Top Tent Camping near Morton, IL

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Best Tent Sites Near Morton, IL (6)

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    1. Hickory Hill Campground

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    • Reservable
    • RVs
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    2. Woodford State Conservation Area

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    • Picnic Table

    $8 - $12 / night

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      5. Rock Island Trail State Park Campground

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      A Class D (primitive) camping area is located between Alta and Dunlap in the Kickapoo Creek Recreation Area and accessible only by trail. Facilities include pit toilets, fire pads, picnic tables, a picnic shelter and water. There is a self-pay camping station located off Fox Road at the overnight parking lot.

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      6. Hennepin Canal Lock 11

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      The Hennepin Canal State Park is not enrolled in the ReserveAmerica camping reservation system and DOES NOT take camping reservations. Camping at the Canal is on a first-come, first-serve basis. There are no set check-in or check-out times. The Canal’s site security officer makes rounds to each campsite to collect camping fees, in-person. Campers can pay by cash or check. Camping along the Hennepin Canal towpath is PROHIBITED – camping is only allowed in the designated campsites. Fires are only allowed in the state designated fire pits at the campgrounds. Camping is not permitted in the main complex area (the area around the visitor center). Currently, the ONLY DRINKING WATER available on the ENTIRE canal is located at the main parking lot in front of the visitor center at the large shelter. There is also a faucet on the side of the visitor center, just to the left of the main entrance. There are no operable drinking water fountains along the rest of the canal so bring your own water for your hike or camping trip.

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    Recent Tent Reviews In Morton

    223 Reviews of 6 Morton Campgrounds


    • Unlimited R.
      Camper-submitted photo from Jubilee College State Park
      Oct. 29, 2024

      Jubilee College State Park

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    • J
      Camper-submitted photo from Millpoint Park
      Oct. 22, 2024

      Millpoint Park

      Beautiful and spacious!

      Met up with family to fit in one last night of tent camping for the year. They didn’t really take reservations and the pricing shifted on us (quoted $75 for 6 adults 4 kids over email, then $10 per person when we actually showed up) so that was a bit weird but I’m not too concerned bc it was still a great deal. This is basic campground—flush toilets/showers and 3 cabins available but no other amenities unless you include water/electric hookups. I couldnt tell where the primitive tent sites were bc the map online doesn’t quite line up with what we saw there. You’d come here to relax around the fire, play some outdoor games, maybe do a little walking, and that’s about it. It was just what we were looking for. Some people looked like they were going to try to fish but the water in the fishing area was low which makes me wonder if it gets really buggy in the summer. We were on 2 huge pull-thru sites with just our 2 tents and we were the only tent campers I saw—maybe 1/3 of other sites had RVs. Some seemed to be permanent so not sure if that is common? Views of the river were great, kindling was plentiful, and it was SO QUIET and peaceful at night! I usually don’t sleep the first night of camping because my brain has to tune in to the new noises but we got some good rest even with temps dipping down to 45. Would love to come back in the summer for longer.

    • liquor U.
      Camper-submitted photo from Jubilee College State Park
      Oct. 14, 2024

      Jubilee College State Park

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      Oct. 4, 2024

      Jubilee College State Park

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      Oct. 4, 2024

      Jubilee College State Park

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    • JASON L.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Jubilee College State Park
      Aug. 31, 2024

      Jubilee College State Park

      Peaceful and low key

      Excellent campground for those who want to relax and have quiet time. Nature trails are nicely groomed and mowed. Not a lot of amenities for families with young kids but bring your own corn hole bags and badminton. Nice for adults who want some peace and quiet.

    • Linda N.
      Camper-submitted photo from Clinton Lake State Recreation Area
      Aug. 10, 2024

      Clinton Lake State Recreation Area

      Memorabe trip

      One of our favorite camping trips so far!

      We stayed in the J loop, which was more family friendly and very close to the beach. There was a walking path from our site to the shore which was perfect for our young family to go back and forth on.

      Sites were somewhat open but there were tons of trees and grass behind each spot so it didn’t feel so exposed. We loved the option for fishing and swimming in a nearby watering hole.

      We heard the toilets and shower house were brought a portable toilet since we have small kids who might not make it to the outhouse so we never used the campground toilet/facilities.

      Definitely our vibe of being more secluded and on the water.

    • Jennifer H.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Evening Star Camping Resort
      Jul. 26, 2024

      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!!

    • Christopher B.
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      Jul. 15, 2024

      Cabin Fever Campground

      Place is nice, manager isn't.

      The place is nice and very quiet on weekdays.  My only complaint is Rick who runs the place.  I have not had good experiences with him.  He really seems unhappy in his job.  I heard him tell a good friend of mine while I was standing just feet away  "... I hate managing the place".

    • Mary T.
      Camper-submitted photo from Galesburg East Campground
      Jul. 12, 2024

      Galesburg East Campground

      Great Campground fixing it up

      They are spending a lot on this campground. New restrooms, traveled all pads, trimmed trees, new playground equipment. It is a hidden gem. If you are on I 74 great place to stay. We will be back. A lot of events scheduled. Cabins being put in.

    • L
      Camper-submitted photo from Clinton Lake State Recreation Area
      Jul. 6, 2024

      Clinton Lake State Recreation Area

      Great visit with the family

      We had a fantastic time here. We came during Fourth of July and never felt like it was overly crowded. Sites were spacious but wasn’t much privacy, which didn’t bother us because it allowed for our kids to play with the other kids easily. Our site was adjacent to numerous paths that easily led to the beach, playground, the rocky path for fishing, and a secluded swimming hole. We couldn’t have asked for a better location for our family and our interests. We did not use the toilets or showers, although it looked like they were in working order as others were using then. We had a cloudless night and the stars were spectacular.

    • Melissa C.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Millpoint Park
      Jun. 28, 2024

      Millpoint Park

      Peaceful, Clean, Beautiful River Views

      Peaceful campground, well maintained, beautiful views of the Upper Peoria Lake/Illinois River. We enjoyed a nice pull-through full hookup site that required minimal leveling. Water has a lot of iron so does smell/taste weird.

    • Nick W.
      Camper-submitted photo from Kentuckiana Campground
      May. 16, 2024

      Kentuckiana Campground

      Great family atmosphere

      Great place for kids. Decent little parks. Huge slide in the holler. Spots are kind of cramped and close together, one of our favorite places though!

    • Stuart K.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Comlara County Park
      May. 6, 2024

      Comlara County Park

      Lakefront Camping Bliss Albeit Sans Privacy

      Located just northwest of Bloomington, which is located absolutely smack-dab in the middle of the state of Illinois, you’ll discover a nature wonderland over here nearly hidden from plain site. One moment you’ll be driving down the well-paved country road with golden tassles of corn popping up on either side of you and the very next, you’ll turn into a wooded sanctuary that is punctuated by the marvelous Evergreen Lake, which was built in 1970 and is some 925 acres in size with an average depth of nearly 20 feet and 50 feet at its deepest.

      It is this fresh body of water that really makes Comlara County Park stand-out from just about anything else in the surrounding area. It has not one but two outstanding boat launches as well as a separate launch for canoes and kayaks. There are simply tons of little nooks and crannies all around the lake to get some decent fishing in – which you will predominantly find largemouth and smallmouth bass, walleye, saugeye, muskellunge and crappie – as well as a small individual isle called Deer Island, although when we explored the small land mass, no deer were to be found. There’s boat rentals and a bait shop that is available on the weekends only as well as a proper beach head with swimming available 7 days a week during the summertime (Memorial Day – Labor Day).

      As far as the campground(s) are concerned – if you look closely, there's actually not 1, not 2, not even 3, but actually 4 to choose from – but if you add up all of the 144 campsites (apart from the primitive camping options) collectively, they are spaced a little too close to comfort for my taste, which when you add on top of that there isn’t much brush or anything separating you from your neighbors camping alongside of you. This is likely my biggest complaint: privacy. If that doesn’t matter to you and you enjoying being in a large wide open space chock full with other tents, RVs and 5th wheelers, then Comlara County Park is a great choice for you.

      I would first begin by pointing out that the entire Comlara Park is very well organized, kept impeccably clean and very easy to navigate with relatively good roads and decent signage. It feels as though whether you are looking for a trail to hike, a spot to launch your kayak, biking trails to navigate or finding a fishing hole to cast a line, everything seems as though it is in very close reach and just a short walk away. All of the 144 campsites are made available on a first-come, first served basis, with 94 including 30 / 50 amp electric while 23 are non-electric sites, with the 11 remaining devoid of any hook-ups.

      For my tent-pitching primitive bredren, there’s 16 walk-in sites in the main recreation area (I guess that is situated amongst or in-between the other 3 campgrounds that exist here), but there is a completely separate whole other area (oh, and located completely in a different county altogether), which is technically a completely different campground in a completely separate physical location with these 16 primitive campsites.

      With amenities in mind, aside from the greatest asset being Evergreen Lake itself and beyond the associated amenities that have already been highlighted (e.g. boat launch, beach, canoe / boat rental, bait shop) there’s 3 kid’s playground, at least 5 large shelters by my count, at least 3 his / her bathroom and shower facilities as well as scattered in-ground fire rings, water spigots (basically planted every 3rd or 4th site) stand-up BBQ grills as well as the prerequisite picnic tables, all of which were in very condition during our stay. There’s only one dump station, which seemed odd considering that there’s at least 3 campgrounds if not 4 here and 144 sites collecting garbage at a single time. There is firewood, ice and fishing worms available at the visitors center and campground station in the main area.

      Insider’s tips? Here’s a few: (1) If like me you are a primitive tent camper and on the look out for some pretty amazing, not-so-EZ places on earth to really feel like you are out enjoying pristine, undisturbed nature, then you’ll want to have a very close look at the primitive camping areas west of Evergreen Lake over near White Oak. There’s 16 or so simply excellent lakefront sites over here along with your own boat dock; (2) Should you be ‘herd camping’ with a much larger group, there’s actually a simply fantastic hidden group camping oasis over here in White Oaks as well that you can get away from it all; (3) In the event that you grow weary of cooking up franks & beans again for dinner, you’ll have a decent drive to either El Paso, where there’s a Monical’s Pizza, Dairy Queen, Casey’s, El Paso Mexican or, upgrade yourself to The Local Tap, which is a craft kitchen and alehouse serving up some excellent fare. Of course, you could head into Bloomington, of which you will find everything, but that’s a bit of a hike unless, like me, you would make that drive to either have some of the best deep dish pizza Chicago has to offer, Giordano’s, or one of the greatest sausage and Italian beef joints in the world, Portillo’s.

      Happy Camping!

    • DThe Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Anderson Lake SFWA
      Apr. 6, 2024

      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.

    • Kathie M.
      Camper-submitted photo from Comlara County Park
      Oct. 16, 2023

      Comlara County Park

      Site 18

      Beautiful lake view site. Steep drop to water so not good for those w/little kids. Great trees for hammock-overlooking lake! Pad level. Water very close. Outhouse close walk. Kayak launch close walk. Boat dock close. Shower house short walk

    • Kathie M.
      Camper-submitted photo from Comlara County Park
      Oct. 12, 2023

      Comlara County Park

      Site 107 non-electric

      Very large non electric site near water. Quieter area of campground. Site level. Water close by. Pit toilets close.

    • Kathie M.
      Camper-submitted photo from Comlara County Park
      Sep. 30, 2023

      Comlara County Park

      Site 31

      Site 31 is for those who want more privacy. It has woods on 2 sides with a trail thru woods to outhouse. Nice shade, site is level and on cul-de-sac so way less traffic. Water spigot very close. Very short walk to lake/dock and shower house. Park kept clean and very friendly staff.

    • Kathie M.
      Camper-submitted photo from Comlara County Park
      Aug. 27, 2023

      Comlara County Park

      County Campground w/nice lake

      Campground with nice no wake lake. Sites are fairly large although many of them with wide open area and thus little privacy. Site 31 nice site backed by woods. Could use a second dump station-only has one. Camp staff very friendly.

    • M
      Camper-submitted photo from Millpoint Park
      Jul. 27, 2023

      Millpoint Park

      Excellent campground and value

      Beautiful views. Great sites. Excellent communication from the manager. We got a pull-through site in the middle. We brought our two dogs and they loved this place. Our kids did too. No there's no playground, but our 7 and 8 year old girls loved this place. No there's no pool. It was very quiet and peaceful. Every day the manager and his crew were working on maintaining the grounds. The only complaint - there's no sign on the bathroom/shower house! Please put up a sign! (It's right next to the office, but you cannot tell it's a bath house because it looks just like the cabins next to it. There's no signs to tell you where the dumpster is either. Ask Don - he's very friendly and accommodating. Oh, the water. Like the other reviewers stated, the water is not for drinking. Bring cases of bottled water. But the water is fine for showering or other things. Even with water filters, it is still brown. I'm guessing that is because of the river. Good luck finding a site with no shade. There's mature trees everywhere! Also, it was very quiet and peaceful. The showers and bathrooms are amazing! Very clean. We'll be back!

    • Rick G.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Comlara County Park
      Jul. 25, 2023

      Comlara County Park

      Nice County Park near Bloomington

      Needed a couple nights stay near Bloomington and chose site #29 sight unseen. Ended up having to grab a different site since #29 was too unlevel. The campground office was very accommodating. Park is very well maintained with small lake access and lots of open space. Enjoyed peace and quiet with only one other camper in our loop. Filled the fresh water tank on the way end and used the easy access dump on the way out. Verizon signal was minimal, but worked. Recommend the McLean County History Museum in downtown Bloomington. Located in the old courthouse building and extremely well done.

    • Ben S.
      Camper-submitted photo from Comlara County Park
      Jul. 15, 2023

      Comlara County Park

      Water is not communal

      Water spigots are supposed to be communal. No one site has water, but trailers hook their hoses up to the spigots for the duration of their stays and nothing is said to them. Meaning that primitive-tents, and bikepackers have to seak further away from your particular campsite for refill. This campground is full most weekends all summer, so tenters and cyclists plan ahead. Other than that, the campground looks well cared for. Trees are trimmed, grass mowed. Sites are roomy. Pit toilets were clean and had paper, shower house is 15 seconds per push button. The water is warm. The lake is beautiful for paddling.

    • Lisa H.
      Camper-submitted photo from Carl Spindler
      Jul. 9, 2023

      Carl Spindler

      Only the basics, but perfect for certain needs

      I came to this campground because of a local event where I knew I was going to be gone a decent amount of time, but also have some down time. This place was perfect for my needs. I got a full hookup site, easy access, extremely quiet. Great views at the opposite side of the campground from where I was. Looks like lots of "permanent" sites mixed with regular turnover. Also looked like a lot of sites were occupied by people working in "traveling" industries, where this place was their temporary home. I would come back again for a similar situation, but the playground is very minimal, so I wouldn't come back with my kid.

    • Kathie M.
      Camper-submitted photo from Comlara County Park
      Jul. 7, 2023

      Comlara County Park

      Nice county campground

      County campground with good rates. Nice no wake lake for fishing, kayaking. 4 RV sites with lake view, 2-3 tent sites with view. A lot of sites in wide open areas with few trees and privacy. Fire pits need work-many sinking. Shower house adequate but nothing to rave about. In general area nice picnic pavilions and play area. Firewood and ice for sale. Could use more than a single dump station-I waited in line for 1.5 hours during the week. Site 16 during heavy rain becomes a river of mud. They give discounts for longer stays, veterans and county residents. Site 30 level and with shade tree. On cul-de-sac so less traffic. Backs up to pond.



    Guide to Morton

    Camping near Morton, Illinois, offers a variety of experiences for outdoor enthusiasts. From scenic views to family-friendly activities, there’s something for everyone in this charming area.

    What to do:

    • Hiking: Explore the beautiful trails at Starved Rock Campground. One visitor mentioned, "I spent hours hiking the more than 13 miles of trails, which offer access to beautiful waterfalls and spectacular overlooks."
    • Fishing: Head to Comlara County Park for some great fishing. A reviewer noted, "There are simply tons of little nooks and crannies all around the lake to get some decent fishing in."
    • Kayaking: Enjoy kayaking at Chief Keokuk Campground. One camper shared, "Had fun kayaking on the lake, caught a catfish!"

    What campers like:

    • Scenic Views: Campers love the picturesque settings. One reviewer at Millpoint Park said, "Peaceful campground, well maintained, beautiful views of the Upper Peoria Lake/Illinois River."
    • Quiet Atmosphere: Many appreciate the tranquility. A visitor at Jubilee College State Park Campground mentioned, "Excellent campground for those who want to relax and have quiet time."
    • Family-Friendly: Campgrounds like Clinton Lake State Recreation Area are great for families. One family shared, "We had a fantastic time here... Our site was adjacent to numerous paths that easily led to the beach."

    What you should know:

    • Facilities: Some campgrounds have limited facilities. A camper at Moraine View State Recreational Area noted, "The outhouse was in really rough shape--looked like it hadn't been swept out or hosed down for a while."
    • Privacy Concerns: Campers at Comlara County Park mentioned that sites can be close together. One review stated, "If that doesn’t matter to you... then Comlara County Park is a great choice for you."
    • Wildlife: Be prepared for wildlife encounters. A visitor at Weldon Springs State Park Campground warned, "I had a friend stay in the tent area and she had to leave in the middle of the night because the raccoons were so bad."

    Tips for camping with families:

    • Choose Family-Friendly Campgrounds: Look for places like Clinton Lake State Recreation Area that offer activities for kids. One parent said, "Our kids did too. It was very quiet and peaceful."
    • Pack Games: Bring along games like corn hole or badminton. A camper at Jubilee College State Park Campground suggested, "Not a lot of amenities for families with young kids but bring your own corn hole bags."
    • Plan for Outdoor Activities: Make sure to include hiking and fishing in your itinerary. A visitor at Starved Rock Campground mentioned, "The park's unique geological formations and abundant recreational activities make it an ideal spot for nature lovers."

    Tips from RVers:

    • Check Site Sizes: Be aware that some sites may not be as large as advertised. A reviewer at Weldon Springs State Park Campground noted, "A 40-foot site might only be 20 feet."
    • Bring Your Own Water: Many campgrounds have water that isn’t suitable for drinking. A camper at Millpoint Park advised, "Bring cases of bottled water."
    • Look for Full Hookups: If you need full hookups, check campgrounds like Chief Keokuk Campground that offer electric and water connections. A visitor shared, "Each site has a fire spot with a grill grate."

    Camping near Morton, Illinois, has its perks and quirks. With the right preparation, you can enjoy a memorable outdoor experience!

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