Simpson Lake, Johnson County, Illinois     User input for Simpson Lake, Johnson County, Illinois: Be the first to submit input for Simpson Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       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       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                  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.   Comfort Inn Metropolis, Metropolis 17 miles away Harrah's Casino 3 miles. Metropolis is the home of Superman and Superman Museum is 3 mi. from hotel. Fort Massac State Park 1.5 mi. Scenic Ohio River Park 1.5 mi. Walking distance to restaurants. Pet... Super 8 Motel - Metropolis, Metropolis 17 miles away Free wireless high speed internet in all rooms and public areas Convenient location to Casino Coffee Maker and Hair Dryer in all rooms Super Start breakfast Indoor heated pool and spa Easy access to i... Current weather conditions at Simpson Lake, Johnson County, Illinois Local climate location: MARION 12 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 37.46694 Longitude: -88.7175 Illinois Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Illinois Johnson County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Johnson County Books about Simpson Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Simpson Lake, Johnson County, Illinois. Outdoors Recreation Near Harrisburg, Illinois Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Harrisburg, Illinois, the metro area neareast to Simpson Lake. 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 Simpson Lake.   Hotels Near Simpson Lake: Comfort Inn Metropolis, Metropolis, 17 miles away Super 8 Motel - Metropolis, Metropolis, 17 miles away Holiday Inn Express Metropolis, Illinois, Metropolis, 17 miles away Harrah s Metropolis Casino, Metropolis, 18 miles away Baymont Inn Metropolis/Near Harrahs Casino, Metropolis, 18 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Simpson Lake: A Bay Creek Ranch Campground, Simpson, 2 miles away Ondessonk Camp, Ozark, 4 miles away Oak Point Campground, Pope County, 5 miles away Redbud Campground, Pope County, 5 miles away   Whitewater Near Simpson Lake: Bear Branch, Pope CountyCounty, 11 miles away       Class III - 4 miles long (Bridge to Lusk Creek) Lusk Creek, Pope County CountyCounty, 13 miles away       Class I-III - 4.5 miles long (Lusk Creek Canyon)   Trails Near Simpson Lake: River to River Trail, Pope County, 3 miles away River to River Trail, Pope County, 12 miles away