Lake Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois

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    Go to Lake Murphysboro if you want to go to a nice lake. Camping is available at Double M Campground, and Snockey Pond is a nearby lake that you could pop by. There's whitewater on Bear Branch for all you adrenaline kick people, and you can have a delightful hiking adventure along the Beaver Trail. If you came for an overnight stay Pine Ridge Campground is a fine place to camp, and dry warm beds await you at Comfort Inn Harrisburg.
You'll meet a lot of folks
 
   from Harrisburg here; an attention-grabbing thing to go to near Lake Murphysboro is Lake Murphysboro Dam. At Lake Murphysboro all through the summer highs are in the 80's; through summer nights temperatures are in the 60's. The winter brings highs down to the 30's; after the sun is down all through the winter temperatures at Lake Murphysboro dip into the 10's. You just can't envision the amount of outdoors entertaining stuff the area in the neighborhood of Lake  
               Murphysboro has to offer. A lake nearby is Glen Jones Lake; whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then, we recommend Lusk Creek.
This lake is so wonderful. Take a hike on the River to River Trail, and after a long day outdoors Super 8 Motel - Harrisburg is a great place to spend a night or two. Lake Murphysboro sees pretty high levels of precipitation; of all the months in a year March is the one with the most rain while January is the month with the least amount of precipitation. This lake is so wonderful.

 
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11 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Lake Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois
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Local climate location: MC LEANSBORO 16 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.77333
Longitude: -88.38

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These outdoors activities are available near Lake Murphysboro.
 Hotels Near Lake Murphysboro:
Super 8 Motel - Harrisburg, Harrisburg, 10 miles away
Comfort Inn Harrisburg, Harrisburg, 11 miles away
Four Seasons Motel, Mount Vernon, 33 miles away
New Harmony Inn, New Harmony, 36 miles away
Super 8 Motels, Grayville, 37 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Lake Murphysboro:
Double M Campground, Junction, 10 miles away
Pine Ridge Campground, Gallatin County, 12 miles away
Williams Hill Pass OHV Park, Harrisburg, 12 miles away
Thirty Four Ranch Campground, Herod, 16 miles away
 Whitewater Near Lake Murphysboro:
Lusk Creek, Pope County CountyCounty, 17 miles away
      Class I-III - 4.5 miles long (Lusk Creek Canyon)
Bear Branch, Pope CountyCounty, 19 miles away
      Class III - 4 miles long (Bridge to Lusk Creek)
 Trails Near Lake Murphysboro:
River to River Trail, Saline County, 9 miles away
River to River Trail, Saline County, 9 miles away
Beaver Trail, Gallatin County, 11 miles away
 Lakes Near Lake Murphysboro:
Snockey Pond, Saline CountyCounty, 4 miles away
Glen Jones Lake, Saline CountyCounty, 5 miles away

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