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IDNR
Announces Campsite Reservations Open for Sites in Solar Eclipse Zone
Southern Illinois Will Experience Total
Solar Eclipse Aug. 21, 2017
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[September 29, 2016]
SPRINGFIELD
– The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) announced
today that campsite reservations are now available at southern
Illinois State Parks and the World Shooting and Recreational Complex
for visitors making plans to view the total solar eclipse on Aug.
21, 2017. Reservations can be made for dates within the window of
Aug. 14 – 27, 2017.
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 IDNR sites normally can be reserved no more than six months in
advance. The new reservation window has been created for portions of
southern Illinois. To reserve a campsite, visit
www.ReserveAmerica.com.
More than 1,600 campsites are available to be reserved in advance.
Some sites also allow group campgrounds and picnic shelters to be
reserved. Additional campsites are available for walk-up campers on
a first-come, first-served basis.
The World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta is home to
1,001 campsites. The Complex also has great stargazing and eclipse
viewing opportunities with open spaces, plenty of parking, and paved
walkways.
The following IDNR sites are within the portion of the state that
will experience a total eclipse. Those with campsites that can be
reserved have that number in parenthesis:
- Cave-in-Rock State Park
- Randolph County State Recreation Area (51 with electric
hookups)
- Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area
Dixon Springs State Park (12 with electric, two cabins, eight
tent campsites)
- Ferne Clyffe State Park (34 with electric hookup)
- Giant City State Park (105 with electric hookup, 28 without
electric)
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- Fort Massac State Park (45 with electric hookup)
- Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
- Lake Murphysboro State Park: (53 with electric hookup,
20 without electric)
- Pyramid State Recreation Area
Trail of Tears State Forest (14 without electric)
- World Shooting and Recreational Complex (1,001 with
electric hookups)
- Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area (247 with
electric hookups)
For more information, including a clickable map of sites
within the zone where the eclipse will be total, visit:
https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/recreation/
Pages/TotalSolarEclipse.aspx
The City of Carbondale is organizing activities around the
eclipse. Visit:
www.carbondale eclipse.com.
Southern Illinois University also has an eclipse Website:
www.eclipse.siu.edu.
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