Established Camping
Illinois Beach State Park
About
State Park
The campground in the southern unit at Illinois Beach provides 241 Class A Premium sites with electricity and access to showers and sanitary facilities. You must obtain a camping permit from the park staff, and must have a camping unit upon arrival.
The campground is open from April 1 through…
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
- Boat-InSites accessible by watercraft.
Stay Connected
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- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
Features
For Campers
- Market
- 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
- Big Rig Friendly
Big campground, old infrastructure
The campground itself was very nice with good size sites and lots of room. There are shaded or open sites nice trees, a store at the beach side of the campground.
The bathrooms were old and wet. The dump station was closed.
Lovely campground for a tent.
We stayed right by the showers which happened to be right by the beach as well! Staff were very friendly and helpful. Would stay again!

Simple beach park, great for a short getaway
Took a spontaneous trip up to the IL state beaches on an unseasonably warm late fall day and it felt like a true getaway. Driving into rural northern IL felt like leaving the craziness behind.
I brought my dog to an animal-friendly area of the beach, which was small and secluded. Parked in a chair…
Location
Illinois Beach State Park is located in Illinois
Coordinates
42.43680871361297 N
87.80721194932393 W