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    White Pines Forest State Park Campground includes upscale glamping accommodations with modern amenities across 385 acres of natural forest landscape. The park's deluxe canvas tent structures house comfortable queen beds with quality linens, electricity, and climate control systems. Located near Polo, Illinois, just a short drive from Durand, the park offers glamping options that maintain a rustic ambiance while providing essential comforts. Crazy Horse Campground provides premium glamping tents along the Sugar River with private decks overlooking the water. These accommodations feature tastefully decorated interiors, real furniture, and convenient access to full bathroom facilities. One guest shared, "The sites are spaced out well and there are more secluded sites so you have the feeling of privacy."

    Glamping guests at these campgrounds enjoy direct access to kayaking, canoeing, and tubing on the Sugar River. The Milton-Madison SE KOA, about 30 miles from Durand, features luxury safari tents with kitchenettes and private outdoor spaces for evening relaxation. Visitors can explore nearby hiking trails, fish in stocked ponds, or participate in organized campground activities like outdoor movies and live music events during summer months. Sweet Minnihaha Campground offers canvas accommodations with easy river access for water activities. According to a camper, "There are bands playing on the weekends. Easy access to on and off the river for tubing." Most glamping campsites in the region operate seasonally from April through October, with some premium locations requiring reservations several months in advance during peak summer periods.

    Best Glamping Campgrounds near Durand (24)

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      1. Crazy Horse Campground

      4.1(15)13mi from DurandRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "Friendly staff and a nicely stocked store. Has a pool, petting zoo, kayaks, rocky beach, dog park, and a land pillow!"

      "We made this trip mid-May during the Covid social distancing. The camp ground was on point with their preparedness. Check in was simply pull into your site or a brief stop at registration."

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      2. Sweet Minnihaha Campground

      4.0(5)17mi from DurandRVs, Tents, Glamping

      "Such a lovely camp ...the sites are fairly close together but you can pick the site you want so you don’t have to be directly next to another tent ...on our visit we saw lots of wildlife from chickens"

      "I originally went to this campground a couple years ago for a music festival, but I discovered how much fun it was. the people were incredible. the staff was really awesome so I continue to make it back"

      from $8 - $35 / night

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      3. White Pines Forest State Park Campground

      3.9(24)31mi from DurandRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "Easy drive up style. Picnic tables and fire pits on site. Bathrooms and dumpster close by. River that is walk and drive through!"

      "Very clean, and beautiful hiking trails. My only complaint would be that at the private cabins you are not allowed to cook out."

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      4. Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Recreation Area

      3.6(10)26mi from DurandRVs, Tents, Glamping

      "They clean out fire pits after every weekend. Some sites were not the most level. All Roads are newly paved. New/Updated Dump station."

      "This was an unexpected good find in Illinois. The campground was nice with the standard set up - picnic tables, restrooms, water available."

      from $10 - $30 / night

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      5. Milton-Madison SE KOA

      4.4(18)31mi from DurandRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "Very clean and friendly staff, the pool is meh as the hot tub was cold but the grounds were real nice. Big fire pits, they pick up your garbage. Lots of stuff for kids to do"

      "They have everything from just electrical hook up to full hookup to drive through spots. The pool and bath house is very nice. You can rent a golf cart too."

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      6. Rock Cut State Park - Hickory Hills Campground

      4.0(1)18mi from DurandRVs, Tents

      "Located along the eastern edge near Pierce Lake, this campground offers non-electric Class B sites and are numbered from 1 to 60 and set along a wooded lake frontage small peninsula right on Lake Pierce"

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      7. Lake Kegonsa State Park Campground

      4.0(22)38mi from Durand102 sitesRVs, Tents, Glamping

      "We arrived after 5pm and were able to find out camp spot easily with the reservation email."

      "Only stayed in group campsite but was conveniently located with lots of room, picnic tables, fire pit. We stayed there for the Ironman race. Great fun, nice people."

      from $18 - $50 / night

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      8. Lena KOA

      5.0(3)26mi from DurandRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "It is about 40 minutes away, but is nice to be away from the traffic. The KOA store is well stocked and has some pretty cool souvenirs!"

      "This is the second KOA I’ve stayed at and is by far the better one of the two, the staff was super friendly and there was a lot of activities for the kids to do."

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      9. Hickory Hills Campground

      3.8(13)35mi from DurandRVs, Tents, Cabins

      "You can rent kayaks and canoes, for the lake. Fishing pier, nice size beach with the inflatable obstacle course."

      "The sites close to the store are so nice! wooded and somewhat private. Love that they have a sparkling clean (but cold!) pool and a lake with a beach!"

      from $42 / night

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      10. Thomas Woods Campground

      3.9(17)38mi from DurandRVs, Tents, Glamping

      "The trails are both wooded and hilly, but there's also a large prairie nature walk. 
      The campground has many secluded walk-in tent sites and a variety of sites for other types of campers."

      "Firewood is cheap on-site and delivered to your site on demand."

      from $20 - $35 / night

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    • Hannah T.
      Oct. 1, 2018

      White Pines Forest State Park Campground

      Lots of things to do!

      Well kept camping sites. Easy drive up style. Picnic tables and fire pits on site. Bathrooms and dumpster close by. River that is walk and drive through!

    • Stacie H.
      May. 29, 2022

      White Pines Forest State Park Campground

      Lovely natural scenery; campground leaves something to be desired

      Let's start with the good stuff:

      • The park is beautiful. Lovely trees, lots of shade, the hiking trails are nice, well marked, and they even have an accessible trail for those with disabilities!
      • There is a restaurant and gift shop on site. Gift shop sells wood if you run low or forget.
      • The bathrooms and shower house are relatively clean and well kept.

      Now for the not so great stuff:

      • Many of the campsites are sloped and some are sloped A LOT. This isn't obvious from the booking page.

      • The campground is absolutely jammed with camp sites- it's ridiculous. I've never been to a campground where the sites were so on top of one another.

      • We stayed in the Sunny Crest loop and the drinking water well was broken so we had to travel to other parts of the campground for water. When carrying a 10 gallon jug full of water back, that really sucked.

      • The sites that are marked as "hike in" aren't secluded and away from other sites at all, as one might expect. They are jammed in with all the others but there just isn't any parking nearby.

      • It had rained the day before was went and so the road to the campgrounds was blocked off (presumably because the creek was running too high), but there was NO SIGNAGE telling us how to get there another way. There was no one in the park office or in the camping registration station to ask. We finally figured out that we had to take an emergency road/auxiliary road to get to the campground, but that was after about 30 minutes of confusion.

      • The breakfast buffet at the restaurant is mid but very pricey- $50 for 2 of us.

      • The quiet hours and no alcohol policy are not enforced at all. While we were there, there was a very loud group playing beer pong into the wee hours of the morning.

      • About half of the fire rings don't have grill grates so bring your own or bring a camp stove (See pic). Also, when you book your site, there is no way to know if your fire ring will have a grill grate or note.

    • Stuart K.The Dyrt PRO User
      Oct. 16, 2023

      Pilgrims Campground

      Hillside Tent Camping & RV Bliss

      Conveniently located next to absolutely nothing just due northwest of Fort Atkinson, you’ll love Pilgrim’s Campground for its successful delivery of (capital letters) P&Q! What I love most about this location is how they keep all the RV campers penned in up against the slight diagonal embankment, which actually provides some pretty phenomenal views of the surrounding areas (if not your next door neighbors) as well as excellent drainage and subsequently separated from the primitive TV campsites. These latter sites are placed just due southwest of the grounds and are pitched perfectly in a tree-lined meadow, encircled by freshly cut corn fields, where you’ll find no shortage of amazing animals coming to graze throughout the day (and night) from deer, raccoons, opossums and endless tag teams of squirrels. 

      Because there isn’t so much around, be prepared to bring everything with you (save ice and wood, which is sold on-site). While the bathroom / shower facilities are just passable, what you are giving up in terms of creature comforts is more than made up for in the sheer proximity to all of nature. During the warm summer months, there’s a small in-ground pool on-site, which sits right in front of the main office. All of the standard camping surround-sound elements are here from fire rings and picnic tables to water, electrical (50 / 30 / 20 / 15 amp) and sewer hook-ups. In all, there’s about 100 sites here at Pilgrims Campground, with the lion’s share of this pet-friendly property dedicated to overnight and seasonal RV / 5th Wheelers offering both back-in and pull-through sites. 

      Insider’s Tips? Here’s a few: (1) If you don’t mind some rough hiking, there’s fantastic ‘spazierengehen’ to be had just wandering around the countryside in the bountiful corn and bean fields or head over to nearby Dorothy Carnes County Park for some decent trails to explore; (2) In the event that you don’t like being awaken too early from all of the nearby roosters, then bring some ear plugs; (3) When you grow tired of having to forage through either your on-board RV mini-fridge or bear-proof Cordova roto-molded cooler, then look no further than ‘What’s the Point’ (no, seriously, that's the name of the restaurant!) for traditional Midwestern comfort food like corned beef & cabbage, fried fish, BBQ ribs and prime rib; (4) Should you come bearing watercraft and looking for a decent spot to dip your kayak or canoe at, then check out Rose Lake State Natural Area, which BTW is quite small, but very convenient, or try out much larger Red Cedar Lake or Lake Ripley; and (5) Cell coverage and WiFi is pretty horrific in these parts, so bring a booster or plan to leave civilization behind you. 

      Happy Camping!

    • Brenton S.
      Jul. 1, 2020

      Elkhorn Campgrounds

      Affordable and friendly!

      Such a great little place to escape to or visit if you're just passing through. Nothing crazy fancy but hook-ups and fire pits available if needed. Within walking distance to downtown Elkhorn, EAHS, and the horse areana. You might even be able to catch a show or two on site at the fair grounds, depending on the time of year.

    • Tricia E.
      Jul. 4, 2018

      Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park at Fort Atkinson

      Wonderfully clean family campground

      My husband and I plus our 3 kids stayed in a rustic cabin. The cabin was exactly how it was described and thankfully so! Since it had air-conditioning we all slept great. The grounds itself was very clean, the portable toilets were cleaned twice a day. There were many activities for all ages both for a small fee and free. Our kids used the pools quite a lot and were a bit disappointed with the skatepark. They enjoyed all the airfilled bouncy activities.

    • Mountainman McBeachfront
      Aug. 24, 2021

      White Pines Forest State Park Campground

      Nice park, with some downsides.

      This is the type of campground you go and check your spot out before you reserve it. Many of the tent campsites are literally on a hill. Some are very close. They really crammed them wherever they could. The amenities are excellent and the only reason I gave 3 stars, the shower/restroom was very nice and air conditioned. Potable water available. If I knew the campground was gonna be sideways I wouldn’t have reserved it, not gonna lie I was pissed when I saw it as I reserved it for 3-4 days. There’s lots of them that are on flat ground/tucked away and look excellent but it’s a gamble unless you go there beforehand to look. There’s a ford you have to cross to get to the campground but its not that bad people this isn’t Oregon Trail you won’t float away and lose an Ox and wagon wheel.

    • M
      Jul. 30, 2023

      Big Foot Beach State Park Campground

      Not a nature type campground

      Always full on weekends. Popular destination for locals and people from Illinois. 4 stars because it's not the camping in nature experience I am looking for. Lots of noise. Lots of kids. Lots of dogs. It's park area is very nice. Nice playground for kids. Volleyball nets. Lots of picnic tables and grills available. Dogs not welcome in most of the park. More of a party place. But the staff is very active. They clean sites quickly, clean the bathrooms regularly.

      We stayed on site 50. We were closer to our neighbors than I'd like, including the campsite behind us. The campsite behind us had a path thru it to get to the bathrooms. There was a thin layer of growth between sites but not much. Our site had a nicely placed tree providing just enough coverage but nothing stayed wet in the rain. We camped in a popup, if we had a tent I think we would have been soaked. Lots of pooling water on the backside. The campground just added new gravel to the sites and asked that all trailers and vehicles stay on the gravel but the gravel doesn't go back far enough for both car and camper to stay on.

      The inner ring of the campground are smaller(shorter) sites. The outer ring sites are better for RVs. Except for site 70. That should be tent only because there are 2 trees right in the middle behind the gravel. 50, 69, 74 seemed the best for both shade and sun combo. Site 79 is paved but not marked as handicap because it isn't being maintained as handicap and is not close to the new bathrooms. Not enough sites with electric, however we didn't need it for the weekend.

    • F
      Aug. 1, 2016

      Chicago Northwest KOA

      Dirty

      When I visited this place it was such a disaster. The trash was overflowing, the bathrooms were a mess, and there was no TP, and the quiet hours was not enforced, so people were up partying all night. I will look for another place to stay next time

    • N
      Sep. 29, 2021

      Blue Mound State Park Campground

      Good RV sites, great site isolation

      The sites are very well isolated and shaded, and have a well maintained gravel and packed earth surface. Not great for staking a tent, but doable. Excellent for RVs but some sites are non-electric. There are no other hookups, but there is a dump station. Every site has a fire pit and a picnic table. Many sites have a slight slope. Trail access to both the state park trails and to the Military Ridge Trail which runs nearby.

      I stayed two nights in a tent and really struggled to find an ok spot on my site to pitch it, between the slope and the occasional roots and rocks. I managed to get stakes in but only at great effort. It looked like some other sites may have been better suited.

      There is a raccoon problem here. They were definitely snooping through my things on the first night. Heard coyotes during the night in the distance.

      Overall I'm pretty happy with my stay due to the location in the park, and most of the issues I had would be moot with an RV.

    Guide to Durand

    Campsites near Durand, Illinois offer a range of outdoor experiences across northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. The area sits at approximately 780 feet above sea level in the Rock River watershed with seasonal temperature swings from below freezing winters to humid 80°F summers. The region's glacial terrain creates rolling landscapes with scattered woodlands, prairies and small lakes that provide varied camping environments from basic tent sites to upscale glamping accommodations.

    What to do

    Hiking trails: White Pines Forest State Park Campground offers multiple interconnected trails through unique limestone formations. "The hiking trails are nice, well marked, and they even have an accessible trail for those with disabilities," notes one visitor, making this location suitable for all mobility levels.

    Fishing options: Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Recreation Area provides fishing opportunities throughout its 40-acre lake. "There is a kid's fishing pond, but we didn't see anyone catch a thing, so not sure if it's actually stocked or not," reports one camper, suggesting anglers should bring backup activity plans.

    Water recreation: At Crazy Horse Campground, kayaking and river activities are popular. "When you pull in to set up camp you'll be facing the water which is nice you're not staring at neighbors campers," explains a visitor, highlighting the river-focused layout that provides water views from many sites.

    Winter activities: Some parks maintain year-round access with seasonal recreation options. One visitor to White Pines noted, "I also noticed that once the snow flies, they appear to keep those trails groomed for cross country skiing," making this area viable for multi-season visits.

    What campers like

    Spacious sites: Lake Kegonsa State Park Campground receives praise for its layout. "Large private sites with good space between them in a lovely wooded setting. Very nice hiking trails right from campground," shares one camper, emphasizing the privacy many sites offer.

    Wildlife viewing: Thomas Woods Campground provides natural encounters close to campsites. "Turkeys wandering around, lots of different birds, I heard coyotes hooting and hollering in the distance, and an opossum wandered into my site while I was sitting by the fire," reports one camper about their wildlife experience.

    Family activities: Milton-Madison SE KOA caters to families with organized events. "There are 2 playgrounds, a nice pool, games and activities for the kids over weekends, and the rv sites are well spaced," notes one visitor, highlighting the structured entertainment options available.

    Weekend entertainment: Local campgrounds often schedule regular events. At Sweet Minnihaha Campground, "There are bands playing on the weekends. Easy access to on and off the river for tubing. Id say its more of an adult atmostphere," explains a visitor, pointing to the more adult-oriented recreation options.

    What you should know

    Seasonal limitations: Thomas Woods Campground operates on a restricted schedule. "Limited to weekend camping, but spread out private-like tent sites. Camp hosts are super engaged and seem to love being caretakers," explains one visitor, noting the weekend-only availability.

    Bathroom facilities: Big Foot Beach State Park Campground offers upgraded amenities. "Much improved with the new bathrooms (minus the terrible toliet paper... I mean really! I just want a square or two lol)," shares a camper, indicating recent facility upgrades despite minor supply issues.

    Water conditions: Lake quality varies by location and season. At Lake Le-Aqua-Na, "The lake has had algae issues for quite some time, so there was no swimming or boating," reports a visitor, suggesting campers should check current conditions before planning water activities.

    Site variations: Many campgrounds have significant differences between sites. At White Pines Forest, "Many of the campsites are sloped and some are sloped A LOT. This isn't obvious from the booking page," warns a camper, recommending research before selecting specific sites.

    Tips for camping with families

    Activity planning: Lakeland Camping Resort offers numerous family options. "Good location for that. If you want a secluded, nature setting this is probably not your best choice. It is a large lake resort," explains a visitor, suggesting families seeking organized activities will find more options here than those wanting wilderness.

    Noise considerations: Campground experiences vary widely based on location and timing. At Crazy Horse Campground, "Our site was the best as it was the last on the river and we couldn't hear any of the loudness, and it is loud when you stay in the heart of the campground," advises a visitor, recommending peripheral sites for families needing quieter environments.

    Accessibility factors: Some sites require physical effort to reach. At Thomas Woods Campground, "I stayed in one of the tent camping sites with a little walk up (parking for a car available about 50 feet away). Nobody else was camping within sight of me," notes a camper, pointing out the privacy-for-effort tradeoff at walk-in sites.

    Budget management: Luxury glamping near Durand, Illinois often involves additional costs. One Crazy Horse camper observed, "They have a Daily Activity bracelet that allows you to partake in all activities but you need to purchase per person for each day regardless if you will utilize," highlighting the importance of understanding fee structures when planning family budgets.

    Tips from RVers

    Site selection: At Lena KOA, site quality is consistent. "Spots are spaced apart nicely. Many activities for kids and adults. Also, a pool, showers and if you just want a weekend getaway they have cabins as well," notes a visitor, emphasizing the campground's flexibility for different camping styles.

    Utility connections: Lake Kegonsa State Park presents some challenges for larger rigs. "Major CAUTION for RVs: there is an oak tree near entry with low branches and it took the AC off our friend's fifth wheel. There is also a low hanging overpass," warns a recent visitor, highlighting infrastructure limitations RVers should note.

    Road conditions: White Pines Forest State Park includes unique water crossings. "The best part of the campground is probably the fords you drive through to get to the camp sites, that's always fun. Unfortunately due to heavy rains the Fords were closed," explains a visitor, noting both the novelty and potential seasonal closures RVers should anticipate.

    Campground layout: Milton-Madison SE KOA accommodates larger vehicles. "We had a back in spot right up to a field. Very pretty and peaceful. We were able to rent a golf cart which the kids got a kick out of," shares a camper, noting the ample space and additional rental options available for RVers.

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