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Grassy Lake Hunting Club


8355 St Rt 146 W.
Jonesboro, IL 62952

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Goose and duck hunting club with number one total kill in Quota zone. Memberships available. Located near Ware, IL & the Union County Refuge. Gerald & Collin Cain, owners.

Rogers-Dewitt Park


Golf Course Road
McLeansboro, IL 62859

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The 58-acre park features a nature trail with two foot bridges, a meadow and a fishing pond. Primitive camping sites, a night sky observation station, and additional educational features are being developed.

Pyramid State Park


1562 Pyramid Park Rd.
Pinckneyville, IL 62274

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This is the largest state park in Illinois with 19,701 acres of woods, lakes, trails, camping, fishing and hunting.

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Both parks have picnic shelters, and plenty of playground equipment.

Cole Memorial Park


Rt. 3 South
Chester, IL 62233

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Shelters, picnic areas, swimming pool, playgrounds and tennis courts are laid out within the forested park.

Canoe, Kayak, Pontoon Boat rentals


788 Hidden Bay Lane
Makanda, IL 62958

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Canoe, kayak, paddle board, pontoon boat rentals available for 1/2 day and full day on beautiful Little Grassy Lake. RV and tent sites available for camping. Swim beach, marina, and bait store.

Tower Rock Recreation Area


4 miles east of Elizabethtown, Highway 146 east to Tower Rock Road, turn east onto Tower rock road
Elizabethtown, IL 62931

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Approximately a 1/8-mile trail that leads to the top of Tower Rock along the banks of the Ohio River.

Lake Murphysboro State Park


52 Cinder Hill Dr
Murphysboro, IL 62966

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Built in 1950 by the Division of Fisheries, the 145-acre lake is a tributary of Indian Creek and has a watershed of approximately 4,500 acres. The maximum water depth is 36 feet, and the lake�s 7.5 miles of shoreline are made up of rolling...

Leakey Creek Bridge


100-140 East Randolph Street
McLeansboro, IL 62859

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Legend has it this is the site of the 'headless horseman, a haunting from the late 1820s when Joel Leaky was decapitated by an evil son-in-law.

G & C Meyer Farm


4370 Rock Castle Rd.
Steeleville, IL 62288

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Find berries, green beans, okra, potatoes and other veggies, seasonal flowers and bedding plants.

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