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Illinois
16 federal campgrounds at 676 ft and below. 94% of the catalog is USACE. Comfortable Mar through Nov.
CATALOGUSACE 15 · USFS 1 · 2 real but not yet itemized
16campgrounds
1,109sites mapped
440–676ft elevation
2agencies
16 campgrounds
Each dot a campground. Ringed dots carry a synthesized What campers say read.6,000+ ft2,000–6,000 ftUnder 2,000 ft
Climate range
ELEVATION × COMFORTABLE MONTHS
JFMAMJJASOND
Lowland / coast440–676 ft
Best of Illinois
7 RANKINGS · FILTERED TO STATE
federal campgrounds for hikersCamp Cadiz Campground7 routes · 0 peaksPull-through campsites atForrest W. Bo Wood22 pull-through sitescampgrounds with 50-amp RV sitesColes Creek Campground148 × 50-amp · up to 115 ftMost secluded federal campsitesColes Creek CampgroundSite 001 · 592 ft to neighborQuietestBoulder Campground5.4 mi to nearest highwayYear-roundCamp Cadiz Campground10 comfortable months · 610 ftcampgrounds with water accessCoon Creek (IL)185 sites
The full catalog
16 CAMPGROUNDS · FILTERABLE
NAME / AREA
AGENCY
SITES
ELEV
COMFORT
QUIET
Coon Creek (IL)Lake Shelbyville
USACE
185
676
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
3.2 mi
Coles Creek CampgroundCarlyle Lake
USACE
148
466
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
2.8 mi
Forrest W. Bo WoodLake Shelbyville
USACE
141
666
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
3.4 mi
Thomson CausewayMississippi River - Pools 11-22
USACE
133
607
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
0.6 mi
Lithia SpringsLake Shelbyville
USACE
109
666
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
2 mi
Dam West CampgroundCarlyle Lake
USACE
109
446
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
0.8 mi
Boulder CampgroundCarlyle Lake
USACE
82
453
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
5.4 mi
Lone PointLake Shelbyville
USACE
80
673
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
3.3 mi
Opossum CreekLake Shelbyville
USACE
70
656
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
2.8 mi
Dam East - Mcnair CampgroundCarlyle Lake
USACE
48
449
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
0.1 mi
Keyesport Rec. AreaCarlyle Lake
USACE
1
472
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
5.3 mi
Dam West SpillwayCarlyle Lake
USACE
1
440
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
0.1 mi
Lotus Group AreaCarlyle Lake
USACE
1
472
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
3.2 mi
Wilborn Creek (Group Camp)Lake Shelbyville
USACE
1
673
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
3.4 mi
Sullivan Marina And CampgroundLake Shelbyville
USACE
missing
640
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
4.3 mi
Camp Cadiz CampgroundShawnee National Forest
USFS
missing
610
Mar–Dec · 10 mo
2.6 mi
If you are flexible
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