Best Equestrian Camping near Elwin, IL

Recent Equestrian Reviews in Elwin

79 Reviews of 8 Elwin Campgrounds

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  Aaron B.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 6, 2024

  Sangchris Lake State Park Campground

  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.

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  Olivia L.

  Scout

  

  May. 27, 2024

  Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area

  Great

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  Jareth C.

  Ranger

  

  Feb. 18, 2024

  Sangchris Lake State Park Campground

  Beautiful views

  Came here in winter and it’s really beautiful. Lots of amenities and big spots, will come again

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  Jareth C.

  Ranger

  

  Feb. 1, 2024

  Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area

  Clean park, cheap prices. Would definitely come back

  The park is reasonable priced, beautiful surrounding and friendly staff. Would definitely come again. The only downside is that it’s somewhat far from supply stores

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  Colin H.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 31, 2023

  Deer Run Campground — Sangchris Lake State Park

  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.

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  JASON L.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 28, 2023

  Sangchris Lake State Park Campground

  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!

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  Mike G.

  Traveler

  

  Apr. 15, 2023

  Sangchris Lake State Park Campground

  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.

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  JASON L.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 26, 2022

  Sangchris Lake State Park Campground

  Well maintained and convenient

  We are enjoying our stay at Hickory Point Campground Lot 23 at Sangchris Lake State Park. A close and convenient location to amenities and supplies. Sites are spacious and campground is quiet and leisurely during the week. Beautiful shoreline lots. 30 amp service. Decent AT&T cellular coverage (it varies but able to stream, etc )

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  B S.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 22, 2022

  Moraine View State Recreational Area

  Overnight stay only

  First stop on a cross county trip. We were directed to Catfish Bay for tent camping. It was lightly drizzling and on an overcast day most of the tree-covered campsites were dark. There are some nice sites right on the water (be prepared to walk your gear in from parking lot). Site #21 was private, with more open sky and a shorter walk to parking/outhouse. The outhouse was in really rough shape--looked like it hadn't been swept out or hosed down for awhile. Won't be back.

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  Sally G.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 16, 2022

  Sangchris Lake State Park Campground

  60th Birthday Camping

  It’s a beautiful location right by the water. The only issue is it slants a little. Very clean camp grounds . Bathrooms are just ok.

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  Barry G.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 13, 2022

  Moraine View State Recreational Area

  Great Place for Group Camping

  We group camped with about 6 tents and 12 people, had a great time, very quite secluded area for group camping.    Good fishing and kayaking, facilities could be a little cleaner but not bad, the water is TERRIBLE and looks like coffee or tea.   But otherwise, if you bring your own water, not bad...

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  Heidi

  Scout

  

  Aug. 7, 2022

  Wolf Creek State Park Campground

  Mediocre state park

  I was looking to stay at a state park with swimming and had never been to this one. I stayed here from Wednesday to Saturday. I was surprised when I arrived that there wasn’t a ranger, host, or campground office to check in with. There was a self registration kiosk on the site that was supposed to be the host. I never saw a ranger the entire time I was there and the host didn’t show up until Friday. The bathrooms were dirty and weren’t cleaned until Friday. The beach was small and also not well kept. I only saw one hiking trail. Many of the other campers had boats, so I guess it might be a good place to stay if you’re a boater, but not so much if you’re looking to do much hiking. The campsites weren’t bad, but most were kind of small and close together.

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  Brandi M.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 21, 2022

  Moraine View State Recreational Area

  Beautiful Park and Camping

  This is a beautiful state park, lovely camping. I was on site P16 which offers a lake view.

  They have recently paved the roads which was nice. The main shower hpsue was nice and well maintained.

  The swimming beach is apparently only open on the weekends but there are plenty of places to get in the water so it wasn't a big deal.

  The price was great at $20 a night. We stayed 3 nights. We'll definitely be back.

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  Pam R.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 24, 2022

  Moraine View State Recreational Area

  Get Potable water before going into the campground

  We stayed over the Memorial Day weekend, so the park was at max capacity. It was still a good stay. After 10 pm it was completely quiet. The site was level and we had 30 amp electricity. It's a family environment, with lots of joyful kids all over, which I liked. The sites are pretty close together, but we've had far worse. I will note that site P 30 is next to a trail and lots of people cut through the site, so some may not want that site for that reason. The lake is great for boating and lots of campers were fishing. The staff were helpful. Only one imajor ssue - we made a huge mistake by not noticing that the potable water tank has to be filled BEFORE the entrance, where the dump station is. DO NOT fill your tank with the water from iside the camp as it's full of dirt. It's literally orange. It took us several flushings to get all of the dirt out of our fresh water tank. The showers have the same water and my hair felt like I had toothpaste in it afterwards. In spite of this, we had a fine time. It was our mistake for not noticing the water sign on the way in. We would definitely stay again, but I do hope they clean up the water supply there. It's probably not a good thing.

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  Carol

  Guide

  

  Jun. 11, 2022

  Sangchris Lake State Park Campground

  Pretty views, gross bathrooms

  This park is pretty quiet, the lake itself looked nasty - no swimming allowed. Primitive sites were walk in. Other sites had electric. There were some cabins available. The bathrooms were not cleaned the whole time I was there, and they were disgusting. Showers required a push button activation every 10-15 seconds, but after About the 10th time I did get a little hot water.

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  Tracie E.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 19, 2021

  Sangchris Lake State Park Campground

  NICE ! ! !

  Beautiful campground. Very open & spacious. Sites are very large with plenty of room between neighbors. Also all sites are gravel & graded well and level except for the 2 Handicapped sites—Concrete pads on those (IL Disable RESIDENTS ONLY). Very good lake access & multiple public docks. Restrooms/shower houses are nice & well taken care of. Hosts Don & Jill were great.

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  Tom M.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 6, 2021

  Moraine View State Recreational Area

  Great spot for rent camping and activities

  This is an awesome place to stay. We got a first come, first serve tent spot right on the lake which made for a gorgeous sunrise. The amenities were great and there’s plenty to do around the area.

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  Leslie

  Scout

  

  Sep. 18, 2021

  Deer Creek Campground

  Deer creek was awsome

  Nice place and people very helpful and beach is so clean

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  Leslie

  Scout

  

  Sep. 18, 2021

  Deer Creek Campground

  Wonderful place for family camping

  Very enjoyable and relaxing, people were great and nice beach

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  Laurel

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 10, 2021

  Moraine View State Recreational Area

  Easy access from highway for quick stop at a nice campground

  Easy access from the highway. Drove in without reservations, mid-week, just before dark, for a quick overnight while on a cross country trip. The very nice hosts (father/daughter team) helped us with the process. Lots of good sites available with long, relatively level gravel pads with 30amp electric. Got water on the way in, by the dump station. Firewood bundles for $8. Lots of beautiful, tall trees. I imagine it would be nice on a summer day, with plenty of shade. Clean and basic bathroom, there were free showers but I didn’t use them. This was an excellent overnight stay for only $20.

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  Jordan E.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 27, 2021

  Moraine View State Recreational Area

  5G AT&T, and great if prepared!

  So we loved staying here for 2 weeks, it was cozy and quiet. It had excellent 5G AT&T, 30amp service and lots of shade. We stayed in our 44’ Newmar Dutchstar.

  The Sites have lots of slope so bring many leveling pads/blocks (we needed 9 - 1.5” thick dica road warrior jack pads (highly recommend). It’s also never super convenient to need to pack up just to go to a dump station but as long as your fine walking to the community restrooms, you should be fine.

  If my wife wrote this - it would be 4-stars due to showers without temp control and button timer style where you get 30-60 seconds of water for each push…

  Overall it was a great camp spot for Illinois and a good place to stay if your prepared for it!

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  RebootingU S.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 8, 2021

  Sangchris Lake State Park Campground

  Quiet and peaceful lake campsite

  This campground is very clean and super easy to fit any rig. Most sites have lake views and have electric hookup but no water hookup. However communal bathrooms and showers are clean. Sites are fairly close together tough. You can purchase firewood and ice at campground.

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  Kaitlin D.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 1, 2021

  Sangchris Lake State Park Campground

  Our fave place

  This is our close to home, fave weekender site. Electric only but still love. Spaced out, gravel sites and asphalt roads. We always get sites with our own private dock to fish from. Spotty reception but it’s great to unplug.

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  Gayle S.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 28, 2021

  Moraine View State Recreational Area

  Beautiful and well spaced

  Gorgeous camp ground with lots of trees and a lake. They could do a little better cleaning out the fire pits. Had garbage and cigarette butts from the previous camper that we cleaned out.

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  G C.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 7, 2021

  Sangchris Lake State Park Campground

  Nice Campground

  Spent a tent night here at the Deer Run portion of the camp.  It's a nice, well kept campground with clear level spots.  Bathrooms are basic and in the front of the camp loops so you have a walk if you stay in the back like I did.  Also, water is in the center of the loop so not very convenient.  Each space did have power and the price was reasonable.  I'd recommend staying near the front or in a trailer.

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  Broccoli N.

  Scout

  

  May. 5, 2021

  Whitley Creek - Lake Shelbyville

  Amazing. Beauty in nature. Just serene beyond any kind of serenity that the big city brings. Nothing is able to induce such strait ultimate. ]l

  You will never know the person that you are until you have enjoyed this camp and quoncored.

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  Carl Y.

  Scout

  

  Apr. 19, 2021

  Moraine View State Recreational Area

  Could be a lot better

  The park used to be so well maintained by volunteers and it seems have gone downhill over the years