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Many people like to go to Simpson Lake. There are some wonderful whitewater spots on Bear Branch, and if the weather is lovely, you acquire a wonderful sight of Millstone Bluff from Simpson Lake. Don't leave Simpson Lake without first going for a hike along the River to River Trail; if you came to camp A Bay Creek Ranch Campground is a good site to do that. This lake is so wonderful. Simpson Lake is wonderful enough to spend more than a day at, Ondessonk Camp
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| | is a wonderful local campground, and naturally Hayes Creek is a scenic stream that is worth checking out. You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the cool stuff at Simpson Lake. Simpson Lake Dam is beautiful and it's close to Simpson Lake, and if you need a place to stay Comfort Inn Metropolis is a delightful choice. This lake is so wonderful. There's whitewater on Lusk Creek for all you adrenaline kick people, and there are plenty of folks from Harrisburg | |
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here at Simpson Lake. Go for a hike on the River to River Trail; Super 8 Motel - Metropolis is a perfect location to get some rest. Summer brings highs in the 80's to Simpson Lake. Once the sun is down it dips down to the 60's.
The wintertime brings highs down to the 30's with temperatures at Simpson Lake dipping down into the 10's through winter nights. Simpson Lake sees pretty high levels of rainfall; March is the wettest month with most rain; January meanwhile is the driest month.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 37.46694 Longitude: -88.7175
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Bear Branch, Pope CountyCounty, 11 miles away Class III - 4 miles long (Bridge to Lusk Creek) |
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Lusk Creek, Pope County CountyCounty, 13 miles away Class I-III - 4.5 miles long (Lusk Creek Canyon) |
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