Lake Helen, Franklin County, Illinois     User input for Lake Helen, Franklin County, Illinois: Be the first to submit input for Lake Helen. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        Lake Helen is a nice lake to visit. You'll meet a lot of folks from Marion-Herrin here, and the scenery at Lake Helen Dam is striking. So many enjoyable things to do here at Lake Helen, too magnificent to be true. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Lake Helen has to offer, you can camp at Pyramid Acres Campground, and whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then, we recommend Little Grassy Creek. Lake Helen usually gets lots       of rainfall; the month of March is the wettest with most of the rain, and the driest month of the year is January. Stay the night at Four Seasons Campground, and enjoy a round of golf at Green Acres Golf Club. After a long day outdoors Hampton Inn Carbondale is a great spot to spend a night or two, and you'll come across a stunning lake called Zeigler City Lake. This lake is so wonderful. While you're here at Lake Helen, you could also visit lovely                  Buster Pond, and a great close by hotel is Holiday Inn CARBONDALE-CONFERENCE CENTER. For the period of the warm months, highs commonly are in the 80's at Lake Helen. Summer night lows drop down to the 60's. Daytime highs through the winter are in the 30's while Lake Helen overnight low temperatures during the wintertime are in the 20's.   Holiday Inn CARBONDALE-CONFERENCE CENTER, Carbondale 8 miles away Welcome to the Award Winning Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center Carbondale, IL. We have received Holiday Inn's Service Excellence and Torchbearer Awards. Guests appreciate how our corporate atmosph... Hampton Inn Carbondale, Carbondale 8 miles away New, beautiful and the best hotel in Carbondale. From the moment you walk in the door you think - - now this is a beautiful Hampton! Wow..... The Hampton Inn Carbondale is located at I-57, Exit State ... Current weather conditions at Lake Helen, Franklin County, Illinois Local climate location: DU QUOIN 7 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 37.885 Longitude: -89.09 Illinois Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Illinois Franklin County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Franklin County Books about Lake Helen List of books available on Amazon.com about Lake Helen, Franklin County, Illinois. Outdoors Recreation Near Marion-Herrin, Illinois Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Marion-Herrin, Illinois, the metro area neareast to Lake Helen. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Illinois Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Illinois.     These outdoors activities are available near Lake Helen.   Hotels Near Lake Helen: Holiday Inn CARBONDALE-CONFERENCE CENTER, Carbondale, 8 miles away Hampton Inn Carbondale, Carbondale, 8 miles away Quality Inn Carbondale, Carbondale, 10 miles away Ramada Limited Carbondale, Carbondale, 11 miles away Americas Best Inns-Carbondale, Carbondale, 11 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Lake Helen: Four Seasons Campground, Herrin, 6 miles away Pyramid Acres Campground, Marion, 7 miles away Bates Campground, Sesser, 10 miles away Squirrel's Nest, Sesser, 11 miles away   Whitewater Near Lake Helen: Little Grassy Creek, Williamson CountyCounty, 13 miles away       Class II-IV - 0.2 miles long (Play Section)   Golf Courses Near Lake Helen: Green Acres Golf Club, Herrin, 5 miles away   Lakes Near Lake Helen: Zeigler City Lake, Franklin CountyCounty, 4 miles away Buster Pond, Franklin CountyCounty, 5 miles away