Coon Creek (IL)

Our campsite was level with great shade. Plenty of room to park our boat along side our camper. We enjoyed watching the squirrels and deer around our campsite. The gate attendants were friendly and our checkin went without a hitch. We will definitely be back.

We are very impressed with the campground. The sites are spacious, hook up is easy. The park is well maintained and it is very nice to walk the trails and watch the wildlife and birds. Our "neighbors" have been congenial and helpful sharing camping tips.
The rangers and staff have been most accommodating. We have one cute story to relate. One evening a pretty lab came to our door and started barking. Thinking she was lost my husband used our dog's leash to take her down to the ranger station only to find out that she lives on a nearby farm and comes over for visits. Needless to say we released her.
We had two separate instances of bad weather and both times we took shelter in the concrete bath house near us. There were quite a few of us in there but the storm passed and no great damage was done.
Our only suggestion would be to update these smaller bathrooms. They are in need of repair.
We intend to return to the campgrounds often. It is a short drive for us and we are familiar with the nearby towns.

A Grade

We had a full hookup spot and can't believe how reasonable it was to camp there. Spot was easy to get in and out of and had plenty of room for privacy between campers. Some camp grounds squeeze as many spots as they can and you are too close to the next camper. Even though we did not need to use the bathroom and shower it was centrally located at the camp area. Also if we had wanted a tent at our spot there was still plenty of room to do so next to our camper. Great to have the guard check-in station so we didn't even have to get out of the truck to do so. Will definitely camp there again.

Sight was clean and above expectations. People working at the campground could not have been more helpful or pleasant. Certainly will be back.

Very clean and shady.

Nice place to stay. I wish more sites were available to reserve instead of first come first serve. Coon creek is a 2 hour drive for us and if all reserved sites are booked, we risk showing up and having all the first come first serve being occupied. Camp store is nice. It offered items we forgot to pack and the ice cream is a bonus

Excellant

I was a little disappointed with the site we were at, usually when we stay at a Corp of engineers camp ground the sites are usually very clean and well groomed, this time not so much, I was very disappointed with the shower house we were closest to, no ventilation, the door didnt lock in the only one that had a light. With the current covid epidemic I would have expected the whiff of bleach at the very least in the bathrooms and shower houses, at the very least very early in the morning a light smell of a pine cleaner was what we got. Not a great stay this time

The whole campground was really nice, clean facilities, and the campsite hosts were very nice and helpful. Will come back over and over again.