$20 / night

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Established Camping

Fox Ridge State Park Campground

13 Reviews

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Location

Fox Ridge State Park Campground is located in Illinois

Directions

From I-70 take the Greenup/Charleston exit 119. Go North towards Charleston on Route 130 13 mi. Park is on the left. From I57 take the Charleston Mattoon Exit 190. Go East towards Charleston on Route 16. In Charleston go south on Route 130 for 6 mi. the park is on the right.

Address

18175 State Park Rd
Charleston, IL 61920

Coordinates

39.40300016 N
88.13500097 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site
Walk-In
Park in a lot, walk to your site.
Boat-In
Sites accessible by watercraft.

Stay Connected

WiFi
Unknown
Verizon
Good
AT&T
Unknown
T-Mobile
Unknown

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Group
Cabins
Tent Cabin

Features

For Campers

ADA Access
Trash
Picnic Table
Firewood Available
Phone Service
Reservable
Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
Sewer Hookups
Water Hookups
Pull-Through Sites
Big Rig Friendly

$20

/ night

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General Info

Desirèe

Scout

Reviewed Feb. 4, 2024

Half way point for the days drive

Stopped here for lunch and stayed about an hour. Easy to find, multiple shelters with grills. Some light paths and a playground.

Month of VisitMarch

NomadNymphos O.

Traveler

Reviewed Aug. 26, 2022

Great place, quiet, and a ton of trails!

We stayed in Site 20 for 5 days and had a great experience. The hosts at the time of stay were Alice and Jim. Very sweet old couple.

It was very quiet, even during the day. Nobody was too loud or disrespectful. Sites vary in size and some are FCFS (20-32) while the rest are reserved. Site 20 is the largest FCFS available. Site 14 seems to be the nicest and largest site on the grounds and is where we’ll be staying during our next visit.

Women’s bathroom was in good shape. Kept clean but stained due to age. Women’s vault toilet is fine, but spend the extra 5 minutes and walk to the actual bathhouse if you can.

Cell coverage for Verizon was 1 bar consistently, 2 bars occasionally. Fine for basic tasks but don’t expect to game or stream HD video.

Site20

Month of VisitSeptember

Bill R.

Traveler

Reviewed May. 9, 2022

Great quite family fun

Prices and availability for sites was easy great hiking trails clean shower and bath houses I recommend trying this campground to anyone.

Site12

Month of VisitMay

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Brandon E.

Traveler

Reviewed Aug. 3, 2021

Great small park!

This is a real nice small park. Each site has great privacy and has very spacious sites. Close to Eastern Illinois University and lake Charleston which has trails.

Month of VisitJuly

Tim F.

Traveler

Reviewed Apr. 8, 2021

Great little state park with solid facilities

We only live about an hour north of Fox Ridge, so we made a last minute trip down for an extended weekend when the weather was perfect. :) It took a bit of maneuvering to get into our site, due to the trees on each side of the site, but once we got in, we were really happy with the space and privacy. There was a playground for the kiddos across the street, a bathroom a few sites down, and the bathhouse was a short walk away. It was the perfect place to spend a low key fall weekend.

Month of VisitDecember

Fran S.

Guide

Reviewed Mar. 29, 2021

Looking for a respite in the middle of Lincoln country? Fox Ridge State Park Satisfied.

We found out that the back loop was not available due to downed trees, but that didn't diminish the stay for us. (Back loop was no electric and normally first come, first serve.)

We couldn't reserve a site because it was March and because of the time of year, and Covid I suppose, so it was first come, first served. You have to put your fee in the envelope provided when you enter the front loop. Reserved campsites were supposed to be posted on the board, but I didn't see a list.

$18 for electric was very reasonable. The restroom near our site, #13, was open, but no lights and no shower. We almost needed it as a tornado shelter the evening we stayed, but the thunderstorms were all we had to deal with.

There is a dump station. We didn't need it.

Brandon E.

Traveler

Reviewed Jun. 20, 2019

Nice little campground if

A great little park close to Eastern Illinois university. A great place to camp with family and friends.

Gary P.

Ranger

Reviewed Jun. 16, 2019

Terrific State Park

Will definitely stay here again. Not that far off the interstate 70 and a great campground. Level sites with growies between sites. Cell signal is off and on, but got us through. Pulled in on a Saturday in June and have available sites. $20 per night isn't bad for a nice campground with nice showers and facilities.

Site14

Month of VisitJuly

Mary O.

Scout

Reviewed Apr. 24, 2019

Beautiful

This is this is a beautiful Campground. All the sites are perfect there's not one bad site in this Campground. The camp host is very friendly and goes above and beyond to help you with all your needs.It is dog friendly and people friendly!

Brandon E.

Traveler

Reviewed Mar. 2, 2019

Great little campground.

Great little campground close to Charleston and Eastern Illinois University. Not really anywhere to fish close, but nice quite park.

Allen S.

Traveler

Reviewed Jun. 27, 2018

Central IL Camping Secret

I visited Fox Ridge frequently as a student of nearby Eastern Illinois University, but never camped there. We came back to visit campus and stayed in site #12 at Fox Ridge.

All sites were spacious and shaded. We did not use any of the facilities but were impressed with how secluded our campsite felt. Each site is Isolated by trees and growth and the entire camoground is shaded.

There are plenty of trails in the park and things to do in the area. Be sure to check out the Worlds Fastest Soda Machine in Lerna, IL!

Doug W.

Scout

Reviewed Jun. 18, 2018

Wonderful Retreat in the Middle of fFarm Country

2000 acres of lush park. Good paved road, big sites, but unfortunately all back in sites. No pull throughs. After unhooking our car, here was plenty of room for our 31 ft motorhome, slide, awning and all. Good water. Great host and staff. I really recommend this campground for a real restful stop.

Site10

Month of VisitJuly

Michael M.

Ranger

Reviewed Oct. 6, 2017

Great Hiking and Quiet Camping

I have been here hiking many times but camped only 1 time in July of 2017. There are good campsite for both RVs and tent camping with clean restrooms and shower house. The park and trails are usually busy since the park is near the Eastern Illinois University. The no-drinking campground prevents many noisy student campouts. The hiking trails are some of the best in the state because the glaciers dropped of mountains of soil in the area where this park is located. The surrounding farm land is flat as can be, but the forested hills and creek beds in the park are almost mountainous. Bring everything you need for the weekend with you, there are no businesses close to the park. This is a great place for day hiking and a weekend getaway.

Month of VisitAugust