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Located in Jackson County on the north side of Rt. 149, approximately 2 miles west of Murphysboro. From Rt. 13, 127, and 149 junction, take Rt. 149 west 2 miles to the entrance of Lake Murphysboro State Park/Kinkaid Lake. From Rt. 3, take 149 east approximately 5 miles to the entrance of Lake Murphysboro State Park/Kinkaid Lake.
This place is poorly managed!!! No signs that say office unless you're leaving. Host never come around. Got a campsite and spent hours unpacking with my elderly mom only to have a guy tell us he reserved it and the host tried to say there was a reserve tag on the post. There definitely wasn't from 7am until 3:30pm. Noticed they hadn't removed any reserve tickets that were expires. Looked as if staff forgot to make their rounds and place this guy's tag on the post. Needless to say the host and this guy made us pack up and leave in the heat of the day. Place is a joke and doesn't clean the cans and pile of litter out of the campsites.
Beautiful open spaces with gorgeous views of Lake Murphysboro.... will have to learn how to clean fish since I plan on returning to catch BASS
The campground was amazing with all around views of lake. Definitely a few spots that are a must grab due to locale to lake and views of sunrise and seats.
A nice playground and maintained vault toilets. There are several tent only areas around lake and numerous picnic areas with BBQ pits at each as well. There is a shower house open 7a-10p and a boat ramp as well as numerous docks around lake too
The paved loop around lake(roadway) is secluded and scenic amongst the woods.
This was a beautiful place. However…..there was confusion on reserving a spot. It was our mistake but not clear on the site or online. Also, nobody ever available at the host trailer. We wrote a check and put into the drop box Then we reserved the spot we wanted. When we got to our spot, someone was in it. The host actually took our “reserved” sticker off but didn’t bother to call us and explain. They had our check, though, Also, it took me 3 days to pick up the cigarette butts and trash and get the spot to our liking. Another big problem is no water.. This could be an awesome place with a little TLC and proper management,
Beautiful park! A great location to see the Illinois fall colors and hike around.
