Devils Kitchen Group Pavilion in IL -- Campground & RV Camping

Situated on a small peninsula in the south-central portion of Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge, this lakefront site sits along Devils Kitchen Lake. While the main campground and bathhouse are closed, the primitive group pavilion offers covered picnic tables, stand-up grills, and a nearby boat ramp set against rocky bluffs. The surrounding 44,000-acre refuge encompasses wetlands, forests, and grasslands along the Mississippi Flyway, providing access to wildlife viewing, fishing, and hiking routes like the River-to-River Trail and Rocky Bluff Trail.

• Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, an 8-site campground with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
• Sits on broad, near-level ground.
• The Devil's Kitchen Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
• 8 on the water, with most of them shaded.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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