The Best in Tent Camping: Illinois A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos

by Schirle, John

• ISBN13: 9780897326438
• ISBN10: 0897326431
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-16
• Publisher: Menasha Ridge Pr

Summary

From the bubbling creeks and steep ravines of Apple River Canyon State Park in the northwest to the hiker's paradise of Ferne Clyffe State Park in the south, Illinois is great for tent-camping weekends and vacations. But do you know how to find the right place? Here's the answer, right in your hands. Maybe you seek a small, quiet campground near a fish-filled stream close to home. Maybe it's to be a romantic interlude, or you have the kids and their friends in tow. In The Best in Tent Camping: Illinois, outdoor enthusiast John Schirle has compiled the most up-to-date research-in the region he knows so well-to steer you straight to the safe and scenic treasure spot you had in mind.

Table of Contents

Overview Map
The Best Illinois Campgrounds	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Preface	p. x
About the Author	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Northern Illinois
Apple River Canyon State Park	p. 10
Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park	p. 14
Sugar River Forest Preserve	p. 17
Marengo Ridge Forest Preserve	p. 20
Loud Thunder Forest Preserve	p. 23
Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation Area	p. 27
Channahon and Gebhard Woods State Parks	p. 30
Delabar State Park	p. 34
Woodford County State Fish & Wildlife Area	p. 37
Central Illinois
Spring Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area	p. 42
Sand Ridge State Forest	p. 45
Comlara Park	p. 49
Moraine View State Recreation Area	p. 53
Siloam Springs State Park	p. 57
Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish & Wildlife Area	p. 61
Friends Creek Conservation Area	p. 65
Lodge Park	p. 68
Middle Fork State Fish & Wildlife Area	p. 71
Kickapoo State Park	p. 74
Forest Glen County Preserve	p. 77
Mccully Heritage Project	p. 81
Beaver Dam State Park	p. 84
Ramsey Lake State Park	p. 87
Eagle Creek State Park	p. 90
Walnut Point State Park	p. 93
Lincoln Trail State Park	p. 97
Sam Parr State Fish & Wildlife Area	p. 100
Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area	p. 103
Sam Dale Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area	p. 106
Southern Illinois
Beall Woods State Park	p. 112
Randolph County State Fish & Wildlife Area	p. 115
Washington County State Recreation Area	p. 118
Pyramid State Park	p. 122
Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park	p. 125
Hamilton County State Fish & Wildlife Area	p. 128
Lake Murphysboro State Park	p. 131
Turkey Bayou Campground	p. 134
Pine Hills Campground	p. 137
Trail of Tears State Forest	p. 140
Giant City State Park	p. 143
Little Grassy Campground	p. 146
Devils Kitchen Campground	p. 149
Ferne Clyffe State Park	p. 152
Red Bud Campground/Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area	p. 156
Dixon Springs State Park	p. 159
Saline County State Fish & Wildlife Area	p. 163
Pharaoh Campground/Garden of the Gods Recreation Area	p. 166
Pine Ridge Campground/Pounds Hollow Recreation Area	p. 169
Camp Cadiz	p. 172
Cave-in-Rock State Park	p. 175
Sources of Information	p. 179
Camping Equipment Checklist	p. 181
Index	p. 182
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