BLACKWELL YOUTH CAMPGROUND

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CAMPING • ILLINOIS

Blackwell Youth Campground


May 3, 2024

The Blackwell Youth Campground in Illinois is a serene camping destination surrounded by lush greenery and scenic views of the Blackwell Forest Preserve. There are nearby hiking and biking trails, fishing ponds, and picnic areas for outdoor activities. The campground offers primitive tent sites, shower facilities, picnic tables, and fire pits. Reservations are required and the campground can accommodate up to 60 campers. The best time to visit is from late spring to early fall, with average temperatures ranging from the mid-60s to mid-80s Fahrenheit.




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Fishing Destinations

                                                       

Turner Lake

Black Crappie • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Channel Catfish • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass

Mastodon Lake

Black Crappie • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass

Peavy Pond

Apache Trout • Brook Trout • Rainbow Trout • Splake

Kankakee Cut-Off

Blue Catfish • Kelp Bass • Northern Pike • Smallmouth Bass • Walleye

Twin Falls Flowage

Kelp Bass • Northern Pike • Smallmouth Bass • Walleye

Sterling Lake

Black Crappie • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Kelp Bass

Sipsey River

Kelp Bass • Smallmouth Bass • Spotted Bass

Banana Lake

Black Crappie • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass

McCullom Lake

Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Kelp Bass

Lacey Creek

Black Crappie • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass

One Horse Gap Lake

Black Crappie • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass

Busse Lake

Black Crappie • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass • Northern Pike

I & M Canal

Black Crappie • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Channel Catfish • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass

Fortune Lakes

Kelp Bass • Northern Pike • Walleye

Barth Pond

Black Crappie • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass

Tampier Lake

Black Crappie • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass • Northern Pike

Sand Lake

Black Crappie • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass

Gebhard Woods Lakes #1-4

Black Crappie • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Kelp Bass

Whoopie Cat Lake

Black Crappie • Black Sea Bass • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Largemouth Bass

Gainesville Resevoir

Black Crappie • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass

Camp Long Lake Fishing Pier

Whalon Lake

Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Channel Catfish • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass • Northern Pike

Braidwood Lake

Black Crappie • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Channel Catfish • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass • Walleye

Vanhorn Woods Park

Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Channel Catfish • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass

Peregrine Lake

Black Crappie • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass

Spring Grove Rearing Area

Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Kelp Bass

Heidecke Lake

Black Crappie • Blue Catfish • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass • Walleye

Defiance Lake

Black Crappie • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass

Long Run

Black Crappie • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Channel Catfish • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass

Lake Antoine

Kelp Bass • Northern Pike • Walleye

Lake Tecumseh

Black Crappie • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Common Carp • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass

Milliken Lake

Black Crappie • Black Sea Bass • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Largemouth Bass
                                                                                                                       
                                               

Rafting & Kayaking

BEGINS APPROXIMATELY 2 RIVER MILES DOWNSTREAM FROM THE YELLOWHOUSE BRANCH CONFLUENCE WITH THE ESCATAWPA RIVER NEAR THE TOWN OF DEER PARK, ALABAMA TO ENDS APPROXIMATELY 1 RIVER MILE UPSTREAM FROM THE U.S. HIGHWAY 98 BRIDGE
Escatawpa Watershed, Illinois
THE CONFLUENCE WITH SCARSBOROUGH CREEK TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE ESCATAWPA RIVER
Escatawpa Watershed, Alabama
SOUTHERN NF BOUNDARY TO NORTHERN NF BOUNDARY
Cahaba Watershed, Alabama
THE HENRYVILLE BRIDGE CROSSING ON COUNTY ROAD 6230 TO BETHEL BRIDGE ON COUNTY ROAD 6174
Buffalo Watershed, Tennessee
SOURCE, ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF DELWOOD, IL (SEC 10, T11S, R6E) TO BRIDGE AT EDDYVILLE BLACKTOP (SE1/4,SEC.16,T12S, R6E)
Lower Ohio-Bay Watershed, Illinois
BEGINS APPROXIMATELY 1 RIVER MILE UPSTREAM FROM THE U.S. HIGHWAY 98 BRIDGE TO THE JACKSON COUNTY ROUTE 614 BRIDGE
Escatawpa Watershed, Alabama
BRIDGE AT EDDYVILLE BLACKTOP TO CONFLUENCE WITH OHIO RIVER AT GOLCONDA,IL
Lower Ohio-Bay Watershed, Illinois
1 MINLE SOUTHWEST OF DELWOOD, IL (SEC. 18, T11S, R13E) TO REESVILLE, 1/4 MILE SOUTH OF THE CONFLUENCE WITH SUGAR CREEK
Lower Ohio-Bay Watershed, Illinois
BETHEL BRIDGE ON COUNTY ROAD 6174 TO CONFLUENCE WITH DUCK RIVER
Buffalo Watershed, Tennessee
THE JACKSON COUNTY ROUTE 614 BRIDGE TO ENDS APPROXIMATELY 2 RIVER MILES FROM THE SOUTHERN TERMINUS OF THE STUDY AREA
Escatawpa Watershed, Mississippi

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