Turkey Bayou
Campground
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Turkey Bayou Campground
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No. Campsites: 5
Group Site: No
Fee: None
Day Use Activities: No
Water Available: No
Garbage Pickup: Yes
Toilets: Vault
Usable by Persons with Disabilities: Yes
Open Season: Open for hunting seasons and
dispersed camping
Campground
Map
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General Camping Information: There is a maximum of eight
campers to a site and a maximum of 14 days continuous use.
Campfires are restricted to fire rings.
Location:Located 11 miles southwest of Murphysboro,
Illinois. From Illinois Route 3 take Oakwood Bottoms Road east to Turkey
Bayou Campground along side the Big Muddy River.
Opportunities
Fishing:
Boat launch into the Big Muddy River. Fishing is allowed in the Big
Muddy River.
Nature Viewing: An interconnecting levee system
within Oakwood Bottoms Greentree Reservoir offers the naturalist wonderful
opportunities for bird watching.
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More information contact:
Mississippi Bluffs Ranger District
521 North Main Street
Jonesboro, Illinois 62952
618-833-8576
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In the same area:
Oakwood Bottoms Greentree Reservoir, Little Grand Canyon, LaRue-Pine
Hills, Fountain Bluff.
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