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 […]
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
Cedar Lake

5 miles southwest of Carbondale
Carbondale IL 62901
618-549-8441
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