Where can visitors find outdoor recreation and camping near Cape Girardeau?

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West of Cape Girardeau, Shawnee National Forest offers outdoor recreation and camping in Illinois’s only national forest, which offers a 250,000-acre natural playground with woodlands, prairies, waterways, and waterfalls to explore. Nine campgrounds are found across Southern Illinois. Pine Hills Campground is the closest to Cape and has primitive sites for both tents and RVs. You can also explore different options for camping near Cape Girardeau on Hipcamp.

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