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Boulder Campground

Boulder Campground, Carlyle Lake, Illinois
Carlyle Lake Dam
Sunset at Boulder Campground
Boulder Campground Map
Boulder Campground waterfront campsite

Featured amenities

Showers
Showers

About Boulder Campground

Boulder Campground is situated on the eastern shore of Carlyle Lake, a prime getaway for city-dwellers and families. Located 50 miles east of St. Louis, the area offers the peaceful retreat of a small town combined with the grandeur of Illinois' largest manmade lake.

Number of accommodations: 82

Campground Amenities

  • Potable Water
    Potable Water
  • Lake Access
    Lake Access
  • Showers
    Showers
  • Marina
    Marina
  • Dump Station
    Dump Station

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

Current season
Upcoming seasons
Past seasons
Closed periods
Jan
Feb
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Apr
May
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Jul
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Currently open - Apr 17 to Oct 11

Sites & Availability

82 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 001, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Full Hookups
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 002, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Full Hookups
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 003, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Full Hookups
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 004, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Full Hookups
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 005, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Full Hookups
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 006, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Water & Electric
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 007, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Full Hookups
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 008, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Full Hookups
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 009, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 010, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 011, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 012, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 013, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 014, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 015, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 016, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 017, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 018, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 019, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 020, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 021, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 022, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 023, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 024, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 025, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 026, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 027, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 028, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 029, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 030, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 031, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 032, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 033, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 034, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 035, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 036, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 037, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 038, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 039, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 040, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 041, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 042, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 043, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 044, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 045, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 046, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 047, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 048, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 049, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 050, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 051, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 052, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 053, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 054, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 055, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 056, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 057, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 058, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 059, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 060, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 061, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 062, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 063, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 064, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 065, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 066, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 067, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 068, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 069, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 070, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 071, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 072, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 073, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 074, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 075, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 076, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 077, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 078, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 079, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 080, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 081, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night
🚐 082, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND
Electric Only
$40.00
/ per night

Reviews (339)

What Guests Are Saying

Boulder Campground offers a fantastic camping experience with clean, well-maintained facilities and friendly, helpful hosts who enhance the stay. Campers appreciate the beautiful views, spacious sites, and well-kept shower houses. While some noted the lack of water hookups at each site and occasional bug issues, the overall atmosphere is peaceful and enjoyable, making it a favorite destination for many.

Review Summary

4.6
339 reviews
5
69.6%
236
4
21.8%
74
3
5.9%
20
2
1.2%
4
1
1.5%
5

Stosh S

Verified

August 10, 2020 Stayed at: 029, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND

5

Always a great time at Boulder. Been going there for about 23 years now. Love it and look forward to it every year!

Brian or Diana C

Verified

August 6, 2020 Stayed at: 023, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND

2

It was an impossibly windy situation with no barrier off the lake. Beautiful in the AM but brutal in the PM. We lost our screen tent to the wind. Our fault it wasn’t tied down, but we didn’t know this spot was a wind tunnel til it was too late. Very sunny in the evening as the sun sets over the lake and bears down in the site. It’s a buddy site so we reserved so we could camp with the grandkids. It wasn’t the dream camping experience we had hoped for.

Peggy L

Verified

July 28, 2020 Stayed at: 027, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND

5

great spot, lots of shade, and near the water

Clarence N

Verified

July 17, 2020 Stayed at: 007, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND

4

I made my reservation online and paid the total that I was charged. When I arrived at the site I was told that I had not paid. I had to pay an additional day that was not computed by the website.

Ryan D

Verified

July 12, 2020 Stayed at: 030, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND

5

Boulder campground is such an awesome campground!!! Not too many sites that aren’t amazing and the facilities are always very clean!!

Doug S

Verified

February 27, 2020 Stayed at: 030, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND

5

This is one of the Best Buddie Sites i have been to. This site allows both campers to park in a manner that allows the doors to open into the same common space. Compared to other buddy sites that makes the people staying in one of the campers walk around their camper to enjoy spending time with friends.

Joyell G

Verified

February 7, 2020 Stayed at: 010, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND

5

The Campground was very nice and very clean. Don;t be afraid to just drive around and explore as we did this and found beautiful areas to explore.

Donna W

Verified

January 26, 2020 Stayed at: 028, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND

5

Loved this place! Roomy camping pads, beautiful view of the lake, clean facilities. Will definitely visit again!

chelsey f

Verified

January 25, 2020 Stayed at: 016, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND

4

Very pretty and clean camp ground.

Timothy P

Verified

January 20, 2020 Stayed at: 031, Loop: BOULDER CAMPGROUND

5

Easy reservations, very accommodating, beautiful area, clean facilities, and has made some of our best memories as a family.

Location Boulder Campground

Address:
801 Lake Road
Carlyle, IL, 62231-9703
United States

Latitude & Longitude: 38.6947 / -89.2336

Elevation: 139 feet

Policies & Rules

Category About
General

All campsites are reservable.

General

No cash or personal checks are accepted at this time. Credit/Debit card only.

General

Camping No-Show - Camping no-show customers who do not arrive at the campground or group facility by check-out time the day after arrival or does not cancel the reservation by check out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date will be assessed a $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night use fee. If the no-show service fee is greater than the reservation amount, the customer will not be charged any additional service fees.

General

Cancellation Fees - A $10 service fee is withheld from the refund anytime the customer cancels a camping or day use reservation. Depending on when the cancellation is made, it may be considered a late cancellation and additional fees may be forfeited.
A customer who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee (not to exceed the total paid for the original reservation). Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee.

General

Check-out time is 4:00 PM, Check-in time is 5:00 PM.

General

Firewood brought into this facility must be purchased, or collected locally due to invasive insects.

General

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.

General

Click here for a virtual tour of Carlyle Lake.

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