Here

Makanda, Illinois, USA

$30

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## Camp Weather

Makanda, Illinois, USA

## About this listing

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