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Oak Point - Lake Glendale
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · IL · 37.40917, -88.66139
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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 Oak Point - Lake Glendale
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 442 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Oak Point - Lake GlendaleNIFC · 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 Oak Point - Lake Glendale · Shawnee National Forest · IL
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- ShShower0 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- AAir-up17 mi
- PPropane18 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- DDump31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 12 mi out.
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 — Oak Point - Lake Glendale
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
442 ft
State
IL
Coordinates
37.40917, -88.66139
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Oak Point - Lake Glendale · Shawnee National Forest · IL (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSimpson · ~6.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.1 mi
- FuelFuel · ~11.8 mi
- Propane / LPGHarbison's County Market · ~17.5 mi
- Dump station~30.9 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~11.8 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~9.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicHardin Co Clinic · ~17.0 mi
- HardwareDeNeal Building Supply · ~18.8 mi
EV charging — from Oak Point - Lake Glendale · Shawnee National Forest · IL — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.8 mi straight-line W — Acees BP Vienna (at a public site) · RED_E · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 29 within 50 · 90 within 100 · 338 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)28.4 mi — Marion, IL - Tesla Supercharger, Marion
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO22.5 mi — LARRY STOVESAND STATION 1, Paducah
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.5 mi — Paducah Ford · Blink Network · J1772, CCS · 3 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Shawnee Forest Cabins - Tesla Destination, Herod, 20.0 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 429736 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Oak Point - Lake Glendale · Shawnee National Forest · IL — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomOak Point - Lake Glendale · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomGoose Bay - Lake Glendale · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomDuck Bay - Lake Glendale · ~0.3 mi E · USFS
- RestroomPine Point - Lake Glendale · ~0.3 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near Oak Point - Lake Glendale
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Duck Bay - Lake Glendale~0.3 mi · fee
- Dixon Springs State Park - Tent Camping Area~1.7 mi · fee
- Pope County~7.2 mi
- Redbud - Bell Smith Springs~7.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Oak Point - Lake Glendale
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Oak Point - Lake Glendale are set by Shawnee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Oak Point - Lake Glendale
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 Oak Point - Lake Glendale
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 — Oak Point - Lake Glendale
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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