About South Marcum Campground
Number of accommodations: 159
Campground Amenities
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Playground
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
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Reviews (613)
What Guests Are Saying
South Marcum Campground offers spacious, well-maintained sites and a peaceful atmosphere, making it a favorite for families and nature enthusiasts. Many guests appreciate the clean facilities, beautiful views, and opportunities for wildlife observation, including birdwatching and witnessing pelican migrations. While some visitors noted minor maintenance issues and occasional pest problems, overall experiences are overwhelmingly positive, with many expressing a desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
South Marcum Campground offers spacious, well-maintained sites and a peaceful atmosphere, making it a favorite for families and nature enthusiasts. Many guests appreciate the clean facilities, beautiful views, and opportunities for wildlife observation, including birdwatching and witnessing pelican migrations. While some visitors noted minor maintenance issues and occasional pest problems, overall experiences are overwhelmingly positive, with many expressing a desire to return.
Review Summary
Dale O
VerifiedOctober 10, 2024 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: OROO
Should have stayed more than 1 night.
theresa l
VerifiedSeptember 30, 2024 • Stayed at: 084, Loop: CPOI
We travel a couple of hours just to camp at South Marcum campground, the views from some of the sights are just beautiful, the site are far enough apart that it makes it private. There is fishing, walking, bike riding paths, and playgrounds for kids, lots to do.
Stephen W
VerifiedSeptember 29, 2024 • Stayed at: 079, Loop: CPOI
We were harassed by an uninformed park ranger that said we were not occupying the site when we were there every day. We canceled the rest of our vacation and came home. I guess we will join the ever growing number of people that won’t use rend lake because of very poorly trained park rangers.
Anne J
VerifiedSeptember 27, 2024 • Stayed at: 121, Loop: CPOI
What a beautiful campground! I felt so lucky to get the space we needed even though we were just passing through. The site was a full hook up, very spacious, extra parking spot and had a nice cement patio. So pretty in the woods and very quiet. We will be back!
David S
VerifiedSeptember 22, 2024 • Stayed at: 111, Loop: CPOI
very nice and clean campgrounds.
Anthony F
VerifiedSeptember 19, 2024 • Stayed at: 108, Loop: CPOI
Very well-maintained and clean. People were friendly and sites were well layed out. Some sites could be a bit more spacious but over all a great place to stay
Tracey S
VerifiedSeptember 10, 2024 • Stayed at: 022, Loop: BLOD
Beautiful campground. Well maintained, very roomy sites. Only downside is the highway is still pretty loud.
John g
VerifiedSeptember 1, 2024 • Stayed at: 109, Loop: CPOI
Rented my mother in laws camper for the night and was made to leave because she had already stayed in her camper 14 days. The host a Gun Creek park their air b and b camper on sites daily and no one rents them or stays in them the entire time they are parked yet the wordens overlook it. All the rules can be broken by state employees but when someone rents the same camper they are made to leave.
Kathy W
VerifiedAugust 27, 2024 • Stayed at: 063, Loop: BRID
Beautiful. Quiet. Lots of room between campers. Loved camping here
William M
VerifiedAugust 25, 2024 • Stayed at: 024, Loop: BLOD
No complaints other than the racoons and the skunks .. I do believe they could do a better job of trapping them and taking elsewhere
Location South Marcum Campground
Address:
South Marcum Campground
Benton, IL, 62812
United States
From I-57 take exit 71 and turn west onto Highway 14. After 3 miles turn right on Rend City Road, then right on Rend Lake Dam Rd. Continue 3 miles to the park entrance on the left.
Latitude & Longitude: 38.0338 / -88.9402
Elevation: 134 feet
Policies & Rules
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All campers MUST register/ check-in with gate attendant upon arrival to receive site and vehicle tags. |
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Camping equipment is required to be placed on the campsite; one camper with a maximum of three tents OR a maximum of four tents per site are permitted. Sites may NOT be reserved for parking of vehicles. |
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See Park Information Guide for additional rules and regulations. |
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Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information. |
