About this campground
Burden Falls Wilderness is located in Pope County. The Wilderness is located adjacent to Bay Creek Wilderness and is in a stone's throw of Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area.Burden Falls Wilderness is comprised of a central hardwood ecosytem with some pine plantations. Trails for hiking and equestrian use will take you by some indications of past use by people including homestead, fruit trees, cemeteries and abandoned roads. Of course, there is a small, but very scenic waterfall located on the southern edge of the wilderness.
Activities
- HIKING
- HORSEBACK RIDING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Underground Railroad: Crow KnobShawnee National Forest4 mi
- Underground Railroad: Cultural Landscape Miller GrShawnee National Forest4 mi
- Underground Railroad: Dabbs FamilyShawnee National Forest4 mi
- Underground Railroad: Henry SidesShawnee National Forest4 mi
- Underground Railroad: James M. WestShawnee National Forest4 mi
- Underground Railroad: People of Miller GroveShawnee National Forest4 mi
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Burden Fall Wilderness doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Illinois campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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