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Camping near

Buckner, Illinois

6 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Buckner in Franklin County: 6 Army Corps.

6
federal places to camp
6 Army Corps
3.6 mi
to the nearest one
South Sandusky Campground
438 ft
at the highest of them
South Marcum Campground. The lowest, North Sandusky Campground, sits at 411 ft
486
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Buckner, nearest first

6 places

  1. South Sandusky Campground Army Corps · Rend Lake · Franklin County 3.6 miaway 427 ftelevation 127sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Shagbark Group Area group campground Army Corps · Rend Lake · Franklin County 4.2 miaway 457 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Dale Miller Youth group campground Army Corps · Rend Lake · Franklin County 5.5 miaway 423 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. South Marcum Campground Army Corps · Rend Lake · Franklin County 5.5 miaway 438 ftelevation 160sites 79 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. North Sandusky Campground Army Corps · Rend Lake · Franklin County 6.2 miaway 411 ftelevation 97sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Gun Creek Army Corps · Rend Lake · Franklin County 8.2 miaway 437 ftelevation 100sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov