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Winetrail Cabin - Giant City SP, SIU, Cedar Lake, & Shawnee Forest minutes away!

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Exterior
Private kitchen
Room
Exterior
Room

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
1 bedroomSleeps 4

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Dog-friendly
  • Kitchen
  • Air-conditioning
  • Barbecue
  • Balcony

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 4)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Common area 1

1 Double Futon

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Winetrail Cabin - Giant City SP, SIU, Cedar Lake, & Shawnee Forest minutes away!

This cabin is the perfect base for all your southern IL adventures. In less than 5 minutes you can indulge in the area wineries, hike Giant City Stat Park or the Shawnee National Forest, hunt, fish, visit SIU, or just relax. This is the perfect base for all of your adventures in beautiful Southern IL.

Located on a 4 acre property with several other cabins, this cabin feels private and has beautiful ad relaxing scenery. While small it has all the necessities to Sleep, eat, cook, grill, and relax!

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About the area

Makanda

Located in Makanda, this cabin is in a rural area and on a lake. African American Museum of Southern Illinois and General John A. Logan Museum are cultural highlights, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Stone Creek Golf Club and Resort and Owl Creek Vineyard. Discover the area's water adventures with kayaking and scuba diving nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hunting and rock climbing.
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Makanda, IL

What's nearby

  • Stone Creek Golf Club and Resort - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Giant City State Park - 6 min drive - 4.5 km
  • Southern Illinois University - 7 min drive - 11.8 km
  • Blue Sky Vineyards - 29 min drive - 24.6 km
  • Lake of Egypt - 34 min drive - 45.7 km

Getting around

  • Carbondale Station - 12 min drive
  • Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (MWA) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Vine Community Church - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Giant City Lodge & Restaurant - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Fork & Vine Restaurant and Wine Bar - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Alto Vineyards - ‬23 min drive

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 39 out of 45 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 45 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 45 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 45 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 45 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

J B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Cabin was well laid out and exactly what we needed to this trip. Everything you needed was available and in working order (including a crockpot and even salt/pepper) Steve is an excellent host. Easy to communicate with and exceptionally helpful during the reservation process. We had a great stay and this cabin is a good base of operations for any adventure near Giant City or on the Wine Trail.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Steve Y.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
It was very nice and quiet. It was within 10 minutes from SIU and downtown Carbondale. It was clean inside. The one bedroom sleeps four people. But we did have to pay extra for our third guest. But it was very comfortable. Owner came by very nice person. Told us if we needed anything to just text him and he would take care of it.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tina C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Everything was perfect for what we needed
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Morgan F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had such a wonderful stay. It was the most peaceful, perfect get away. We went to wineries, hiked, and swam in Cedar Lake! The cabin was in the perfect location so we were close to everything!!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Hayden R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect location and cozy place

Great location off of route 51 that gets you to all the fun on the wine trail and allows you get to a bunch of different stuff to do outdoor. Enjoyed our stay 4th of July Weekend 2025!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Corey N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
A very simple cabin in a great spot for those heading to Cedar Lake, or other area lakes, hikes, or adventures. Though the cabin is a bit dated, and worn from years of travelers passing through, it functioned perfectly for me on my short stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Stephenie K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Short getaway

This was a last-minute trip and a quick getaway. The cabin was nice and was fully stocked. Would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Arin

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Our cabin was very clean, and the whole property was quiet while we were there. Location is great with easy access to everything we were there for. I wouldn't hesitate to stay here again!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic cabin/location

The area and the cabin were fantastic. Great accomodations close to the wine trail. Steve is a wonderful host and we look forward to staying with his properties again.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
This place was great! Super clean and so quiet! We will definitely be back to stay again!
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Todd D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very nice plcae

Would stay again
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Cindy M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Anniversary getaway

Nice a quiet, good place to just go and be alone.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Weekend getaway

This was a great place to stay. Close to wine trails. We will be staying here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Susan C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay!

We were very pleased with everything. Very clean, easy to get to and close to town if you needed anything.I highly recommend this place.Thank you for making everything easy.Fred and Susan
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lisa B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place.

Good communications with Steve. Great place and close to all kinds of amenities. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Theresa S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Graduation, hiking, and wineries

Beautiful location central to many activities and easy to find.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rick M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great time

We had a great time.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

kory a.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The cabin was exactly as advertised. The host answered all the questions I had and helped find some local spots. Lots of little perks in the cabin like good coffee and a bag of popcorn. It was a quiet, secluded spot to relax.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Scott S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Good location

Close to the wine trail, Giant City State Park, Shawnee National Forest, etc.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rick M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing setting

We had a wonderful time in Makanda, IL. The cabin and setting is beautiful.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Eric B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Short getaway

This was a perfect place to stay. Small clean cozy cabin that’s not far from the wineries. I really liked the place and plan on coming back soon.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mark S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful time!

We loved this place! Nice accommodations, very helpful manager, reasonable price, very close to Giant City State Park. The manager even found me a place to go fishing!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

lynn s.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect space

We were in town for a winery getaway. The space was perfect for our trip.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Loved the cleanliness and privacy of the cabin. Added bonus was the basket of snacks left by the property manager!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Robert D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Guest

Place was clean Was very relaxing Would come back
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023
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