Trail Section 10 — Hanover Bluffs to Thomson

Points-of-Interest

Plum River Fault Zone — This subsurface fault zone runs through the north side of Savanna, stretching from Ogle County, Illinois to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Upton’s Cave is evidence of the fault zone, lying on the east side of Rte. 84, just north of the Rte. 64 bridge over the Mississippi.
Ayers Sand Prairie — The prairie can be seen from the GIT. About 13,000 years ago, massive amounts of glacial meltwater carried sediment down the Mississippi River, depositing it in large sand bars as terraces above today’s river elevation. Some of the sands were carried by winds and deposited in sand dune formations such as Ayers Sand Prairie.

Lynn Wood Links and Lodge, 6 miles south of Savanna on Rte. 84 (1 mile from the GIT), 815-259-8278
Granny O’Neil’s River Inn, 31 Third Street, 815-273-4726 (in town, on the GIT)
Indian Head Motel, 2 miles north of Savanna on Rte. 84, 815-273-2154
Radke Hotel, 422 Main Street, (downtown) 815-273-3713
L&M Motel, Rte. 64, ½ mile east of Rte. 84, (southeast Savanna, 1 mile east of GIT) 815-273-7728
Super 8 Motel, Rte. 84 and Rte. 64, (southeast Savanna, 1 mile east of GIT) 815-273-2288

Mississippi Palisades State Park, 16327A IL Rte. 84, Savanna, IL 61074, 815.273.2731, You can pick up supplies at a camp convenience store, open during the summer. Only campers with permits are allowed in the campground, with admittance prohibited from 10 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
More information: http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/PARKS/R1/PALISADE.HTM#Camping

Lakewood Resort and Gardens – 6577 Mill Hollow Road (1/4 mile east of Rte. 84, north of Palisades State Park, (tent sites available in a residential trailer park, office is 1/4 mile up the one-way road into the property. Jack Nickels, manager). 815-273-2898 (on the GIT)

Seven Eagles RV Park & Campground, 9734 IL Rte. 84 South (5 miles south of Savanna, 1/2 mile from the GIT), 815-273-7301, www.goseveneagles.com