The Rend Lake Project Office/Visitor Center is alerting the public there are only a few weekends left to enjoy the great weather outdoors while camping at their facility.

REND LAKE, Ill. - The Army Corps of Engineers announced 20-percent of the campgrounds run by the Corps at Rend Lake will be closed from April-October 2008.

The Rend Lake Project Office and Visitor Center, all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds and many day use areas at Rend Lake will remain closed until further notice due to COVID-19 concerns.

BENTON - Rend Lake's South Marcum Recreational Area will be open again next week, officials announced Tuesday.

The man-made lake two hours from St. Louis offers fishing, boating, camping and cycling.

The shovel-ready U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Rend Lake projects will improve on the 40-year-old facilities while providing jobs for local residents, he said.

Rend Lake Dam Road will be closed to through traffic from September 30 through November 3, 2024 for major roadwork and necessary concrete repairs on the Spillway Bridge.

The Rend Lake Resort offers rooms, a restaurant, a general store and places to dock your boat on the shore of the nearly 19,000-acre reservoir in southern Illinois.