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Carbon Lake is a great lake in an area with lots of outdoors fun all around. Summertime highs at Carbon Lake mostly tend to be in the 80's, and during summer nights temperatures are in the 60's. Highs through the wintertime are commonly in the 30's with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at Carbon Lake. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy this location. Lakes are splendid; Browns Lake is a lake that's near Carbon Lake; a quick tour to Jones Quarry Creek is beyond
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| | doubt a pleasant idea. Not far from Carbon Lake, you'll hit upon Borgsmiller Lake which is a wonderful lake, and next to Carbon Lake you discover a golf course called Jackson Country Club.
Carbondale Super 8 Motel is a good place to get some rest; there's some attention-grabbing stuff to see at Borgsmiller Lake Dam near Carbon Lake. This lake is so wonderful. The top of Mount Carbon is easily seen from Carbon Lake; whitewater paddling is brilliant on Little | |
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Grassy Creek.
If you need a spot to stay Econo Lodge Carbondale is a good choice, and Carbon Lake is a brilliant location to visit for more than one day, Big Oak Campground is a brilliant location to camp nearby. Carbon Lake is
a reasonably wet place typically with lots of precipitation; the month of May is the wettest with most of the rain while January is the month with the least amount of precipitation. This lake is so wonderful. During your visit to
Carbon Lake you'll meet some people from Carbondale for sure, and US Forest Services Ranger Station is a splendid local campground.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.74944
Longitude: -89.33944
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Little Grassy Creek, Williamson CountyCounty, 15 miles away
Class II-IV - 0.2 miles long (Play Section) |
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Kinkaid Lake
 | 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
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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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