Agency-listedUSFSUnpriced · confirm
Pine Hills Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · IL · 37.51503, -89.42277
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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 Pine Hills Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 403 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Pine Hills CampgroundNIFC · 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 Pine Hills Campground · Shawnee National Forest · IL
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail1 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- WWater14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- DDump15 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- PPropane56 mi
- AAir-up57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Pine Hills Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
403 ft
State
IL
Coordinates
37.51503, -89.42277
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Pine Hills Campground · Shawnee National Forest · IL (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townWolf Lake · ~1.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.9 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~15.3 mi
- GroceriesCardinal Corner · ~8.7 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~11.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicDeaconess Illinois Union County · ~10.3 mi
- HardwareMurdale True Value · ~17.8 mi
EV charging — from Pine Hills Campground · Shawnee National Forest · IL — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.2 mi straight-line SW — Acees 310 Perryville, Cape Girardeau, MO (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 reach13 within 25 mi · 30 within 50 · 156 within 100 · 296 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)15.0 mi — Cape Girardeau, MO - Tesla Supercharger, Cape Girardeau
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO16.1 mi — SCHNUCKS CAPE-DC2, Cape Girardeau
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.0 mi — Tru by Hilton Cape Girardeau - Tesla Destination · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Makanda Inn & Cottages - Tesla Destination, Makanda, 13.4 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Makanda Inn & Cottages, Makanda, 13.4 mi · J1772 · hours: 9am-7pm daily; non-guests call to arrange appointment · 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 441029 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Pine Hills Campground · Shawnee National Forest · IL — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPine Hills · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomLower Mcgee Hill · ~2.2 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Mcgee Hill · ~2.3 mi N · USFS
- RestroomSnake Road South · ~2.3 mi NW · USFS
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Other camps near Pine Hills Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Trail of Tears State Forest - Campsite 4~3.8 mi · fee
- Trail of Tears State Forest - Campsite 3~3.8 mi · fee
- Trail of Tears State Forest - Campsite 2~4.1 mi · fee
- Trail of Tears State Forest - Campsite 12~4.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Pine Hills Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pine Hills Campground are set by Shawnee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Pine Hills Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Pine Hills Campground
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 — Pine Hills Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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