Agency-listedUSFSFee
Johnson Creek Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · IL · 37.83445, -89.52056
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Johnson Creek Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 632 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Johnson Creek CgNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Johnson Creek Cg · Shawnee National Forest · IL
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail6 mi
- DDump6 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- WWater9 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- AAir-up48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 11 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Johnson Creek Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
632 ft
State
IL
Coordinates
37.83445, -89.52056
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Johnson Creek Cg · Shawnee National Forest · IL (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townAva · ~4.0 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~8.7 mi
- FuelCircle K · ~10.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~6.3 mi
- GroceriesCircle K · ~10.8 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~17.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicSIU allergy And Asthma Center · ~18.9 mi
- HardwareEbbler Hardware · ~13.7 mi
EV charging — from Johnson Creek Cg · Shawnee National Forest · IL — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.2 mi straight-line E — SIUC Transportation Education Center, Murphysboro, IL (at a public site) · RED_E · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach10 within 25 mi · 30 within 50 · 195 within 100 · 296 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)31.1 mi — Marion, IL - Tesla Supercharger, Marion
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO22.2 mi — Holiday Inn Express - Perryville, Perryville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.0 mi — EECA HMP2, Murphysboro, IL · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 428473 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Johnson Creek Cg · Shawnee National Forest · IL — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletJohnson Creek Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJohnson Creek Boating · ~0.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJohnson Creek - Primitive · ~0.7 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJohnson Creek Pa · ~0.7 mi NE · USFS
Open Johnson Creek Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Johnson Creek Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Johnson Creek - Primitive~0.7 mi
- Seventy-Six Conservation Area~9.7 mi
- Red Rock Landing Conservation Area~10.1 mi
- Turkey Bayou Campground~12.0 mi
The unit that manages Johnson Creek Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Johnson Creek Cg are set by Shawnee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Johnson Creek Cg
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Johnson Creek Cg
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Johnson Creek Cg
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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