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Public Land in Illinois

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OpenCamp tracks 51 public land campgrounds in Illinois. 8% cost nothing to camp, while 75% charge a fee. Managed mostly by Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Forest Service. Among the parks represented here are Rend Lake and Carlyle Lake. 35% are big-rig friendly and 51% offer at least one hookup (electric, water, or sewer).

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Dam West CampgroundCarlyle LakeNear Carlyle · 443 ft109 sites · 7 of 7 facts known
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Blanchard Island Recreation AreaMississippi River - Pools 11-22Near Muscatine · 541 ft34 sites · 6 of 7 facts known
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Blanding LandingMs Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation AreaNear Bellevue · 604 ft6 of 7 facts known
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Boulder CampgroundCarlyle LakeNear Keyesport · 459 ft6 of 7 facts known
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Coles Creek CampgroundCarlyle LakeNear Huey · 456 ft6 of 7 facts known
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Coon Creek (Il)Lake ShelbyvilleNear Shelbyville · 666 ft6 of 7 facts known
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Dale Miller YouthRend LakeNear Benton · 423 ft6 of 7 facts known
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Dam East - McNair CampgroundCarlyle LakeNear Carlyle · 449 ft6 of 7 facts known
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Dam West Area (Day-Use)Rend LakeNear Benton · 420 ft6 of 7 facts known
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Fishermans CornerMs Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation AreaNear Hampton · 574 ft6 of 7 facts known
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Forrest W. Bo WoodLake ShelbyvilleNear Sullivan · 620 ft6 of 7 facts known
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Gun CreekGolf CourseNear Benton · 436 ft6 of 7 facts known
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Lithia SpringsLake ShelbyvilleNear Shelbyville · 653 ft6 of 7 facts known
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Lone PointLake ShelbyvilleNear Shelbyville · 646 ft6 of 7 facts known
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North Sandusky CampgroundRend LakeNear Sesser · 410 ft6 of 7 facts known
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Opossum CreekLake ShelbyvilleNear Shelbyville · 656 ft6 of 7 facts known
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South Marcum CampgroundRend LakeNear Benton · 436 ft6 of 7 facts known
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South Sandusky CampgroundRend LakeNear Valier · 427 ft6 of 7 facts known
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Thomson CausewayUpper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish RefugeNear Thomson · 604 ft6 of 7 facts known
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Dam West SpillwayCarlyle LakeNear Carlyle · 443 ft5 of 7 facts known
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Keyesport Rec. AreaCarlyle LakeNear Keyesport · 456 ft5 of 7 facts known
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North Sandusky Day-UseRend LakeNear Sesser · 417 ft5 of 7 facts known
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Camp Cadiz CampgroundShawnee National ForestNear Cave-In-Rock · 591 ft8 sites · 4 of 7 facts known
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Johnson Creek CampgroundShawnee National ForestNear Ava · 620 ft20 sites · 4 of 7 facts known
Group sites · 7
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