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2017 Camping Options Are Listed Below To Offer A Sample Of What May Be Available To Guests In 2024

LOCAL CAMPING OPTIONS

(Contact each location for further details)

                                                                                      

Cole Memorial Park

(in Chester)

Free Primitive Camping

618.826.1430 for reservations.

 

Randolph County Conservation Area

 (approx. 5 miles from viewing sites)

Reservations will be accepted

beginning February 22, 2017.

Camping:  $18 per day electric

& $8 per day primitive

618.826.2706

 

Fort Kaskaskia State Historical Site

(approx. 7 miles from viewing sites)

Does not accept reservations.

Camping:  $18 per day electric

& $8 per day primitive

618.859.3741

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DIRECTIONS FOR COHEN COMPLEX

 

From Perryville, MO.  (15.5 miles)

Follow MO-51 North (11.3 miles)

Entering Illinois:  Continue onto Bridge Bypass Road (1.3 miles)

Turn left onto Lehmen Drive (1.2 miles)

Turn right onto Bodes Lane you will reach your destination in 125 feet

 

 

From Historic U.S. 66 E

Take IL-3 S to Bodes Lane in Chester (60.4 miles)

Take the ramp onto I-64 E: Entering Illinois (1.0 miles)

Take Exit 1 for IL-3 S toward Cahokia (0.4 miles)

Continue onto IL-3 S (5.5 miles)

Keep right at the fork, follow signs for I-255/IL-3/US-50/Columbia/Memphis and merge onto I-255/S/IL-3 South/US-50 W (4.3 miles)

Use the left lane to take exit 6 for IL-3 S toward Columbia (0.8 miles)

Continue onto IL-3 (25.0 miles)

Turn right onto IL-3/S Main Street Continue to follow IL-3 (23.3 miles)

Turn left onto Bodes Lane

Destination will be on the right (125 feet)

 

From Marion, IL via IL-13 W and IL-3 N (57.5 miles)

Take W Main Street to IL-148 N/N Refuge Road (4.8 miles)

Head west on W Main Street (4.0 miles)

Continue onto Old State Rte 13 (0.8 miles)

Take IL-13 W, IL-149 W and IL-3 N to Bodes Lane in Chester (52.7 miles)

 

 

From St. Louis Lambert International Airport (78.6 miles)

Get on I-70 W (0.3 miles)

Head east on Lambert International Boulevard (0.2 miles)

Turn right to merge onto I-70 W (0.1 miles)

Take I-270 S and IL-3 to Bodes Lane in Chester (78.3 miles)

Merge onto I-70 W (2.9 miles)

Use the right 2 lands to take exit 232A-232B to merge onto I-270 toward Memphis (16.5 miles)

Keep left to stay on I-270 S (3.4 miles)

Keep left to continue on I-255 E (6.6 miles) Entering Illinois

Take exit 6 for IL-3 S toward Columbia (0.7 miles)

Continue onto IL-3 (25.0 miles)

Turn right onto IL-3/S Main Street and continue to follow IL-3 (23.3 miles)

Turn left onto Bodes Lane and destination will be on right.

 

THE LOCATION FOR COLE MEMORIAL PARK IS JUST SOUTH OF 650 Opdyke St. (Also called Rt. 3) in Chester, Illinois

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