Best Equestrian Camping near Cutler, IL

Recent Equestrian Reviews in Cutler

125 Reviews of 15 Cutler Campgrounds

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  Cody S.

  Guide

  

  Jan. 5, 2025

  Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park Campground

  Lake camping with space

  We went on Labor Day weekend and there were a number of sites open.  Many of the sites are walk up only.  The sites have a lot of room to enjoy a relaxing weekend or set up yard games.  Rend lake is a good size lake with numerous areas to explore the water.

  The showers and bathrooms are centrally located, so they are a bit of a hike.  They are clean and not too busy.

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  Jeff F.

  Traveler

  

  Nov. 8, 2024

  Gun Creek

  Beautiful Sunsets over the Lake

  What a beautiful campground, it’s our second time here. Some spots do have a fairly good slope to them

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  Tabitha R.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 12, 2024

  Johnson Creek

  Nice!

  This campground provides large spots, drinking water, vault toliets, dumpsters, picnic table, lantern hook, fire ring, and contactless check in. I also appreciate the value of these sites. It really is a reasonable rate for forest camping.

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  Barb N.

  Ranger

  

  Apr. 30, 2024

  Gun Creek

  Blue Jay #49 Water site

  Love this state park! Clean, quiet, water views and lots of bike paths to ride.

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  Logan W.

  Guide

  

  Feb. 23, 2024

  Giant City State Park Campground

  Great trails and well kept campsites

  We stayed at Giant City in February on a very cold weekend. It was still a fantastic trip! The campsites, fire pits and pit toilets were well maintained. The shorter trails in the park were beautiful even in the winter. The Lodge also had excellent food and a very cozy feel. Definitely visit the Lodge!!

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  Logan W.

  Guide

  

  Feb. 4, 2024

  Pyramid State Recreation Area

  Nice campsites and lots of lakes

  We stayed at the campground on the north end of Pyramid. The campsites were close together but we visited in February so we were the only campers. The fire pits were a little run down but the sites were nice and level with a table. No lantern posts. Pit toilets that were decent. The park office is a pretty long drive from the north end campground. The hiking is limited but the campground was peaceful and close to the lakes. Probably covered in bugs in the summer. Overall pretty nice stay

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  Eric C.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 23, 2023

  Gun Creek

  Beautifull

  Only reason for not 5 star was it is a little to close to the interstate.

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  Ralph S.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 2, 2023

  Apple Creek Conservation Area

  Level spot to camp

  It's a level spot with gravel, so it's a "clean" place in damp weather. No much right there, but Apple Creek is a very short distance north on the gravel road. The creek is a good place to fish and you can launch a kayak the boat ramp. A picnic table and trash can were also on the site.

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  Blake M.

  Guide

  

  May. 24, 2023

  Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park Campground

  Good Luck

  The stay was pleasant and the lake was very nice but the reservation system and finding a spot was overly complicated for a first timer. Basically people show up and throw a cooler or tent onto a site to claim it and then leave. They have to pay for the spot by 8pm. And people can stay as long as they want as long as they pay for the next day by then. But if they don’t pay they have to leave by 9am the next morning. So you never know when people are actually leaving or a spot was opening up. Every spot was taken when we go in and we heard from the check in lady that someone was leaving so we went and waited watching them pack up to get their spot. We were there for one night and had 5-6 people come to us asking what time we were leaving the next morning. It was crazy. This was also the week before memorial day weekend so that’s probably why. Primitive camping was closed. We were in a truck with a roofnest.

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  Barb N.

  Ranger

  

  May. 5, 2023

  Gun Creek

  Amazing Lake Views!! Bring a fishing pole.

  Excellent park but many sights aren’t flat. Not all have water, septic. Clean facilities. Self checkin. Golf onsite, clubhouse with food.

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  Sarah J.

  Guide

  

  Apr. 23, 2023

  Dam West Spillway

  Two night stay

  Had a lake front site with beachfront access. It was flat ground, everyone was so nice and it was so clean and the area was lovely. There were bathrooms with clean toilets locks and showers, laundry access, a marina, massive amounts of fish spots, several playgrounds, drivers were slow and courteous. Trip couldn’t have gone better!

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  Tracie E.

  Traveler

  

  Apr. 18, 2023

  Crab Orchard Lake Crab Orchard NWR

  Early April Nice Weather

  We spent 5 nights on Site A5 at Crab Orchard Campground. All sites are FC/FS. Full hookups are in Loop B & it was full. Overall the campground was full but not very many people around. Appears many locals take spots on the weekends & then hold onto them during the week. The 2 nearest to us we saw on Sunday (Easter) and the only 1 more time during the 5 days. Someone in one of the sites by the late (A9, A11 or A13 I think) said they saw snakes but we never saw any and our dogs would have noticed.

  Showers and restrooms are nice. Ones in Loop A are no new (Loop Bs are new) but still nice. Lots of hot water.

  Lots of trails (within 10-30 minute drive). Fishing was good (especially catfish and crappie). Went into Carbondale a few times. Also went South to Alto Pass but wineries all closed on Tuesday; locals told us they are open more hours during summer.

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  Barb N.

  Ranger

  

  Apr. 5, 2023

  Gun Creek

  Lots of space by a Lake

  RV or tent, book online at Recreation.Gov not all spots are level. Electric on most but not all have water. Campfire area and picnic table provided. Bathhouse is clean and park areas are all clean, dump station on site. We will be back and book closer to the lake in a level site.

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  Matthew H.

  Guide

  

  Jan. 2, 2023

  Randolph County State Recreation Area

  Best sites are walk in only

  Best sites are first come first serve other half are reservable. 50amp water fill available with frost free. And dump station at front. $18 a night. Tight spots and harsh back up angles. Only 3 paved spots

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  MickandKarla W.

  Legend

  

  Dec. 23, 2022

  South Sandusky Campground

  One of Our Favs

  This campground(CG) is super easy to find. We arrived at the CG at about 1:45 PM, which was early as this CGs check-in is 5:00 PM. The gate office was open and after a very quick check-in, we proceed to one of the few FHUs(50/30/20 AMP), back in site 135. This site slopes downhill we so moved our rig onto the pad towards the back as far as possible to level. The water pressure was poor so we filled our fresh water tank and used our internal water pump. We got 2 bars on Verizon and T-Mobile and quite a few OTA channels. Satellite is iffy due to the number of mature trees in all CG areas. We’ve been to this CG many times but normally stay in the non-full hookup sites closer to the lake. There are five CG/loops within South Sandusky plus a walk-in tent area. We have stayed mostly in the first loop, Dogwood, as you enter, but the others are nice as well with some sites having water and electricity. The only FHUs are in Dogwood and most will take larger rigs. All campsites are reservable but reserved campsites are not marked on the post when you arrive(see the sign pic we posted). A comp host comes by after you set up and tag your post. There is a lot to do here. There are miles of paved bicycle trails, a marina, fishing, and a 27-hole golf course a couple of miles away.

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  Gary P.

  Ranger

  

  Oct. 5, 2022

  South Sandusky Campground

  COE does it again

  Another great COE Park and this one offers some full hook up sites. ATT & Verizon both came in good. Water & electric (30 amp) were convient & functioned perfectly. Not all sites are very level. We got a great water view site, but lacked afternoon shade. A large park with well spaced site. Well worth the money, especially with the geezer pass.

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  Matthew B.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 31, 2022

  Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park Campground

  Peaceful

  Sites are well spaced apart. Bathrooms are pretty disgusting buggy and dirty.

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  TJ G.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 24, 2022

  Crab Orchard Lake Crab Orchard NWR

  Cheap beautiful campground

  Cheap campground that is clean and quiet. The back in site we had overlooked the lake. For the price, you can’t beat the view. If I return to the area, I would stay here again

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  Hannah H.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 7, 2022

  Equestrian Campground — Ferne Clyffe State Park

  Well taken care of and quiet

  I’ve stayed here a couple of time, car camping and tent camping. You have to walk from the parking lot into the basic sites but they are super close. Trying here was nice, and campsites a quiet and well taken care of. My only complain is the trails in this park are not clearly marked and they do not offer maps you can take with you. Other than it’s a great place!

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  Jan S.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 7, 2022

  Giant City State Park Campground

  Great Camping

  Came here for a weekend getaway, to camp, hike and visit wineries, and was not disappointed. The campground is good, and camp hosts very friendly and helpful. Lots of trees for shade. Narrow roads with tight curves, along with the trees, made for a bit of a challenge. The hiking trails are beautiful, and not too crowded. There are many wineries within a short drive of the camp, which made for a fun afternoon. Really enjoyed our weekend here, and plan to return.

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  Cooper F.

  Guide

  

  Apr. 27, 2022

  Gun Creek

  Well maintained!

  Very well kept, friendly staff, very convenient from interstate. Limited interstate noise, not all sites have water/sewer, but many water points available throughout camp. They’re indicated on website, we just overlooked the detail.

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  Erin S.

  Traveler

  

  Apr. 22, 2022

  Gun Creek

  Lake Views

  We loved staying here. Pet friendly and beautiful lake views from many of the camp sites. I recommend checking the grade of the camp site because some of the ones next to the lake were at a pretty big angle. Our site was nice and flat so no issues there. We loved it and would definitely stay again.

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  michael G.

  Scout

  

  Jan. 16, 2022

  Randolph County State Recreation Area

  Tent camping

  Plenty of tent camping sites. There are primitive also. Great Lake to fish and plenty of trails to hike. Looks like the rv site can get booked up on weekends.

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  Jennifer

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 28, 2021

  South Sandusky Campground

  Peaceful, safe, convenient

  We had a peaceful stay with a view of the water! We took our toddler and infant. It was very safe and had close restrooms and playgrounds. The neighbors were super nice and it appeared there were many long-term campers!

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  Nick C.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 28, 2021

  South Sandusky Campground

  Top tier

  Great campground! Second time staying here. Nice blacktop roads, clean restroom/shower. Friendly attended. Great view of the lake on a number of sites.

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  Bill P.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 17, 2021

  Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park Campground

  Large sites

  This is a very nice campground with very large back in spots in the reserved area. There are restrooms but no trash dumpsters in the camping area. Very well shaded but no real view of the lake.

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  R A.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 10, 2021

  South Sandusky Day Use

  This is a day use area closes at sunset.

  Day use area. Gates close at sunset.