North Marcum Day Use Area

Rend Lake Project Office, Benton, Illinois, United States
Aerial View of North Marcum Day Use Area
Playground Near North Marcum Beach
North Marcum Shelter 8
North Marcum Shelter 7
North Marcum Beach

Featured amenities

Pet Friendly Pet Friendly
Showers Showers
Playground Playground
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About North Marcum Day Use Area

North Marcum Day Use Area— the perfect place to enjoy a wide variety of activities, events, and nature at its best. Rend Lake is made up of 20,633 acres of water and 19,523 acres of land. Whether you're looking for high adventure, a peaceful retreat, or something in between, you'll find it here in the heart of Southern Illinois.

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2026 (Current year)

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Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Pet friendly Pet friendly
Showers Showers
Playground Playground
Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Showers
On Site Services

On Site Services

  • Playground
Water Access

Water Access

  • Beach Access
Pets and Policies

Pets and Policies

  • Pet friendly
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Reviews (9)

What Guests Are Saying

North Marcum Day Use Area boasts a beautiful location with stunning lake views. The picnic site is well-equipped, featuring tables, grills, and electricity. Overall, it provides a pleasant setting for outdoor activities.

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Raichel T

July 10, 2026

5

Beautiful location.

Diane M

September 8, 2025

5

Picnic site was well equipped with tables, grill and electricity. View of lake was beautiful.

John F

July 27, 2024

5

Had a great time. View was fantastic.

James B

July 25, 2022

5

Looking forward to our next visit great location.

Jeff K

July 8, 2022

5

The area was clean and well maintained. We had a wonderful breeze and view!

MARY D

June 27, 2022

5

The location was perfect, great shade, nice breeze off the lake! The tables and pavilion were so nice, and the grill was a really good large size, plenty of outlets too. Loved how close the swim beach it was as well, bathrooms were so clean too!

Clyde F

July 31, 2021

5

Clean, well kept area.

Shon H

July 8, 2021

5

Beautiful location right next to the water.

Kamille B

June 12, 2021

5

was very satisfied. thank you

Location & Directions for North Marcum Day Use Area

Rend Lake Project Office, Benton, IL 62812-9803 United States

Elevation: 135 ft

Getting There

From I-57 exit 77- go west on IL Route 154 for .25 mi. Turn left onto Gun
Creek Trail. Go south 3 mi to Marcum Branch Road. Turn right on Marcum
Branch Road. Go 1.5 mi to park entrance.

Nearest town

Benton, IL - 5.6 mi

About 9 min to downtown

Highway access

The North Marcum Day Use Area is accessible from I-57 via exit 77, followed by IL Route 154 for approximately 0.25 miles.

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Last updated: October 7, 2026

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