Ozark Hills Nature Preserve

Ozark Hills Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Union, Illinois. Ozark Hills Nature Preserve is situated nearby to the hamlet Kaolin, as well as near Ware.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Trail of Tears State Forest.

Trail of Tears State Forest

Nature reserve

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Trail of Tears State Forest is a State of Illinois conservation area on 5,114 acres in Union County, Illinois, United States. Trail of Tears was established in 1929 when Illinois purchased 3,000-acre acres of Shawnee Hills land and used the resulting land to create the Kohn-Jackson Forest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jonesboro and Anna.

Jonesboro

Village

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Jonesboro is a city in Union County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Jonesboro had a population of 1,711. It is the county seat of Union County. The city is known for being tied to its close neighbor Anna, together known as Anna-Jonesboro. Jonesboro is situated 5 miles southeast of Ozark Hills Nature Preserve.

Anna

Town

Photo: Ruhe1986, Public domain.

Anna is the largest city and retail trade center in Union County, Illinois, United States. Located in Southern Illinois, its population was 4,303 at the 2020 United States census, a decline from 5,135 in 2000. Anna is situated 6 miles east of Ozark Hills Nature Preserve.

Cobden

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Cobden is a village in Union County, Illinois, United States, within the Southern Illinois region informally known as "Little Egypt.” The population estimate as of 2025 is 1,064.

Ozark Hills Nature Preserve

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Union, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.48505° or 37° 29′ 6″ north

Longitude

-89.34926° or 89° 20′ 57″ west

Elevation

515 feet (157 metres)

Inception

1974

Open location code

869GFMP2+27

OpenStreetMap ID

node 354252232

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

GeoNames ID

4246534

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Satellite Map

Discover Ozark Hills Nature Preserve from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kaolin and Ware.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ozark Hills Trailhead and Cross Country Trailhead.

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