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Directions and Factoids
Directions: 50 miles east of St. Louis, MO on US 50.

Factoid: Water-oriented outdoor recreation opportunities including camping, picnicking, swimming, boating, fishing, and hunting. Especially attractive to sailboats. Illinois' largest lake.

NOTICE: Many states are discouraging or banning movement of firewood to control spread of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). Not bringing wood from home to your campsite and not taking unused wood you procure while camping home with you is recommended -- required in some states. Check the following website to learn more: http://www.emeraldashborer.info/

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Services Status
The list below includes Recreation Services Status of USACE managed areas (lines that contain the Corps Castle icon). Others, such as state or private marina operators, run additional parks. Please contact those agencies or individuals for information on the areas they manage.

Open    Partially Open    Closed    Status Unknown

	Area Status
Bobwhite Access
Boulder Marina				X	X	X
Boulder Recreation Area   $				X			D C	A GS	X
Reserve Boulder Recreation Area
Brewster Creek Access
Carlyle Lake Visitor Center											F
Carrigan Access
Catfish Cove Access
Coles Creek Recreation Area   $				X			C	A GS	X
Reserve Coles Creek Recreation Area
Dam East Recreation Area   $				X				A GS	X		M
Reserve Dam East Recreation Area
Dam East South Shore								A GS			I M
Dam East Spillway   $							C	A GS	X		M
Reserve Dam East Spillway
Dam West Marina				X	X	X					M
Dam West Recreation Area   $			X	X			D C P	A G GS	X		M
Reserve Dam West Recreation Area
Dam West Spillway   $							C P	A GS	X		H M
Reserve Dam West Spillway
Elmwood Access
General Dean Recreation Area								A			M
Grasher Creek Access
Horseshoe Island Boat Access
Idnr Hazlet State Park		E G D	X	X	X	X	C P	A GS	X		I M
Idnr Wildlife Management Area					X
James W. Hawn Access
Keyesport Marina				X		X		A GS			M
Keyesport Recreation Area   $							D C P	A GS	X		M
Reserve Keyesport Recreation Area
Lakeside Access
Lakeview Access							P				H
Maple Grove Access
Massasauga Access
Mourning Dove Access
Muskrat Flats Access
North Fork Boat Access
North Fork East Access
Ole Wood Duck Access
Outlying Small Boat Access Areas
Patoka Boat Access
Pin Oak Access
Steins Access
Tamalco Boat Access
Thomas M. Pigg Access
Turkey Run Access
Whitetail Access
Wood Duck Boat Access
Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected