Blue Heron Campground offers 34 RV and tent sites with water and electric hookups on the northwestern shore of Crab Orchard Lake within the 44,000-acre Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge.

The facility features a marina with 137 boat slips, boat ramp, fishing piers, and rentals including pontoons, paddle boats, and canoes, plus amenities like a bathhouse, laundry facilities, and fish cleaning station.

The campground operates seasonally from April 1 through October 31 with a 14-day consecutive stay limit, and is accessible via Old State Route 13 near Carterville, Illinois.