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If you are traveling by, why not stop by New Thompson Lake. Why not spend some time golfing at a close by golf course like Jackson Country Club, and the scenery at New Thompson Lake Dam is pretty. There's whitewater on Little Grassy Creek for all you thrill seekers; this is a popular place for folks from Carbondale. Deer Lake is a tremendous lake right next door to New Thompson Lake, and dry warm beds await you at Econo Lodge Carbondale. Summertime highs
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| | at New Thompson Lake typically tend to be in the 80's while night lows are usually in the 60's. Throughout the wintertime highs are usually in the 30's, and through the dark hours in the winter at New Thompson Lake temperatures plunge to the 20's. A lot of precipitation falls at New Thompson Lake; the month with most of the rain is March, and January is when it's the driest. This lake is so wonderful. There are other places here than New Thompson Lake, for | |
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example Thompson Lake, and you can stay the night at Devil's Kitchen Boat Dock. And if you're still looking for more outdoors enjoyable stuff just keep reading. Crab Orchard Camp Grounds is a glorious campground nearby, and if you need a site to stay Carbondale Super 8 Motel is a perfect choice.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 37.745 Longitude: -89.25667
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Little Grassy Creek, Williamson CountyCounty, 10 miles away Class II-IV - 0.2 miles long (Play Section) |
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Deer Lake, Jackson CountyCounty, 1 miles away |
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Kinkaid Lake
 | 13 miles away 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
 | 17 miles away 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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