Carbon Lake, Jackson County, Illinois

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    If you are in Jackson county it's always a good idea to stop by Carbon Lake. Whohoo, so many fun things in one place! Carbon Lake is excellent! There's so much to do here at Carbon Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Shady Rest Campground is a magnificent location for that, and during your visit here you'll meet some folks from Carbondale for sure. If you get bored of Carbon Lake, you could also visit close by Borgsmiller Lake; if you're a golfer then  
   a fine close by course is Jackson Country Club. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Carbon Lake has to offer, you can camp at Big Oak Campground; you don’t have to go far from Carbon Lake to catch a sight of the water at Borgsmiller Lake Dam.
For the period of the days of summer at Carbon Lake temperatures are frequently in the 80's with nighttime lows in the 60's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 30's, and after the sun is
 
               down through the wintertime temperatures at Carbon Lake sink into the 20's. From Carbon Lake you obtain a pleasant view of Mount Carbon, and if you need a place to stay Carbondale Super 8 Motel is a splendid choice. This lake is so wonderful. Dry warm beds await you at Americas Best Value Inn, and obviously Jones Quarry Creek flows through this region.
Carbon Lake gets lots of water; May is the month that gets the most rain, and January meanwhile is the driest month. Whitewater paddling is fine on Little Grassy Creek.

 
Americas Best Value Inn, Murphysboro
2 miles away
Welcome to the Americas Best Value Inn/ West Murphysboro, located in the heart of beautiful Jackson County. We are just East of IL 127, on IL 13, six miles from Carbondale. We are a newly remodeled pr...

Carbondale Super 8 Motel, Carbondale
10 miles away
The Carbondale Pride of Super 8 Motel is located on IL Rt 13 directly across from the University Mall and two miles from Southern IL University. The Carbondale Super 8 Motel is conveniently located 2...

Current weather conditions at Carbon Lake, Jackson County, Illinois
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Local climate location: DU QUOIN 18 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.74944
Longitude: -89.33944

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These outdoors activities are available near Carbon Lake.
 Hotels Near Carbon Lake:
Americas Best Value Inn, Murphysboro, 2 miles away
Carbondale Super 8 Motel, Carbondale, 10 miles away
Americas Best Inns-Carbondale, Carbondale, 11 miles away
Ramada Limited Carbondale, Carbondale, 11 miles away
Quality Inn Carbondale, Carbondale, 11 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Carbon Lake:
Big Oak Campground, Jackson County, 3 miles away
Shady Rest Campground, Jackson County, 4 miles away
Water Lily Campground, Jackson County, 4 miles away
Turkey Bayou Campground, Jackson County, 6 miles away
 Whitewater Near Carbon Lake:
Little Grassy Creek, Williamson CountyCounty, 15 miles away
      Class II-IV - 0.2 miles long (Play Section)
 Golf Courses Near Carbon Lake:
Jackson Country Club, Murphysboro, 4 miles away
 Lakes Near Carbon Lake:
Borgsmiller Lake, Jackson CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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