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Wine Trail Wilderness

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· Pomona, Jackson, Illinois
37 acres hosted by Jon W.
16 RV/tent sites
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The Shawnee National Forest surrounds us, accessible only by wandering roads, passing over creeks and alongside wineries. The trip is worth the beautiful drive, eventually arriving at "The Villa". Our home looks like an Italian villa, appropriately placed between two wineries in the middle of the Shawnee Forest. It is actually a straw-bale home with supplemental solar energy. Originally built as a Holistic Healing Center, we have converted it into a comfortable home with great vibes. We have converted an old grain bin into a "GrainZebo" just outside our home as a fun place to hang out with friends and family. We hope you enjoy the same relaxed feel we get while living out here in the woods, when you come visit. We will be happy to help you feel at home out here. We love sharing the Shawnee experience.
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Heather C.recommends
July 1, 2024
Wine Trail Wilderness
Beautiful drive to this lovely farm and Jon is so friendly and kind. The ice water was a really nice touch. Stars, cicadas, lovely night.
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Mackenzie L.recommends
July 1, 2024
Wine Trail Wilderness
10/10 recommend!!!
Jon was extremely helpful in many, many ways! Very friendly and provided a very comfortable camping spot! I would return in a heart beat!
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S C.recommends
July 1, 2024
Wine Trail Wilderness
Great host and great spot
Jon was extremely friendly and had an amazing spot for us. This is a trip I will look forward to taking again.
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Nikki L.recommends
June 27, 2024
Wine Trail Wilderness - Elec. 30amp
What a lovely place to camp! They have added thoughtful touches (the coolest composting toilet hut I’ve seen) and clearly have great respect for nature. We stayed near the ‘grainzebo’ for electrical access and it served us well during the very hot day we arrived. A large cooler of ice water awaited us also. We brought two horses and a portable corral which worked well in the large grassy meadow. Good folks!
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Libby M.recommends
June 26, 2024
Wine Trail Wilderness
This was my second visit, and it was wonderful. When I am camping in the region this is my go to location. Jon is an amazing host.
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Sam O.recommends
June 21, 2024
Wine Trail Wilderness - Elec. 30amp
I celebrated my 50th WTW!! 🥳
I chose to go camping for my 50th birthday. My son and I landed at Wine Trail Wilderness (WTW) for two extremely hot days! We both really enjoyed our stay at Jon's Grainzebo. I chose this spot for its uniqueness and the fact it offered electrical outlets for an outdoor camping experience. 👍🏽 . Jon was extremely accommodating to all of our needs, including me having to change our arrival date. He made sure we had an ample amount of water every day we were there. This was great to have as temps reached the low 90s!! 🥵 . We enjoyed it when Jon and Norton stopped by! Good thing they did as we had no idea how to play bocce ball! Jon was kind enough to tell us the rules. After that, my son beat me twice! 🤪 . I couldn't have chosen a better place with an awesome host as I did at WTW and with Jon as our host. We will be back! But it'll be when it's less hot. So I'm thinking it would be around early fall! 🍂 . Thank you for helping make my 50th birthday a memorable, relaxing, and amazing one, Jon!
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Pomona, Jackson, Illinois, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of 𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰𐓓𐒷 𐒼𐓂𐓊𐒻 𐓆𐒻𐒿𐒷 𐓀𐒰^𐓓𐒰^(Osage), O-ga-xpa Ma-zhoⁿ (O-ga-xpa) (Quapaw), Myaamia, Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, Kaskaskia, and Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo) First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking
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Hosted by Jon W.Joined in September 2017
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