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Lake Glendale Recreation Area

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National Forest

Shawnee National Forest

Lake Glendale

If you are looking for a place in the center of the Shawnee National Forest, then Lake Glendale Recreation Area is for you. Its central location makes it easy to visit main attractions on either side of the forest or any…

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Access

Drive In
Park next to your campsite
Walk In
Park in a lot, walk to your campsite
Hike In
Hike a trail to your campsite
Boat In
Boat to your campsite

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WiFi
Unknown
Verizon
Available
AT&T
Available
T-Mobile
Unknown

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Group
Cabins
Tent Cabin
Yurts

Features

For Campers

Trash
Picnic Table
Firewood Available
Phone Service
Reservable
WiFi
Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
30 amp Hookups
Water Hookups
Max Length: 50 ft.

Denise R.

Traveler

Reviewed May. 12, 2021

Spring camping

Easy check in, camped in the tent sight. Unfortunately there was a lot of glitter pieces, plastic kid’s pieces and my self along picked up 34 cigarette butts. Besides the the people that don’t care about using a garbage can. Everything else was wonderful. Trail around lake just beautiful, bathroom…

Chelsea D.

Guide

Reviewed Apr. 23, 2020

We LOVE this campground!

Lake Glendale is a true southern Illinois gem. They have recently improved the shower houses, the kids love the playground, and there is SO much shade! The campsites are pretty private and some of them are nice and large. There is a ton of hiking nearby, and we visited the Chocolate factory as…

John F.

Guide

Reviewed Sep. 18, 2019

Super Clean

We had a wonderful stay! Camp Host was very nice and helpful. One of the cleanest parks we’ve stayed at. Lots of hiking options. The only bad thing was we had to come home.

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Location

Lake Glendale Recreation Area is located in Illinois

Directions

From Harrisburg: Take Highway 145 south 26.5 miles. Turn left into the recreation area off of Hwy 145.  From Vienna: (intersection I-24 and Hwy 146): Take Hwy 146 east 11 miles to Hwy 145. Go north on Hwy 145 for 2.2 miles and turn right into the recreation area. From Metropolis: (intersection I-24 and Hwy 145):  Take Highway 145 north 18 miles and turn right into the recreation area.

Coordinates

37.41444498 N
88.6616704 W

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Lake Glendale Recreation Area

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2021 Explorer Giveaway

Spring camping

We LOVE this campground!

Super Clean

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