Hazlet State Park, Carlyle IL
Camped at Beymer Water Recreation Park, Lakin KS, May 4, 2010
Hazlet State Park, Carlyle IL
- One of the largest campgrounds in the Illinois state park system, Hazlet State Park is located on the largest manmade lake in Illinois. Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area is a 3,000-acre site on the west shore of Carlyle Lake, a Kaskaskia River impoundment. The site is located 3 miles north of Carlyle and 2 miles east of Illinois Route 127 in Clinton County.
- Verizon cell phone and Broadband service are available here with a strong signal.
- Locate Hazlet State Park on my Night Camps map
- Check the weather here
Nights I've camped here
- Friday, November 12, 2010 - Hazlet State Park, Carlyle IL
- My plan was to hit the road early this morning and beat feet for the Mississippi. But it didn't work out that way. It seems I got distracted by the iPad display at the Frankfort KY Walmart I stayed at last night and decided to buy one before I left {insert grin here}. Image: Virginia Creeper, Red Rock, East Chatham NY, August 23, 2010.
How Do You Know
How do you know when there's enough of anything? What trips the lever that snaps up the STOP sign? What electrical currents fizz and crackle in the brain to shape the decision to quit a place?
The Half-Skinned Steer E. Annie Proulx