Best RV Parks near Ashland, IL
Looking for the best Ashland RV camping? With The Dyrt, it's easy to find campgrounds near Ashland for RVs. Each spot offers quick access to one or more of Ashland's most popular destinations.
Best RV Sites Near Ashland, IL (38)
1. Kamper Kompanion RV Park
3 Reviews•2 Photos•13 SavesGreat hiking and biking at beautiful Lake Lou Yager. • Go antiquing at the many antique shops in the area just like "Nana's Antiques" right across the highway from us. • only 8 short minutes into the town of Litchfield. Where you can find really good diners off of famous "Route 66" • we are also 60 minutes from downtown St Louis and the famous Gateway Arch • the Lincoln Memorial Presidential Library located in Springfield just 40 minutes north of us. • and our favorite feature is we are located right off of famous "ROUTE 66". So when you come and visit have your picture taken in front of the famous Route 66 sign located on the office building.
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2. The Double J Campground and RV Park
19 Reviews•14 Photos•61 Saves- Pets
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3. Primitive Campground — Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area
21 Reviews•40 Photos•4 SavesA primitive camping area at Jim Edgar Panther Creek has seven three-sided shelters to camp near or in for a fee of $6 per night. Hikers and mountain bike riders must travel approximately a quarter-mile from the nearest parking lot to access the shelters.
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$6 / night
4. Buena Vista Farms Campground
4 Reviews•12 Photos•37 SavesBuena Vista Farms is a newly constructed camp ground on State Highway 67 in the middle of Illinois. We are short trips to Springfield, IL, Abraham Lincoln sites, Hannibal, Mo, Mark Twain sites and Saint Louis, Mo. Our RV sites are all full hook up, and some pull through spaces are 90 feet long, for Big Rigs. We offer back in sites on the water, and pull through sites. We have lots of green space, 60 feet between pedestals, 2 fishing lakes, canoes, kayaks and paddle boat, playground, hiking trails and no light pollution so you can star gaze around your camp fire. Sites all have fire pits and picnic tables. Tiny home cabins are fully furnished and available monthly or daily, in 3 styles, to sleep 3, 4 or 6 people. We offer 2 furnished apartments for traveling professionals on our park like setting. Seasonal, monthly or overnight campers are all welcomed!
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$46 - $121 / night
5. Country Bend Campground
10 Reviews•24 Photos•24 Saves- Pets
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$25 - $40 / night
6. Illinois State Fair Campground
11 Reviews•9 Photos•20 Saves- Pets
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$20 / night
7. Hickory Point - Sangchris Lake State Park
19 Reviews•51 Photos•57 Saves- Pets
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8. Pine Camp - Sand Ridge State Forest
11 Reviews•40 Photos•57 Saves- Pets
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$8 / night
9. Lincolns New Salem Historic Site
4 Reviews•4 Photos•42 Saves- Pets
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10. Springfield KOA
7 Reviews•3 Photos•19 Saves- Pets
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Recent RV Reviews In Ashland
185 Reviews of 38 Ashland Campgrounds
- BB S.
Traveler
Pine Camp - Sand Ridge State Forest
It's okay
Stopped here overnight in late August. Only a few other campers on a Sunday so nice and quiet. Typical midwest tent camping on dirt, lots of mosquitoes, pit toilets.
Aaron B.
Guide
Hickory Point - Sangchris Lake State Park
Lakeside Relaxation
These walk in sites check all the boxes. At the western part of the RV loop, is a peninsula of primitive tent camping spots to choose from. About half the sites were filled by the second day we were there. We settled on 62, which is spacious and provides access to the path from the front and behind where you can walk into site 64 as well. A parking area with a single spot for each camp site is well marked and by two vault toilets. Park staff and host were great. A decent fishing spot is just in front of site 64. $8 for IL residents is hard to beat, if you don't need an RV spot with electric. A water source is also by the parking spots. The weekend we were there the weather had cooled some and a great breeze was coming off the lake. Springfield being so close is a bonus.
The only negative is like any spot and how previous people leave the camp looking before you are there. Some garbage in the fire pit and random spots are par for the course in any state park. Pick up the trash and dump it in the dumpster by the parking lot. Leave the site better than you found it is our motto.
David F.Guide
Jim Edgar Panther Creek - Family Campground
JIM Edgar Panther Creek S.P.
Praire Lake Campground has 3 facilities on the lake. FAMILY camp for Rv, Tentand cabins. 1. 84 sites with Electric or 19 have FHU. 2. Primitive Camp has seven three-sided shelters to camp near or in for a fee of $6 per night 3. Group camp area. A separate location has the equestrian campground, Questing Hills, with 51 electric sites.
Jennifer H.Guide
Evening Star Camping Resort
Campers Are Like Family
Love to swim in the pool, play in the bags tournaments, enjoy the fundraiser in July for St. Jude Children’s Hospital, mini golf, basketball and theme weekends. My favorite is the chili cook off and Halloween weekends are a blast!!
- SSteve H.Guide
Primitive Campground — Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area
Prairie Lake Campground @Jim Edgar Panther Creek
Pleasant campground with 2 loops. Clean bathrooms with showers. Choice of full hookup or just electric on outer perimeters of each loop. Small fishing lake. 2 campground host sites with wood and ice for sale.
- DDonna G.Traveler
Anderson Lake SFWA
Simple yet beautiful & peaceful.
We have been here 3 Xs over the pas years as a stop over while traveling. They only have vault toilets, but clean. This time no water due to water break.issue. just a nice place on a beautiful lake. Nice for bird watching.
- JJareth C.
RangerHickory Point - Sangchris Lake State Park
Beautiful views
Came here in winter and it’s really beautiful. Lots of amenities and big spots, will come again
- David F.Guide
Primitive Campground — Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area
State Park away from busier Illinois
https://camp.exploremoreil.com/ 84 electric RV sites all reservable except 21 First Come sites. 18 sites are full hookup. Several 50 amp sites but majority are 30 amp. Modern Shower house and 7 Vault toilet buildings. Newer Campground so Shade Trees are smaller still. Have camped here 4 times past 3 years. Like the quite agricultural Illinois environment but suggest shopping for your needs prior to leaving larger cities as most of the few small towns are limited to a Bar and Dollar store.
- LLarry B.Traveler
Kamper Kompanion RV Park
Kamper Companion Family Favy
We really enjoyed Kamper Companion! We stay there every time we pass through Litchfield. Quiet, family friendly, and great for our dogs. We love the dog yard!
- mmichael W.Traveler
Illinois State Fair Campground
Large campground, good location, good value
On the state fairgrounds just off gate 10 or 11. Very large number of spaces…older bathrooms/ showers but very clean. All spaces seem to have electricity and water.
Nick W.Guide
Yogi Bears Jellystone Park at Pine Lakes
Family orientated
Came when all the water activities were closed for the season. Cannot wait to come back! Facilities very clean and family oriented. Very fun for kids.
- RRichard R.Guide
Illinois State Fair Campground
Clean, beautiful urban camp
We always leave late on the first day of a trip and get stressed. This was an easy 3/4 day trip from our house and a great place to relax. Great thick grass carpet spots if you want.Great level paved pads if you want.Friendly checking , friendly security driving around all night. Lots of showers, mine was good and hot. Some traffic noise All kinds of open spots if it isn’t fair week. Don’t just show up fair week.
- Beau C.Traveler
Hickory Lane Campground
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Small. Quiet. Pretty. Two small lakes with fountains. You can hear the fountains at night, it's nice. Excellent price for tent camping.
- Sonia Nathan B.Traveler
Buena Vista Farms Campground
Nice and Quiet
If your looking just to get way and relax or go explore Jacksonville or Springfield you can get there in 40 minutes.
The wifi isn’t strong enough to reach back to where we were but that was okay, I guess we didn’t need to watch tv anyways.
You can still here some cars because of the highway but it wasn’t like really crazy. The part is a decent size if you don’t want to hear traffic go further in the back.
Terry the owner she is super nice and friendly you would want to come back just for that alone.
The wifi isn’t so strong but i guess we didn’t need to watch TV. If you don’t want to hear the traffic I suggest getting a spot in the back. The part is a decent size we really didn’t hear it until the morning so by that time it getting up and getting ready to go and explore. You can hit Springfield in bout 40 mins or downtown Jacksonville in 15.
- CColin H.Traveler
Deer Run Campground
Beautiful, affordable and friendly
The camp host was super friendly, the sites were large and the primitive sites at the back were incredibly beautiful! The prices were very low.
JASON L.GuideHickory Point - Sangchris Lake State Park
Hickory Point Heaven
There's really no way to describe this campground except for: Accommodating. Beautiful. Clean. Convenient. Peaceful. Relaxing. We have spent many weekends here and have never had a bad experience. Tony and Danielle and the rest of the entire campground host staff and crew do absolutely everything to make sure you have a great stay!!! We appreciate them and this wonderful campground. Our favorite sites are 13, 18, 23. Please visit and enjoy!
Ray & Terri F.
Legend
Pittsfield City Lake
Nice small CG just above the lake
We have a 36 ft Class A with a Cherokee Trailhawk tow and stayed in site 33 for just 1 night in late June. This is a relatively small CG, 33 sites, and there were only a handful or so of sites available when we arrived on a Friday afternoon and they do not accept reservations. The showers were clean and hot. The electric and water hookups on some sites, at least ours, was at the back and on the wrong side. Our electric cord just reached the post. AT&T coverage varied, with 1-2 Bars of LTE service and speeds between 0.4 and 3.5 MB/s. We had a clear view of the southern and northern sky, so we were able to get DISH coverage on all three western satellites at our site and Starlink had speed up to 12 MB/s.
- nnicky
Scout
The Double J Campground and RV Park
Good place
Close to the interstate, good gravel spots with full hookups. Nice bathrooms and showers
- LLynnetteScout
Country Bend Campground
Family fun
We had a great time with lots of activities to keep the kiddos busy..
- TTeri M.Scout
Illinois State Fair Campground
Comfortable Place to stay
The showers were clean. Campsites are close together, but not to busy while I was there. Reasonable. Staff friendly. Security regularly drove around.
Mike G.TravelerHickory Point - Sangchris Lake State Park
Fantastic lakeside camping
I stayed at the tent sites. They are first come, first served, and a short walk from the parking spots. There are times of RV sites also, although the host said most all are reservable and only a handful are firstcome, first served. There are restrooms and a shower house that are clean.
Whistle P.GuideThe Double J Campground and RV Park
This place has a great location
The bathrooms here were heated and sparkling clean. Our Starlink had zero obstructions worked lightening fast. We LOVED having a dog park to exercise our dogs daily!
Great location, close to all the Springfield attractions and Slauterhaus Brewing in Auburn, IL (this is the best brewery nearby, better than Buzz Bomb or Obed & Issacs in town!).
- SSean H.Traveler
Springfield KOA
Nice relaxing campground
Campground is quiet and in a nice wooded area but still only 5-10 minutes from nearby shopping and attractions in Springfield.
- JJennifer K.Guide
Buena Vista Farms Campground
Has potential
Based on other reviews, we drive to the campground with intentions of staying the night. l talked with the owner over the phone to see about booking a site as we were getting in late. $50 per night and she would give 10% discount for Dyrt members. She said there were lots of sites open late in the season.
Upon driving in, we saw sites on a large paved pad near the road with hook ups. Drive past the check in to see if there were sites that were off the road due to the road noise. Even though it was a bit off of the interstate, the noise from the highway was awful. The prairie land is flat which lends itself to easily traveling road noise. The road coming in was gravel, with some potholes. It has potential, but felt like a drive in theatre upon entering. We ultimately drove 30 more minutes to Jim Edgar Panther Creek WA for $20/night.
- JJennifer K.Guide
Primitive Campground — Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area
Great Friendly, Family Park
We certainly didn’t expect the Prairie Lake Campground to be full in late October! Both loops were full, but there was just enough space for us to squeeze in for 2 nights! (A few spaces seemed to be filled with deer hunters who were up and out quite early.) Site has electricity with water centrally located in the center of the loop. We needed a 100 ft fresh water hose to fill up. Luckily a friendly neighbor had one for us to borrow! Nice warm bath house had push button showers with locks on the stalls with a dry space to dress inside the stall. Lake has boat dock with about 6 slips. The point on the lake was a beautiful setting for a fall wedding on Saturday! Lots of families with kids riding bikes around the loop and some playing wiffle ball in the open field. Each spot had a picnic table and fire ring. Our spot, #78 sat under a tree with great shade. Bagged ice is available at 1st host site for $4 and a bundle of firewood for $6
- RRobert F.Traveler
Illinois State Fair Campground
Illinois State Fairgrounds RV Park
No frills, parking lot or grassy style campsites. $20 per night for a a pull behind RV on an electric/water site. $30 for a full hookup. Large clean bathrooms, dated but useable.
- GGPGuide
The Double J Campground and RV Park
Beautiful place!
Beautiful place! We called ahead to see if they had sites available for the next two nights. Arrived just before the office closed at 5:45pm. The campground area past the office is electronically gated and registrants receive a scannable card for entry. Once we had scanned and entered through the gate they escorted us to our pull-through full-hookups site. The campsites are nice and wide, gravel like the roads, with wide grassy areas between and beautiful mature shade trees everywhere. Our site had a picnic table and a small fire ring. Full hookups worked fine.
The campground is next to a large corn field that has recently been cut; I suspect during the growing/harvest season there may be dust and noise from equipment, and perhaps overspray from any chemicals that are dusted on it. This time of year it was nice and quiet. The noise from the highway bordering both cornfield and campground, however, was loud and constant.
Bathrooms were clean and aerated by large fans which were loud but effective.
We would definitely stay here again.
Guide to Ashland
Camping near Ashland, Illinois, offers a mix of beautiful nature and fun activities for everyone. Whether you're looking for a peaceful retreat or a family-friendly adventure, there are several campgrounds to check out.
What to do
- Fishing: Many campers enjoy casting a line at Primitive Campground — Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area. One reviewer mentioned, "Small fishing lake" which is perfect for a relaxing day by the water.
- Hiking: Explore the trails at Sangchris Lake State Park Campground. A visitor shared, "The trails are pretty well marked and are best in mid/late fall or early spring."
- Swimming and Boating: Head to Siloam Springs State Park Campground for some water fun. One camper noted, "Great hiking trails for all ages. Nice hiking loop for backpacking camping."
What campers like
- Clean Facilities: Campers appreciate the well-maintained restrooms and showers at Double J Campground and RV Park. A reviewer said, "The bathrooms here were heated and sparkling clean."
- Friendly Staff: Many visitors rave about the helpful staff at Sangchris Lake State Park Campground. One camper mentioned, "Tony and Danielle and the rest of the entire campground host staff do absolutely everything to make sure you have a great stay!"
- Family Activities: Families enjoy the variety of activities at Country Bend Campground. A parent shared, "We had a great time with lots of activities to keep the kiddos busy."
What you should know
- Reservations: Some campgrounds, like Sangchris Lake State Park Campground, have reservable sites, so it's best to book ahead, especially during peak seasons. A visitor noted, "There are times of RV sites also, although the host said most all are reservable."
- Wildlife: Be aware of local wildlife, especially at Weldon Springs State Park Campground. One camper warned, "She had to leave in the middle of the night because the raccoons were so bad."
- Site Sizes: Some sites may be smaller than expected. A camper at Illinois State Fair Campground mentioned, "The sites are pretty small. But even being small and on top of each other, the campground was quiet."
Tips for camping with families
- Plan Activities: Look for campgrounds with plenty of activities, like Country Bend Campground, which offers "planned activities, some for all ages."
- Bring Games: Keep the kids entertained with outdoor games. One family at Primitive Campground enjoyed "families with kids riding bikes around the loop."
- Pack Snacks: Make sure to have plenty of snacks on hand. A camper at Illinois State Fair Campground mentioned, "The showers were clean. Campsites are close together, but not too busy while I was there."
Tips from RVers
- Check Hookups: Make sure to verify the availability of electric and water hookups. A visitor at Double J Campground and RV Park noted, "Nice bathrooms and showers."
- Space for Big Rigs: Look for campgrounds that accommodate larger RVs, like Weldon Springs State Park Campground, which is "big rig friendly."
- Explore Nearby Attractions: Take advantage of the location. One camper at Sangchris Lake State Park Campground mentioned, "A close and convenient location to amenities and supplies."
With these insights, you're all set for a great camping experience near Ashland, IL!
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