Duck Bay Campground, Illinois

  Many people opt for this campground during their visit to Shawnee National Forest. As if Duck Bay Campground wasn't enough, you can also go hiking, and whitewater paddling, so you won’t run out of things to do. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, you have to get out; Duck Bay Campground in Illinois is the outdoors at its greatest.
A campground like this is too magnificent to miss. Do take a look at Lake Glendale Dam while you're here at Duck Bay Campground, and whitewater paddling is splendid on Lusk Creek.
Duck Bay Campground is a very well
    loved campground by the people in Simpson. In Illinois you never run out of outdoors amusing things. There is so much enjoyable stuff near Duck Bay Campground; when you get to enjoy this place for a while you will feel like a new person.
Throughout the months of summer at Duck
Bay Campground highs are commonly in the 80's; during summer nights temperatures are in the 60's. Daytime highs during the winter are in the 30's, and through the dark hours in the wintertime at Duck Bay Campground temperatures dip to the 10's. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Duck Bay Campground; River to River Trail is a perfect local trail, and a visit to Kentucky Dam Village State Park revitalizes the soul. Why not take a refreshing hike along the River to River Trail; in the event that you don't mind getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater  
paddling on Bear Branch.
This spot is great, just look at all the cool things to do in the neighborhood of Duck Bay Campground. People from Simpson love to come to Duck Bay Campground, and Shawnee National Forest is a splendid site.
All the water falling down from the sky makes Duck Bay Campground a wet location; of all the months in a year March is the one with the most rain while January is the month with the least amount of precipitation.

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Latitude: 37.40944
Longitude: -88.65722

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 Camp Grounds Near Duck Bay Campground:
Oak Point Campground, Pope County , 0 miles away
Redbud Campground, Pope County , 6 miles away
A Bay Creek Ranch Campground, Simpson , 7 miles away
Bear Branch Campground, Eddyville , 7 miles away
Teal Pond Campground, Pope County , 7 miles away
Ondessonk Camp, Ozark , 10 miles away
Steamboat Hill Campground, Pope County , 12 miles away
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Comfort Inn Metropolis, Metropolis , 14 miles away
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Holiday Inn Express Metropolis, Illinois, Metropolis , 15 miles away
Baymont Inn Metropolis/Near Harrahs Casino, Metropolis , 15 miles away
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Comfort Inn Paducah, Paducah , 17 miles away
Econo Lodge, Paducah , 17 miles away
 Whitewater Near Duck Bay Campground:
Bear Branch, Pope County , 9 miles away, Class III - 4 miles long (Bridge to Lusk Creek)
Lusk Creek, Pope County County , 10 miles away, Class I-III - 4.5 miles long (Lusk Creek Canyon)
 Trails Near Duck Bay Campground:
River to River Trail, Pope County , 4 miles away
River to River Trail, Pope County , 10 miles away

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