Little Grassy Lake, Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge

#2 among attractions in Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Little Grassy Lake is a 1,200-acre reservoir in southern Illinois, created by the damming of Little Grassy Creek, a tributary of Crab Orchard Lake and the Big Muddy River. Most of the lake is located in Williamson County, southeast of Carbondale, Illinois. The lake is accessible from Giant City Road out of Carbondale, Illinois. Two arms of the lake penetrate into adjacent Jackson County. The lake is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge. ()

Elevation: 495 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 37°37'47"N, 89°8'34"W

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Little Grassy Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Saluki Stadium, Banterra Center, Giant City State Park, SIU Campus.

6.8 miNW
Football, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Saluki Stadium, Carbondale
173 min walk • Saluki Stadium is a stadium on the campus of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. It is primarily utilized by the Southern Illinois Salukis football team.
6.8 miNW
Sport, Sport venue
Banterra Center, Carbondale
175 min walk • Banterra Center is an 8,339-seat multi-purpose arena, on the campus of Southern Illinois University, in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. Construction on the arena began in the spring of 1962 and took nearly two years to complete. It was completed in 1964 and is the home of the SIU Salukis basketball team.
3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Giant City State Park
77 min walk • Giant City State Park is an Illinois state park on 4,000 acres in Jackson and Union Counties, Illinois, United States. Illinois acquired more than 1,100 acres in 1927, and dedicated the park as Giant City State Park.
7.1 miNW
Universities and schools
SIU Campus, Carbondale
182 min walk • Southern Illinois University is a public research university in Carbondale, Illinois. Founded in 1869, SIU is the oldest and flagship campus of the Southern Illinois University system.
4.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Panther Den Wilderness
112 min walk • The Panther Den Wilderness is a 1,195-acre parcel of land listed as a Wilderness Area of the United States. It is located within the Shawnee National Forest in Union County in the U.S. state of Illinois.
2.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Devils Kitchen Lake, Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
74 min walk • Devil's Kitchen Lake is an 810-acre reservoir in southern Illinois, created by the damming of Grassy Creek, a tributary of Crab Orchard Lake and the Big Muddy River. Most of the lake is located in Williamson County, southwest of Marion, Illinois. The lake is accessible from Interstate 57.
3.9 miSE
Wine tours, Winery, Vineyard
Blue Sky Vineyards, Shawnee National Forest
101 min walk • Blue Sky Vineyard is a family-owned vineyard and winery in Illinois, owned and operated by Barrett Rochman, Marilyn Rochman, and Jim Ewers. Blue Sky Vineyard is located in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest and anchors the eastern end of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail.
3.7 miW
Village
Makanda
95 min walk • Makanda is a village in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 547, down from 561 in 2010. In the early 20th Century it used the slogan "Star of Egypt." Makanda is part of the Carbondale, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.
6.7 miNW
Sport, Sport venue
Itchy Jones Stadium, Carbondale
172 min walk • Itchy Jones Stadium is a baseball venue in Carbondale, Illinois. It is home to the Southern Illinois Salukis baseball team of the NCAA Division I Missouri Valley Conference. The field, opened in 1964, holds 2,000 spectators.
3.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Crab Orchard Wilderness, Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
89 min walk • The Crab Orchard Wilderness is a 4,050-acre parcel of land listed as a Wilderness Area of the United States. It is located within the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge in Williamson, Union, and Jackson counties in Illinois.