Minooka Park

The good is that this lake is beautiful. The sunrise and sunset were lovely, and it was fun watching a storm blow through. The bad was pretty much everything else. The showers, which were at the beginning of the loop (still a good walk away), were creepy concrete stalls. Most were missing their doors and none had curtains. The water never got hot but at least it wasn't cold. The vault toilet near our site smelled especially ripe, perhaps due to someone deciding that a lid was unnecessary? It was bad. But the absolute worst thing was the bugs. I've never seen anything like it. We couldn't get in or out of our camper without letting in millions of gnats, mosquitos, flies and even a few grasshoppers and beetles. The gnats are so tiny they fit through window screens and it just made the entire nights sleep kind of awful. They got stuck in my freshly washed hair and except for when the wind blew through from the storm, they were just completely inescapable. I know bugs are part of nature, but this felt like an infestation and if I had known just how bad they would be, I wouldn't have stayed.

The good is that this lake is beautiful. The sunrise and sunset were lovely, and it was fun watching a storm blow through. The bad was pretty much everything else. The showers, which were at the beginning of the loop (still a good walk away), were creepy concrete stalls. Most were missing their doors and none had curtains. The water never got hot but at least it wasn't cold. The vault toilet near our site smelled especially ripe, perhaps due to someone deciding that a lid was unnecessary? It was bad. But the absolute worst thing was the bugs. I've never seen anything like it. We couldn't get in or out of our camper without letting in millions of gnats, mosquitos, flies and even a few grasshoppers and beetles. The gnats are so tiny they fit through window screens and it just made the entire nights sleep kind of awful. They got stuck in my freshly washed hair and except for when the wind blew through from the storm, they were just completely inescapable. I know bugs are part of nature, but this felt like an infestation and if I had known just how bad they would be, I wouldn't have stayed.

First time there, was really impressed with area.

nice place

nice place

Arrived in the dark and left before the sun was up so never got to really see this place. Bathroom kind of far away if you are tent camping but also could have probably done a better job checking this on the map. The site was spacious, was perfect for what I needed it for.

Arrived in the dark and left before the sun was up so never got to really see this place. Bathroom kind of far away if you are tent camping but also could have probably done a better job checking this on the map. The site was spacious, was perfect for what I needed it for.

This was an awesome site and the sunsets were great. Not crowded and nobody directly across the road. Great place for a couple of nights. Like most of the sites there are not many trees.

This was an awesome site and the sunsets were great. Not crowded and nobody directly across the road. Great place for a couple of nights. Like most of the sites there are not many trees.

no thanks