Overall Information

Carbondale Middle School
1150 E. Grand Ave.
Carbondale, IL 62901
(618) 457-2174
1.9 miles from the supported hotel

Click Here to download the in town cue sheet and map for the Carbondale main lodging.

Click Here for all supported facilities, services, and in town cycling routes for the Carbondale main lodging overlaid on satellite imagery.

Click Here for the building and grounds site maps

The facility is air conditioned.

Pitching tents is not allowed directly in front of the entrance to the main lodging site because we need to have open support vehicle access to load & unload tour support gear and supplies. We had a problem in the past where a participant's bag got run over when we were moving support vehicles at night and we don't want that to happen again.

The lights in the hallways outside the gym are motion activated and stay on for at least 20 or 30 minutes. In other words if anyone goes to the bathroom or gets a drink of water in the middle of the night the lights will go on. We have looked into it and there is no way to turn these lights off since they are hard wired security lights. Therefore everyone will stay in the main gym and not in the commons area.

You can order any pasta dish from the counter except lasagna or pizza.

Click Here to download the in town cue sheet and map for the Carbondale hotel.

Click Here for all supported facilities, services, and in town cycling routes for the Carbondale hotel overlaid on satellite imagery.

The hotel has a swimming pool but no whirlpool, and does have laundry machines available.

All rooms: $74.99 plus tax

Call to make a reservation under the "Bicycle Illinois" room block. The room block will be held until July 1st, 2013.

Click Here to inform us of your supported hotel baggage delivery service needs after you have initially registered.

Price: $5.00 per person

You will need to tell the front desk attendant that you are with Bicycle Illinois and show them your wristband.

The Bike Surgeon
404 S. Illinois Ave.
Carbondale, IL 62901
(618) 457-4521
Hours: Normally closed on Sundays, but the store will be open special just for Bicycle Illinois participants from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm.

The owner Tricia will also be on call for after hours emergency support via her personal cell phone which will be distributed to participants only.

1.8 miles from the main lodging site
3.3 miles from the supported hotel

Click Here for our mechanical support services policies and procedures.

The bike shop in Carbondale is located directly across the street from the Amtrak train station which may be extremely convenient if you are taking one of our transportation services to Cairo the before the start of the tour, arriving in or departing from Carbondale on a partial day trip, or planning on having your bike boxed and shipped to the start of the tour or to or from Carbondale.

Click Here for more information about our transportation services.
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Click Here for more information about bicycle shipments to and from the supporting bike shops.

Click Here for our medical support services policies and procedures

There will be a fee of $2.00 per day for parking in Carbondale. You will need to pay for all of the days in advance while the station is open and post your receipt in the window of your vehicle so you do not get ticketed or towed.

Click Here for more information about parking.
Click Here to inform us of your parking plans.
Click Here to download the parking sign.

BP Economart
905 E. Main
Carbondale, IL 62901
(800) 231-2222 fare and schedule information
1.4 miles from the main lodging site
2.9 miles from the supported hotel

Tickets are not sold at this location. You may get tickets by mail for trips departing from Carbondale if you buy at least 10 mailing days in advance.