About South Marcum Campground
Number of accommodations: 159
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Pet friendly
Showers
Playground
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
- Showers
On Site Services
- Playground
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (1243)
What Guests Are Saying
South Marcum Campground offers a peaceful and well-maintained environment, with spacious sites and beautiful lake views that many visitors appreciate. The campground features clean facilities, helpful staff, and enjoyable bike trails, making it a great spot for family outings. However, some reviews noted issues with ticks, unlevel sites, and the presence of pests like stink bugs, which could detract from the overall experience.
What Guests Are Saying
South Marcum Campground offers a peaceful and well-maintained environment, with spacious sites and beautiful lake views that many visitors appreciate. The campground features clean facilities, helpful staff, and enjoyable bike trails, making it a great spot for family outings. However, some reviews noted issues with ticks, unlevel sites, and the presence of pests like stink bugs, which could detract from the overall experience.
Review Summary
Tyler S
VerifiedJuly 4, 2022 • Stayed at: 122, Loop: CPOI
We love this campground and will definitely be back!
James L
VerifiedJune 30, 2022 • Stayed at: 090, Loop: CPOI
Excellent campground, beach and biking trails. Staff maintains facilities really well and with an excellent attitude. The only negatives: (1) A percentage of the campsites have excessive slope which makes it difficult to get the rig level and (2) We encounter a lot of ticks at the campsites.
James L
VerifiedJune 30, 2022 • Stayed at: 090, Loop: CPOI
Excellent campground, beach and biking trails. Staff maintains facilities really well and with an excellent attitude. The only negatives: (1) A percentage of the campsites have excessive slope which makes it difficult to get the rig level and (2) We encounter a lot of ticks at the campsites.
Donna S
VerifiedJune 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 137, Loop: WPIN
Beautiful campground on Lake Rend. Would definitely stay again. Large sites near the lake. We just stayed overnight.
Donna S
VerifiedJune 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 137, Loop: WPIN
Beautiful campground on Lake Rend. Would definitely stay again. Large sites near the lake. We just stayed overnight.
Judy J
VerifiedJune 26, 2022 • Stayed at: 137, Loop: WPIN
This is a GREAT campground! Sites are well spaced. Restrooms are clean. Campground overall is very quiet. Level lots, easy to unhook and hook up a tow. Lake Rend is a beautiful area. Plenty of water sports close to the campground. Walmart and restaurants are close. Would LOVE to stay here again!
Judy J
VerifiedJune 26, 2022 • Stayed at: 137, Loop: WPIN
This is a GREAT campground! Sites are well spaced. Restrooms are clean. Campground overall is very quiet. Level lots, easy to unhook and hook up a tow. Lake Rend is a beautiful area. Plenty of water sports close to the campground. Walmart and restaurants are close. Would LOVE to stay here again!
Barbara T
VerifiedJune 18, 2022 • Stayed at: 108, Loop: CPOI
Nice shady spot, good access to the bathrooms and potable water.
Martha L
VerifiedJune 18, 2022 • Stayed at: 120, Loop: CPOI
The campsites are beautiful, very spacious, and private. Of course, the lakeside sites are very special, but I stayed at 120 and enjoyed gazing out into the deep woods. Paddling the lake was great. I enjoyed paddling kayak to the beach at North Marcum Rec. Area and swimming there. The Rend Lake Bike Trail is very nice. I explored the routes several times, then set out from South Marcum to the very end at North Sandusky Campground. Twenty miles that day. The grade of the trail is good. Really can't say enough about the bike trail. I will certainly camp at South Marcum again.
Barbara T
VerifiedJune 18, 2022 • Stayed at: 108, Loop: CPOI
Nice shady spot, good access to the bathrooms and potable water.
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.
South Marcum Campground is accessible from I-57 via exit 71, then west on Highway 14. The campground is located approximately 3 miles from the highway exit.
Latitude & Longitude: 38.0338 / -88.9402
Elevation: 134 feet
Policies & Rules
General
- All campers MUST register/ check-in with gate attendant upon arrival to receive site and vehicle tags.
- 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.
- See Park Information Guide for additional rules and regulations.
- 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.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
