# @hipcamp on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DMFxr0DtbwF
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34451486-hipcamp-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/33399152ce.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-07-14T13:41:47.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Hipcamp (@hipcamp) — https://gondola.cc/hipcamp

## Caption

Jon never planned to run a campground. But after retiring from teaching Spanish, he began slowly shaping the 37 acres around his home in Pomona, southern Illinois — clearing trails, planting trees, and converting a grain bin into a social hub now known as the “GrainZebo.”

In 2017, he opened Wine Trail Wilderness to campers. Today, it’s become a peaceful retreat for visitors exploring the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail; a place where people come for the wine but stay for the quiet, the wildflowers, and the space to unplug.

Stories like Jon’s remind us that you don’t need a big plan to start, just the land, the will, and the welcome.

Thinking of hosting? Comment Host and we’ll DM you details & a bonus link to this camp! 

#host #hipcamp #camping #hostwithhipcamp

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