About South Marcum Campground
Number of accommodations: 159
Campground Amenities
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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
Brittany S
VerifiedJuly 5, 2021 • Stayed at: 121, Loop: CPOI
Had a great time! We are first time campers and we enjoyed it. It was nice.
Vishal S
VerifiedJuly 4, 2021 • Stayed at: 102, Loop: CPOI
Location and cleanness
Ashley M
VerifiedJuly 4, 2021 • Stayed at: 092, Loop: CPOI
South Marcum Campground is a wonderful place for families. Our kids love the basketball courts, bike trails, and playground. The views are great and the bathrooms are almost always in great shape.
Betty H
VerifiedJuly 3, 2021 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: OROO
Very nice, clean, safe area to camp. The only draw back, if you can call it one, is that you have to drive to town and get ice every day. It'd be nice if ice were available on the ground. Otherwise excellent friendly staff, well maintained grounds and shower/ bathrooms. Tons of wildlife and trails for hiking and biking
matthew w
VerifiedJune 30, 2021 • Stayed at: 115, Loop: CPOI
What a great place to stay. Used this as a halfway rest stop on my road trip on my way out of town. Family and I loved Rend Lake so much we camped and used it as a rest stop on the way back home. Very peaceful, quiet, pretty place to tent camp. We also used the beach and my kids loved it. No plans to take the kids to the ocean this year to play on a real beach so this was a nice experience for them this year. Rend lake visitor center was fantastic and I am so happy we stopped to check it out. My kids are almost 3 and almost 6 and they loved it. Wife and I also enjoyed the history of the lake. Reserving a site on recreation.gov was super easy too! Will most definitely make this a spot to remember for future road trips.
Mike M
VerifiedJune 28, 2021 • Stayed at: 063, Loop: BRID
Our favorite campground in the region. Large sites, clean, courteous staff and close to restaurants and things to do outside the campground.
Chris N
VerifiedJune 27, 2021 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: OROO
It was a good place to stop for the night
Keyanna B
VerifiedJune 27, 2021 • Stayed at: T-11, Loop: WTES
Bathrooms were only clean first thing in the morning and there wasn’t a lot of flat ground.
Jessica H
VerifiedJune 23, 2021 • Stayed at: 051, Loop: BRID
Rend Lake is a great place to camp! Our only complaint was Site 51 is very slopped and it took a lot of work and wooden blocks to get our camper level!
JANIE W
VerifiedJune 19, 2021 • Stayed at: 110, Loop: CPOI
Beautiful well maintained campground. Great amenities, flat cement pads and lots of blessed shade! Highly recommend
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. |
