Giant City State Park

Little Grassy Lake–Campground Pond, 3 lakes

2.6 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 57 min

Little Grassy Lake–Campground Pond, 3 lakes is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Giant City State Park near Stone Fort, IL. The route passes Campground Pond before reaching Little Grassy Lake at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi505 – 699 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Cedar Trail 37.60230, -89.17012
Nearest town Stone Fort, IL

Directions

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Little Grassy Lake–Campground Pond, 3 lakes

2.6 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 57 min

Elevation 506–700 ft

Out & Back · Giant City State Park

Trailhead: Red Cedar Trail · 37.60230, -89.17012

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 6:58 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Red Cedar Trail, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Campground Pond.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto River to River Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miReach Little Grassy Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right onto Red Cedar Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 6:58 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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