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Southern Illinois · Pinckneyville, IL
Lake Sallateeska Baptist Camp
Lake Sallateeska Baptist Camp is a Christian camp and retreat center in Pinckneyville, Illinois, operated by the Illinois Baptist State Association. It sleeps at least 204 overnight guests across several lodges plus a 16-room inn, and it hosts youth camps, mission trips and other scheduled events for outside groups.
Facts verified from the camp’s own website · Last verified 2026-09-11
204
Sleeps
350
Largest room seats
Getting there
- 55 min from Carbondale
- 1 h 20 min from St. Louis, MO
- 1 h 50 min from Cape Girardeau, MO
4867 Baptist Camp Rd., Pinckneyville, IL 62274 · drive times are typical, not rush hour
On the property
Sports fieldsHiking trailsFishingPoolGame room
The facts
| Lodging | Cabins (8 beds) · Lodge rooms (56 beds) · Lodge rooms (84 beds) · Lodge rooms (20 beds) · Lodge rooms (36 beds) · Hotel-style rooms · RV sites |
| Hosts | Youth groups |
| Affiliation | Southern Baptist (Illinois Baptist State Association) |
| Property | 83 acres |
| Phone | (618) 336-5272 |
Lake Sallateeska's chapel seats 350 people, and the property spans 83 acres built around the lake it is named for.