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Illinois using our unique campsite popularity algorithm that accounts for the average rating and number of reviews for a campground, the number of people who have camped or wish they could camp at that campground. Sign up for a
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| Rank |
Campground |
Location |
| 1. | Adeline Jay Geo-karis Illinois Beach State Park | Zion, Illinois |
| 2. | Giant City State Park | Makanda, Illinois |
| 3. | Eagle Creek State Recreation Area | Findlay, Illinois |
| 4. | Lake Murphysboro State Park | Murphysboro, Illinois |
| 5. | Timbered Meadows | Goodwine, Illinois |
| 6. | Oconnells Yogi Bear Jellystone Park Camp Resort | Amboy, Illinois |
| 7. | Shabbona Lake State Park | Shabbona, Illinois |
| 8. | Mcnair Group Area (il) | Carlyle, Illinois |
| 9. | Pere Marquette State Park | Grafton, Illinois |
| 10. | Prophetstown State Park | Prophetstown, Illinois |
| 11. | White Pines Forest State Park | Mt. Morris, Illinois |
| 12. | Starved Rock State Park | Utica, Illinois |
| 13. | Coon Creek (il) | Shelbyville, Illinois |
| 14. | Pharaoh Campground | Vienna, Illinois |
| 15. | Illinois & Michigan Canal National Herit | Lockport, Illinois |
| 16. | Opossum Creek (il) | Shelbyville, Illinois |
| 17. | Apple River Canyon State Park | Apple River, Illinois |
| 18. | Mississippi Palisades State Park | Savanna, Illinois |
| 19. | Chain O Lakes State Park | Spring Grove, Illinois |
| 20. | Clinton Lake State Recreation Area | Dewitt, Illinois |
| 21. | Lowden State Park | Oregon, Illinois |
| 22. | Moraine Hills State Park | Mchenry, Illinois |
| 23. | Kankakee River State Park | Bourbonnais, Illinois |
| 24. | Tower Rock Campground | Vienna, Illinois |
| 25. | Ferne Clyffe State Park | Goreville, Illinois |
| 26. | Moraine View State Recreation Area | Leroy, Illinois |
| 27. | Washington County State Recreation Area | Nashville, Illinois |
| 28. | Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area | Yorkville, Illinois |
| 29. | Castle Rock State Park | Oregon, Illinois |
| 30. | Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish And Wildlife Area | Chandlerville, Illinois |
| 31. | Trail Of Tears State Forest | Jonesboro, Illinois |
| 32. | Siloam Springs State Park | Clayton, Illinois |
| 33. | Johnson Creek Group Campground | Murphysboro, Illinois |
| 34. | Pine Hills Campground | Jonesboro, Illinois |
| 35. | Turkey Bayou Campground | Murphysboro, Illinois |
| 36. | Bailey Place Campground | Harrisburg, Illinois |
| 37. | Argyle Lake State Park | Colchester, Illinois |
| 38. | Benton Koa | Benton, Illinois |
| 39. | Blanding Landing (il) | Hanover, Illinois |
| 40. | Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area | Carlyle, Illinois |
| 41. | Fishermans Corner (il) | Hampton, Illinois |
| 42. | Fox Ridge State Park | Charleston, Illinois |
| 43. | Franklin Creek State Natural Area | Franklin Grove, Illinois |
| 44. | Hidden Springs State Forest | Strasburg , Illinois |
| 45. | Horseshoe Lake-madison State Park | Granite City, Illinois |
| 46. | Illini State Park | Marseilles, Illinois |
| 47. | Kankakee South Koa | Chebanse, Illinois |
| 48. | Kickapoo State Recreation Area | Oakwood, Illinois |
| 49. | Lithia Springs (il) | Shelbyville, Illinois |
| 50. | Marshall State Fish And Wildlife Area | Lacon, Illinois |
| 51. | Morrison-rockwood State Park | Morrison, Illinois |
| 52. | Nauvoo State Park | Nauvoo, Illinois |
| 53. | North Sandusky Campground (il) | Sesser, Illinois |
| 54. | Pine Country | Belvidere, Illinois |
| 55. | Randolph County State Recreation Area | Chester, Illinois |
| 56. | Red Hills State Park | Sumner, Illinois |
| 57. | Rock Cut State Park | Loves Park, Illinois |
| 58. | Rock Island / Quad Cities Koa | Rock Island, Illinois |
| 59. | Sand Ridge State Forest | Forest City, Illinois |
| 60. | Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area | Kinmundy, Illinois |
| 61. | Thomson Causeway (il) | Thomson, Illinois |
| 62. | Walnut Point State Park | Oakland, Illinois |
| 63. | Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area | Whittington, Illinois |
| 64. | William W. Powers State Recreation Area | Chicago, Illinois |
| 65. | World Shooting Complex | Sparta, Illinois |
| 66. | Green River State Wildlife Area | Harmon, Illinois |
| 67. | Buffalo Rock State Park | Ottawa, Illinois |
| 68. | Cave-In-Rock State Park | Cave-In-Rock, Illinois |
| 69. | Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area | Coffeen, Illinois |
| 70. | Middle Fork State Fish & Wildlife Area | Oakwood, Illinois |
| 71. | Pine Ridge Campground | Harrisburg, Illinois |
| 72. | Buck Ridge Campground | Marion, Illinois |
| 73. | Fort Massac State Park | Metropolis , Illinois |
| 74. | Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area | Canton, Illinois |
| 75. | Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area | Low Point, Illinois |
| 76. | Carlyle Lake | Carlyle, Illinois |
| 77. | Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area | Mt. Vernon, Illinois |
| 78. | Red Bud Campground | Delwood, Illinois |
| 79. | Teal Pond Campground | Delwood, Illinois |
| 80. | Oak Point Campground | Harrisburg, Illinois |
| 81. | RACE CAMP CHICAGO | ELWOOD , IL 708 955-8800, Illinois |
| 82. | Beaver Dam State Park | Plainview, Illinois |
| 83. | Boulder Day Use (il) | Carlyle, Illinois |
| 84. | Boulder Rec. Area (il) | Carlyle, Illinois |
| 85. | Casey Koa | Casey, Illinois |
| 86. | Coles Creek Day Use (il) | Carlyle, Illinois |
| 87. | Coles Creek Rec Area (il) | Carlyle, Illinois |
| 88. | Dale Miller Youth (il) | Benton, Illinois |
| 89. | Dam West Day Use (il) | Carlyle, Illinois |
| 90. | Dam West Rec. Area (camp And Day) (il) | Carlyle, Illinois |
| 91. | Dam West Spillway (il) | Carlyle, Illinois |
| 92. | Delabar State Park | Keithsburg, Illinois |
| 93. | Dixon Springs State Park | Golconda, Illinois |
| 94. | Edward Madigan State Fish And Wildlife Area | Lincoln, Illinois |
| 95. | Forrest W. Bo Wood (il) | Shelbyville, Illinois |
| 96. | Frank Holten State Recreation Area | East St. Louis, Illinois |
| 97. | Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area | Morris, Illinois |
| 98. | Gun Creek (il) | Whittington, Illinois |
| 99. | Hamilton County State Fish And Wildlife Area | Mcleansboro, Illinois |
| 100. | Horseshoe Lake State Fish And Wildlife Area | Miller City, Illinois |
