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sele
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Apr 26, 2016

recomendations for campgrounds southern illinois

WE are looking to go to southern Illinois sometime this early fall and am looking for a campground within say 50 miles of Mnt Vernon area in southern Illinois. We would prefer full hookups if possible...
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welove2drive
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Apr 29, 2016
If you are not necessarily heading down to the Shawnee Forest area Carlyle Lake is 43 miles NW of Mt. Vernon. The Corp parks have some FHU sites. Those are nicely groomed parks. The Eldon Hazlet SP has electric and is in a wooded setting.
The Pharaoh campground at Garden of the Gods is a nice, 12 sites, tall pines, pump water and no hookups, $10?.

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