About South Marcum Campground
Number of accommodations: 159
Campground Amenities
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Pet Friendly -
Potable Water -
Showers -
Dump Station -
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
Sean W
VerifiedMay 15, 2022 • Stayed at: 052, Loop: BRID
Love the bike trails and campground!!!
Kim W
VerifiedMay 8, 2022 • Stayed at: 116, Loop: CPOI
Clean bathrooms, well maintained camping, excellent showers,full hookups. Wonderful experience!
Linda W
VerifiedMay 5, 2022 • Stayed at: 075, Loop: CPOI
Large site with partial lake view. Site was fairly level. We enjoyed our weekend and will stay again.
James B
VerifiedMay 5, 2022 • Stayed at: 049, Loop: BRID
Wifi would be nice
Michael W
VerifiedMay 3, 2022 • Stayed at: 072, Loop: CPOI
Make sure if you aren’t coming, please cancel your site.
Chris A
VerifiedMay 1, 2022 • Stayed at: 077, Loop: CPOI
We try to only stay at south Marcum when camping at Rend lake. The sites are spacious and all of the facilities are very well maintained. Site 77 is almost perfectly level and with full hookups it is hard to beat.
Carol G
VerifiedMay 1, 2022 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: OROO
Campground nice and the rangers were too. Only complaint is sights are narrow and harder to get bigger campers in
WILLIAM H
VerifiedApril 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 077, Loop: CPOI
too many local booking campsites for more than one site at different. Need more of a penalty for cancelation to hinder early bookings of multiable sites then canceling . too difficult to find a site near time ,then finding openings at time of camping.
Bart S
VerifiedApril 25, 2022 • Stayed at: 082, Loop: CPOI
We camp at South Marcum several times a year and haven't had a bad site yet!!
Gary Matthew S
VerifiedApril 25, 2022 • Stayed at: 096, Loop: CPOI
Sites were nicely distributed, park was gorgeous, bathrooms and shower houses well kept. Rich the campsite host was amazing and very helpful
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. |
