About Dam West Campground
Number of accommodations: 109
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
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Reviews (616)
What Guests Are Saying
Dam West Campground offers a wonderful camping experience with friendly and knowledgeable staff, clean facilities, and beautiful surroundings. Guests appreciate the well-maintained restrooms, hot showers, and the variety of recreational activities available nearby. While some reviewers noted minor issues like low water pressure and windy sites, the overall sentiment reflects a strong desire to return and recommend the campground.
What Guests Are Saying
Dam West Campground offers a wonderful camping experience with friendly and knowledgeable staff, clean facilities, and beautiful surroundings. Guests appreciate the well-maintained restrooms, hot showers, and the variety of recreational activities available nearby. While some reviewers noted minor issues like low water pressure and windy sites, the overall sentiment reflects a strong desire to return and recommend the campground.
Review Summary
andrea a
VerifiedOctober 21, 2024 • Stayed at: 049, Loop: DAM WEST
Bathrooms are great! Location is perfect. Kids love the park.
Diana C
VerifiedOctober 17, 2024 • Stayed at: 063, Loop: DAM WEST
We had a wonderful stay at Damn West campground. We love the bike trail and the cleanliness of the sites. As an added benefit, the close proximity to the Mexican restaurant for afternoon margaritas doesn’t hurt.
margo c
VerifiedOctober 16, 2024 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: DAM WEST
Always clean, very nice hosts. Beautiful views of lake and nature. Close to stores if things are needed. Wonderful educational lectures at the center of the park.
Lynn K
VerifiedOctober 16, 2024 • Stayed at: 112, Loop: DAM WEST
One of the best campgrounds on Carlyle Lake. Hosts are always helpful and shower house and bathrooms always spotless.
Herb M
VerifiedOctober 14, 2024 • Stayed at: 091, Loop: DAM WEST
The best
Thomas R
VerifiedOctober 7, 2024 • Stayed at: 039, Loop: DAM WEST
What a beautiful park and area. We’ll done.
Jane S
VerifiedOctober 2, 2024 • Stayed at: 046, Loop: DAM WEST
Site 46 was a very nice site across from water. Spacious and shady. It was very rainy 2 of our days and site drained well. We enjoyed a meal in Carlyle at Schleicher’s and totally recommend you try them. They are cash only. We would like to know if there is a pet limit allowed in this campground. We had neighbors across from us that had 7 smaller dogs in a fenced area outside. They barked a lot. Thankfully they were only there our first night. Also, there were many larger tree limbs down at multiple sites as well as dead limbs up in trees. I feel like some work needs to be done to remove these dead limbs to prevent possible injury. This is a very nice campground overall.
Gary K
VerifiedOctober 1, 2024 • Stayed at: 058, Loop: DAM WEST
Excellent campground, should maintain part of campsites as first come. Also showers out near the lake have extremely hot water. Dangerous for children.
Linas D
VerifiedOctober 1, 2024 • Stayed at: 082, Loop: DAM WEST
This campground is well managed and maintained.
KENT F
VerifiedSeptember 29, 2024 • Stayed at: 111, Loop: DAM WEST
Very clean nice facility. Shower houses & bathrooms are spotless . Great hosts
Location Dam West Campground
Address:
801 Lake Road
Carlyle, IL, 62231-9703
United States
From I-70, take State Route 127 south to Carlyle and turn east on William Road. Continue for 1/2-mile and turn north on Lake Road to reach the campground or turn south to reach the day use area.
Dam West Campground is accessible via IL-127, which is approximately 5 miles away. Additionally, I-70 can be accessed about 15 miles from the campground.
Latitude & Longitude: 38.6278 / -89.3583
Elevation: 136 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
5PM
Check out time
4PM
General
- All campsites are reservable.
- No personal checks or cash are accepted at this time. Credit/Debit card only.
- 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.
- 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.
- Firewood brought into this facility must be purchased, or collected locally due to invasive insects.
- 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 3, 2026
