Prairie Pines Campground
Reviewed Jun. 26, 2022

One Muddy Night Stay

PROS 

Able to reserve via Reserve America 135 days prior to arriving 

Park staff very friendly and helpful 

Entry code for toilet/shower house 

Gravel site surrounded by grass 

Aluminum picnic table on concret slab 

Metal fire pit with cooking grate 

Follow directions to park from their website as GPS misdirected 

Coin-operated laundromat in toilet/shower building 

This is the mobile home park of the decommissioned Chanute Air Force Base repurposed as a campground and operated by the City of Rantoul, so where a mobile home was, it is now a campsite. Streets, sidewalks, curbs and street parking areas still exists. Because of that, all sites are pull-thrus from the perimeter road. 

CONS 

No senior discount

$3.50 reservation fee for self made online reservation 

Rain saturated ground prohibited site pull in. Had to back up over a steep street curb into a non angled site. 

Unable to get into originally selected campsite due to insufficient room to back into site, so moved to Site #13. 

Street lights throughout campground WiFi available but wasn’t given log on password upon check in and office had closed for the day once we realized we didn’t get the log on password

Site13
Month of VisitMay
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  • Review photo of Prairie Pines Campground by Napunani , June 26, 2022
  • Review photo of Prairie Pines Campground by Napunani , June 26, 2022
  • Review photo of Prairie Pines Campground by Napunani , June 26, 2022
  • Review photo of Prairie Pines Campground by Napunani , June 26, 2022
  • Review photo of Prairie Pines Campground by Napunani , June 26, 2022
  • Review photo of Prairie Pines Campground by Napunani , June 26, 2022
  • Review photo of Prairie Pines Campground by Napunani , June 26, 2022