Paul Wolff Campground
About This Campground
County
Within Burnidge Forest Preserve is Paul Wolff Campground. Paul Wolff Campground contains 89 improved, vehicle camp sites with 50-amp electrical service, water access, parking pad and fire ring. Improved camp sites are available to vehicle campers or tent campers. Each improved site is capable of…
Fee Info
Improved camp site (with electric and water): Kane County residents: $20/day, Nonresidents: $35/day
Primitive camp site: Kane County residents: $12/day, Nonresidents: $18/day
Equestrian camp site (with electric and water): Kane County residents: $15/day, Nonresidents: $25/day
Dump station…
Reservation Info
Sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations are not accepted. Payment is accepted via cash or check, only. Credit cards are not accepted.
Location
Paul Wolff Campground is located in Illinois
Directions
38W235 Big Timber Rd., Elgin, IL
Address
38W235 Big Timber Rd
Elgin, IL 60124
Coordinates
41.85821111253064 N
88.52778654952307 W
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
- Hike-InBackcountry sites.
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Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
- Equestrian
Features
For Campers
- ADA Access
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Firewood Available
- Phone Service
- Drinking Water
- Electric Hookups
- Toilets
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Sanitary Dump
- Water Hookups
- Pull-Through Sites
- Big Rig Friendly
Very Noisy
This campground is well maintained. The tent sites are nicely arranged for privacy. There are a few wooded trails from the campground. Just don’t count on sleep unless you are in the habit of sleeping through trains, traffic and planes taking off at least once per hour from nearby airport. It was…
Clean and Nice
I've stayed in a tent and a trailer here. Love this place. Super clean, everyone is pleasant. The tent sites are kind of away from the RVs. There's only 10 tent sites, but you could land your tent at an RV site if you wanted water or electric. Love coming here.
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Decent closest campground to the city
Took my sister and her bf on their first camping trip here. Our original plan was to come here and do a "vanlife" experience by sleeping in our car, but the attendant told us we can't do that and needed to be in tents. So we all got tents and went to the primitive sites. That wouldn't have been a…
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Location
Paul Wolff Campground is located in Illinois
Directions
38W235 Big Timber Rd., Elgin, IL
Address
38W235 Big Timber Rd
Elgin, IL 60124
Coordinates
41.85821111253064 N
88.52778654952307 W