23 campgrounds that take reservations in Illinois

The Army Corps of Engineers runs all of them. The list is thickest in Lake Shelbyville. Sizes are lopsided, from 1 site at the small end to 185 at the large.

A campground is listed when some or all of its sites take reservations, usually through Recreation.gov. Partly reservable campgrounds appear here and on the first-come list.

Reservable Partly reservable First-come, first-served

All 23

CampgroundAgencySitesBookingLink
Coon CreekUSACE185ReservableDetails →
South Marcum CampgroundUSACE160ReservableDetails →
Coles Creek CampgroundUSACE148ReservableDetails →
Forrest W. Bo WoodUSACE141ReservableDetails →
Thomson CausewayUSACE133ReservableDetails →
South Sandusky CampgroundUSACE128ReservableDetails →
North Sandusky CampgroundUSACE118ReservableDetails →
Dam West CampgroundUSACE109ReservableDetails →
Lithia SpringsUSACE109ReservableDetails →
Gun CreekUSACE101ReservableDetails →
Boulder CampgroundUSACE82ReservableDetails →
Lone PointUSACE80ReservableDetails →
Opossum CreekUSACE70ReservableDetails →
Fishermans CornerUSACE56ReservableDetails →
Dam East - Mcnair CampgroundUSACE48ReservableDetails →
Blanding LandingUSACE38ReservableDetails →
Blanchard Island Recreation AreaUSACE16Partly reservableDetails →
Lone Point Group CampUSACE12ReservableDetails →
Wilborn Creek Primitive CampingUSACE7ReservableDetails →
Dale Miller YouthUSACE1ReservableDetails →
Lotus Group AreaUSACE1ReservableDetails →
Shagbark Group AreaUSACE1ReservableDetails →
Wilborn Creek (Group Camp)USACE1ReservableDetails →

Also in Illinois

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