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Pharaoh-Garden Of The Gods
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · IL · 37.60251, -88.37945
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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 Pharaoh-Garden Of The Gods
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 831 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Pharaoh-Garden Of The GodsNIFC · 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 Pharaoh-Garden Of The Gods · Shawnee National Forest · IL
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- PPropane3 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- WWater6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- AAir-up11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- EVEV fast charger30 mi
- DDump43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 30-mi run (and back).
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 — Pharaoh-Garden Of The Gods
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
831 ft
State
IL
Coordinates
37.60251, -88.37945
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Pharaoh-Garden Of The Gods · Shawnee National Forest · IL (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townEquality · ~9.5 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~5.8 mi
- FuelHarbison's County Market · ~3.1 mi
- Propane / LPGHarbison's County Market · ~3.1 mi
- GroceriesGarden of the God's Outpost · ~1.6 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~12.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicSouthern 7 Health Department · ~10.2 mi
- HardwareDeNeal Building Supply · ~6.0 mi
EV charging — from Pharaoh-Garden Of The Gods · Shawnee National Forest · IL — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger30.1 mi straight-line SW — 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 26 within 50 · 99 within 100 · 363 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)33.3 mi — Marion, IL - Tesla Supercharger, Marion
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO38.9 mi — LARRY STOVESAND STATION 1, Paducah
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.9 mi — WARREN TUTTLE STATION 1, Harrisburg, IL · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 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, 1.6 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 Pharaoh-Garden Of The Gods · Shawnee National Forest · IL — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPharaoh-Garden Of The Gods · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPharaoh-Garden Of The Gods · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGarden Of The Gods Recreation Area · ~0.3 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomGolden Circle · ~0.8 mi E · USFS
Open Pharaoh-Garden Of The Gods elsewhere
Other camps near Pharaoh-Garden Of The Gods
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Pine Ridge-Pounds Hollow~6.2 mi · fee
- Camp Cadiz~7.6 mi · fee
- Tower Rock Cg~12.8 mi
- Redbud - Bell Smith Springs~16.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Pharaoh-Garden Of The Gods
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pharaoh-Garden Of The Gods are set by Shawnee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Pharaoh-Garden Of The Gods
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 Pharaoh-Garden Of The Gods
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 — Pharaoh-Garden Of The Gods
What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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