Little Grassy Lake
788 Hidden Bay Lane | Carbondale IL 62901 Jackson County 618-457-6655 Little Grassy Lake is a 1,200-acre (4.8 km²) reservoir in southern Illinois, created by the damming of Little Grassy Creek, a tributary of Crab Orchard Lake and the Big Muddy River. Most of the lake is located in Williamson County, southeast of Carbondale, Illinois. The […]
Little Grand Canyon
346 Etherton Road | Murphysboro IL 62966 Jackson County Little Grand Canyon is a recreational area within the Shawnee National Forest. A 3.6-mile loop trail constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. Offers spectacular views of the Big Muddy River, Turkey Bayou, and the Missouri bluffs across the Mississippi River. Globe Hiking
Lake Murphysboro State Park
52 Cinder Hill Drive | West on Route 149 | Murphysboro, Illinois 62966 Jackson County 618-684-2867 This 144-acre lake in Jackson County has 7.5 miles of shoreline and a maximum doth of 40 feet. It provides largemouth bass, spotted bass, bluegill, sunfish, crappie, channel catfish, bullheads, carp, white bass, and suckers. Globe Water
Kinkaid Lake
West of Murphysboro on Rt. 149 | Right on Marina Rd | Murphysboro IL 62966 Jackson County 618-684-4914 | 618-684-2867 This is one of the few lakes in Southern Illinois to successfully stock muskie. It’s 2,750 acres wind around the northwestern hills of Shawnee National Forest. It has 92 miles of shoreline and a maximum depth of […]
Johnson Creek Recreational Area
Right off of IL-151 N | On Johnson Creek Rd | Murphysboro IL 62966 Jackson County 618-833-8576 Located on a northwest finger of beautiful Kinkaid Lake, Johnson Creek Recreation Area offers a variety of outdoor activities. Here you will find something for everyone in the family, from camping and picnicing to hiking along the lake, biking the […]
Devil’s Kitchen Lake
South on Giant City Rd | East on Grassy Rd | Makanda IL 62958 Jackson County 618-997-3344 This 810-acre lake is part of the Crab Orchard Refuge and is stocked with rainbow and brown trout. It has a maximum depth of 90 feet and a 24-mile shoreline. It also provides largemouth bass, bluegill, sunfish, crappie, channel catfish, […]
Crab Orchard Lake
Rt. 13 East of Carbondale | Carbondale IL 62901 Jackson County 618-997-3344 The largest of the three refuge lakes, this 6,965-acre body of water has two marinas, 125 miles of shoreline and a maximum depth of 25 feet. Species include largemouth bass, bluegill, sunfish, crappie, channel catfish, bullheads, carp and white bass. Globe Water
Riverside Park – Grandstand and Ball Park
2640 W. Riverside Park | Murphysboro IL 62966 The Baseball Stadium and Grandstand was built around 1939 by the WPA and designed by local Murphysboro architect Rudolph Zerse Gill. Facebook Desktop
Shawnee National Forest
Administered by the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, the Shawnee National Forest is one of 155 national forests nationwide. As the only national forest in Illinois, and single largest publicly owned body of land in the state of Illinois, the Shawnee offers numerous avenues for connecting with the natural world through its 280,000 acres of varied landscape. […]
Devil’s Backbone Park
Brunkhorst Avenue
Grand Tower IL 62942
618-684-6192
