Comlara County Park

Our site was huge. Right by jones pond, but the fishing was not the best right by our site. Beautiful park but littered with bottle caps and cigarette butts. Definitely do no enforce the no alcohol policy. Great biking trails and a couple of great geocaches. Beach costs extra and all boats were rented out by 9am on a Saturday.

Big sites!

Good campground as a whole. Would like a little more privacy on the sites, but they were a good size so you didn't feel like you were sitting on top of each other. Bathrooms were well maintained, shower house was still closed when we were there.

This is a pretty area on the Evergreen Lake with mature trees and open spaces. The area I camped in had large spaces between the sites which was nice, but there was no foliage to provide privacy or sound buffering. I could hear one campers entire angry phone conversation. On the plus side, the stars were amazing.

  

The pad at site 38 was gravel and uneven with electric only. Good electric though. There was a picnic bench and a fire pit, but the bench had been pulled over the pit which was odd. The dump station was also strangely located. It was down the road from the park. The bathrooms have seen better days and so have the sites I viewed. It’s sad because this park looks like it was a real beauty in it’s prime.

Needs a little sprucing up

Nice big campground on a lake!! Flat sites and reasonable price. 

Campground with service on a lake 

Simple campground...simple is the key. Not a whole lot of fluff with this campground. The reason to camp here is to make sure you get to fish or be on the water. The location is nice as it is in central Illinois and one of the few in the area. Costs can be a little expensive to some but reality is it is right in par with the state. You need to make sure there is good weather coming here as there isn’t too much to do minus the lake. Sites are electric and some are right in the water which would be ideal for kayak/canoe. It is a pretty big park and it is normally booked up so better to reserve early.

I’ve stayed here a few times and we have always stayed with friends sharing sites as it is always better with friends along. It is located close tot he bike paths for mountain bikes so that is an added bonus. Nice little get away at the end of it. 

Fishing is the key

I really enjoyed my stay at Evergreen Lake.  The rustic tent sites are located on the opposite side of the lake from the RV's in an area called White Oak. These sites are the way to go for privacy.  It was roughly a quarter-mile hike to site 14, where I stayed. It initially took me longer to find the site since there are no signs along the way. I eventually found site 12 then 11. I turned around and made my way to 14.  

  

Site 14 is very spacious like it could be used as a group site. I was surprised to see three picnic tables. It also had a fire ring with grill and a separate grill. There was always shade and two pairs of trees that are perfect for a hammock. The best part was the view of the lake. There was a spot that a person could get a kayak or canoe into the water but I opted to use the dock. The dock was just a short walk away. It’s very cool that the folks at Comlara put that dock there for the tent campers to use.  

  

One thing to be aware of is the trash point is at the parking lot. Also, keep in mind that sound travels across a lake very easily. I could hear other campers that were a few sites over very clear as well as people fishing on the lake.  

  

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Beautiful lake side camping

The sites only have electric and are mostly gravel and grass.  I would give the bath house a 3. It needs updating and needs a good cleaning.

Great family weekend camping location

Nice campground very spacious many site options full hookup, partial hookup, primitive. Lots of grass and wooded area tons of great trails multiple places to fish, swim beach,  I think I saw two different parks. Each site had a fire pit and a picnic bench huge sites tons of possibility $ 34 a night is what it looks like we only stayed one night. Siren blows at 10am every morning. 

Spacious

We may have set the bar too high with our first camping trip.  Comlara is a beautifully laid out hidden gem in Illinois.  Evergreen Lake is the perfect back drop to the campground.  Although we don’t fish, we saw many people fishing from the shore line and enjoying the water in boats and canoes.  There is a designated swimming area (beach), but it wasn’t open at this time.  There are many hiking and walking trails within the park that are within driving distance of the campground.  There is one main shower house and several single outhouse style men/women bathrooms scattered throughout.  The showers were very adequate, nothing fancy, but serve their purpose.  There are fire pits and picnic tables at each site along with 30 or 50 amp hookups.  Some have shared water hookups nearby also.  There is also a typical dump station and potable water by it.  
The camp sites are spread apart nicely with some moderate elevation  change giving many great views of the lake.  All campsite pads were gravel and the access roads were paved.  Site 40 where we stayed was right by the lake and absolutely beautiful!

Maiden Voyage Dream

County campground with good rates. Nice no wake lake for fishing, kayaking. 4 RV sites with lake view, 2-3 tent sites with view. A lot of sites in wide open areas with few trees and privacy. Fire pits need work-many sinking. Shower house adequate but nothing to rave about. In general area nice picnic pavilions and play area. Firewood and ice for sale. Could use more than a single dump station-I waited in line for 1.5 hours during the week. 
Site 16 during heavy rain becomes a river of mud. 
They give discounts for longer stays, veterans and county residents. Site 30 level and with shade tree. On cul-de-sac so less traffic. Backs up to pond. 

Nice county campground 

Water spigots are supposed to be communal. No one site has water, but trailers hook their hoses up to the spigots for the duration of their stays and nothing is said to them.  Meaning that primitive-tents, and bikepackers have to seak further away from your particular campsite for refill.  This campground is full most weekends all summer, so tenters and cyclists plan ahead. Other than that, the campground looks well cared for.   Trees are trimmed, grass mowed. Sites are roomy. Pit toilets were clean and had paper, shower house is 15 seconds per push button. The water is warm. The lake is beautiful for paddling.

Water is not communal

Needed a couple nights stay near Bloomington and chose site #29 sight unseen. Ended up having to grab a different site since #29 was too unlevel. The campground office was very accommodating. Park is very well maintained with small lake access and lots of open space. Enjoyed peace and quiet with only one other camper in our loop. Filled the fresh water tank on the way end and used the easy access dump on the way out. Verizon signal was minimal, but worked. 
Recommend the McLean County History Museum in downtown Bloomington. Located in the old courthouse building and extremely well done. 

Nice County Park near Bloomington

Campground with nice no wake lake. Sites are fairly large although many of them with wide open area and thus little privacy. Site 31 nice site backed by woods. Could use a second dump station-only has one. Camp staff very friendly. 

County Campground w/nice lake 

Site 31 is for those who want more privacy. It has woods on 2 sides with a trail thru woods to outhouse. Nice shade, site is level and on cul-de-sac so way less traffic. Water spigot very 
close. Very short walk to lake/dock and shower house. Park kept clean and very friendly staff. 

Site 31

Very large non electric site near water. Quieter area of campground. Site level. Water close by. Pit toilets close. 

Site 107 non-electric 

Beautiful lake view site. Steep drop to water so not good for those w/little kids. Great trees for hammock-overlooking lake! Pad level. Water very close. Outhouse close walk. Kayak launch close walk. Boat dock close. Shower house short walk 