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Kevin Lavin:
Doea anyone know how much they charge for fishing boat rentals?
Dave Gibson:
Would love to find more info about pontoon rentals or boats and where there locations are.
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Kinkaid Lake is a great lake in an area with lots of outdoors fun all around. This lake is so wonderful. A lake close by is Lake Murphysboro; a quick spree to Kinkaid Creek is beyond doubt a fine idea. A delightful site for whitewater paddling right next door to Kinkaid Lake is Piney Branch River, and if you need a location to stay Econo Lodge Carbondale is a delightful choice. Kinkaid Lake sees pretty high levels of rainfall; May is when you get the most rain
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People from Carbondale love to come to Kinkaid Lake; you can stay the night at Water Lily Campground. Just can't get enough of Kinkaid Lake. Carbondale Super 8 Motel is a nice spot to get some rest; Crisenberry Dam has fine water scenery.
During the warmest time of the year at Kinkaid Lake highs are mostly in the 90's with nighttime lows in the 60's. During the winter highs are in | |
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the 30's; nighttime lows in the 20's for Kinkaid Lake. Kinkaid Lake is not the only site nearby, Turkey Bayou is a nearby lake. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Kinkaid Lake has to offer, you can camp at Shady Rest Campground.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.77778
Longitude: -89.45389
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Piney Branch River, Jackson & Randolph CountyCounty, 14 miles away
Class III-IV - 2 miles long (Piney Creek Ravine) |
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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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17 miles away
