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Many people like to go to Campus Lake. Be careful coming to Campus Lake, you might not ever wanna return back home again. A lovely lake like Deer Lake in close proximity to Campus Lake is a tremendous spot to stop by; a great place for whitewater paddling is Little Grassy Creek. Lakes are such calm spots, why not stop at Carbondale Reservoir next to Campus Lake, and there are plenty of people from Carbondale here. This lake is so wonderful. An afternoon playing
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| | golf at Midland Hills Golf Course is always a diversion, and Campus Lake is a fine place to visit for more than one day, Devil's Kitchen Boat Dock is a fine place to camp nearby. For the period of the warm days of summer here at Campus Lake, high temperatures ordinarily get into the 80's. Once the sun is down it dips down to the 60's. Through the wintertime the highs are typically in the 30's, and winter nights come with lows in the 20's to Campus Lake. | |
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Campus Lake is in the neighborhood of Campus Lake Dam which is a gorgeous place without doubt worth stopping at; after a long day outdoors Econo Lodge Carbondale is a great place to spend a night or two. Campus Lake gets a good deal
of water; March is when you get the most rain here, and January is when it's the driest. If you need a place to stay Carbondale Super 8 Motel is a splendid choice; Crab Orchard Camp Grounds is a wonderful campground nearby.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 37.70861 Longitude: -89.22444
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Little Grassy Creek, Williamson CountyCounty, 7 miles away Class II-IV - 0.2 miles long (Play Section) |
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Deer Lake, Jackson CountyCounty, 2 miles away |
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Kinkaid Lake
 | 16 miles away Doea anyone know how much they charge for fishing boat rentals?...Would love to find more info about pontoon rentals or boats and where there locations are.... |
Pine Hills Campground
 | 17 miles away Pine Hills Campground is the place to go when exploring the Shawnee National Forest. Finding the campground can be difficult, but easy if you have a topographic atlas. It is located adjacent to Illinois largest wilderness complex, nothing significant on a grand scale, but a world away from the madness of Chicago at the opposite end of the state. It is between ILL routes 3 and 127 between Grand Tower and Trail of Tears state forest. I'm sorry to say I cannot share the best site in the campsround, but will probably find it yourself without much effort. It is at the back of the loop adjacent to the stream. I basically gave it away, but good hunting still! Actually, it can be difficult to find, but well worth the solitude. Good wildlife viewing in the area, especially near the LaRue Swamp area- many hawks can be seen in this perennial spring fed wetland. It is the Mississippi River Valley in a natural state- a remnant of it, at least. ... |
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