Glamping near Mount Prospect, IL

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    Luxury glamping accommodations at Fish Lake Beach Camping Resort and Camp Bullfrog Lake offer cozy alternatives to traditional camping near Mount Prospect. Fish Lake Beach features spacious lakefront glamping sites with spectacular water views and full hookups, while Camp Bullfrog Lake provides heated glamping cabins with comfortable beds, electricity and modern bathrooms. Both locations maintain clean, well-appointed facilities with hot showers, flushing toilets and convenient amenities. The glamping sites at Fish Lake feature private fire rings, picnic tables, and access to a sandy beach area for swimming. Camp Bullfrog Lake's glamping accommodations include free bundles of oak firewood and access to fishing docks. One guest noted, "The cabins are great for getting out of the cold with bunk beds and heated interiors, perfect for those wanting to enjoy nature without sacrificing comfort."

    Miles of hiking and mountain biking trails surround these glamping destinations, providing immediate access to outdoor recreation opportunities. Fish Lake Beach Resort includes a swimming pool, hot tub with adult-only hours, and a well-stocked camp store selling treats and pizza. Camp Bullfrog Lake connects directly to an extensive trail system with multiple routes offering wildlife viewing opportunities—visitors frequently spot herons, songbirds, deer, and occasionally Cooper's Hawks. Both locations remain open seasonally with Fish Lake Beach operating from May through mid-October and Camp Bullfrog Lake available year-round. According to a camper, "What's great about this location is the access to miles and miles of mountain biking and hiking trails just out the front step of your glamping site—perfect for getting away without traveling far from the Chicago area." Reservations are recommended for these popular eco-friendly glamping resorts, particularly during summer weekends.

    Best Glamping Campgrounds near Mount Prospect (16)

      1. Camp Bullfrog Lake

      4.2(30)24mi from Mount ProspectRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "Each site comes with a free bundle of oak firewood which is nice to use on the fire pits."

      "The tent sites are right next to the water which is beautiful but can get very windy. There is no privacy between the sites (no trees, etc)."

      from $20 - $138 / night

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      2. Fish Lake Beach Camping Resort

      4.3(8)22mi from Mount ProspectRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "Very Friendly Staff I received warm welcome from nice staff at the entrance gate. Tent Campground is nicely tucked inside by the lake. Quit place night time I can hear fish jumping from the water."

      "The staff is very friendly the grounds are beautiful and well maintained We kayaked in the lake and it's small but nice."

      from $43 - $73 / night

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      3. Honeysuckle Hollow — Chain O' Lakes State Park

      3.9(14)30mi from Mount ProspectRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "*** reviewing as a baby/toddler camp family on the go :-) we chose the loop 11 was on because it was close to the path to the playgrounds and lakes plus bathrooms… avoid the first 2 sites from either end"

      "Non-electric sites in the loop on the small fishing pond were relatively quiet, well shaded, with decent screening between sites."

      4. Fox Den Campground — Chain O' Lakes State Park

      4.3(12)29mi from Mount ProspectRVs, Tents

      "We stayed in the Fox Den electric sites. The campsite was very clean and the fire pit and table were in good condition. Our site was very shaded and quiet at night. The bath house was very clean."

      "Fox den at Chain-o-Lakes state park provides a more secluded camping experience than Honeysuckle or the 2 tent camping areas."

      5. Turner Lake South — Chain O' Lakes State Park

      3.9(13)30mi from Mount ProspectRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "There’s some small trails around as well that are beginner. There was electricity, however those sites are $25/night."

      "In the Turner loop, the pit toilets are next to the path to the fishing pier, while the showers and full restrooms are between Turner and Fox den, there is a short path between sites 60& 61."

      6. Camp Sullivan

      3.1(15)31mi from Mount ProspectRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "As stated, there is electric hookup but no water at the site. However, staff was more than happy to meet us at the bathrooms to allow us to fill our tanks before we set up camp."

      "Wooded electric paved sites with fairly new bathhouse facilities. Pretty clean. Only one indoor water faucet working but this may be a COVID casualty."

      from $35 - $250 / night

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      7. Chicago Northwest KOA

      4.1(16)33mi from Mount ProspectRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "Plus they have a quiet time at night.So people and kids can go to bed without a bunch of noise."

      "We stayed here for a weekend and there were plenty of activities for the kids...the staff was friendly and the bathrooms were clean...our camp site was near the bathrooms, pool, and store so we were nice"

      8. Prairie View — Chain O' Lakes State Park

      4.5(8)29mi from Mount ProspectRVs, Tents

      "We stayed at the Prairie View section on site P27. It was me, my wife, our 8 month old daughter, and our dog."

      "Prairie View campground is in the Chain O Lakes State Park series. This is the no services campground. We could walk to fill up with water but no electric on site. Checking in was interesting."

      9. Mud Lake East — Chain O' Lakes State Park

      4.0(7)29mi from Mount ProspectRVs, Tents

      "Very quiet spot with no electric short walk to Turner Lake.   Spaces are well spaced, some with good shade and others in full sun.   "

      "There are tons of trails, a small fishing pond and ok bathrooms. The staff is very friendly. There is horse riding here as well. The views are breathtaking."

      from $12 / night

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      10. Thomas Woods Campground

      3.9(17)37mi from Mount ProspectRVs, 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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    Glamping Reviews near Mount Prospect, IL

    189 Reviews of 16 Mount Prospect Campgrounds


    • Addison G.The Dyrt PRO User
      Oct. 23, 2024

      Turner Lake South — Chain O' Lakes State Park

      Awesome choice for campers on a budget

      These campsites are as low as $12/night!! One of my favorite spots to test new gear. Family friendly. There’s some small trails around as well that are beginner. There was electricity, however those sites are $25/night. Bathrooms could’ve been cleaner but we were grateful for the facility which doubled as a storm shelter. There’s indoor showers and bathrooms. There are also cabins at this campsite, not sure on pricing tho

    • Dakota
      Jul. 19, 2021

      Prairie View — Chain O' Lakes State Park

      Great Camping!

      We stayed at the Prairie View section on site P27. It was me, my wife, our 8 month old daughter, and our dog. One thing I always look up before booking a campsite is how secluded we are since our dog gets very anxious and will bark at almost anyone that gets “too close” in her eyes. This site seemed promising so I booked it with fingers crossed. Luckily it was fantastic. You could barely see the neighbors because of how overgrown the edges of the site were. We felt like we were in our own little bubble. The gravel drive into the site was also pretty tight so we were able to park our car in it and block off the view to the road even more. There was plenty of room for our tent and to have a fire. Two tents might have been too much though. Although we do have a pretty large tent. The fire area was great, it had a grill you could put over it to cook on. It was also very well upkept. We saw someone going around and cleaning out all of the fire pits before check-in even to make sure they were ready for the next group. There were pit toilets within the camping area but there was also a bath house with flush toilets right outside on the main road (5 minute walk). 

      Checking in was also extremely easy and the people at the gatehouse were very friendly. The concessions (or camp store) was large and well stocked. Plenty of firewood and was inside a garage so it was all dry and ready to use. We didn’t use any of the water sport rentals because of our baby, but we’re very happy to see there was a ton to do and will likely be back to take advantage. 

      We also did a 5 mile hike through the park. It was absolutely beautiful. Lots of hills, forested areas, open prairies, and multiple water locations including next to the Fox River where our dog was able to cool off. The paths were all paved or crushed gravel and were very well upkept. 

      We had an amazing time and will definitely be back!

    • 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

    • Brian O.The Dyrt PRO User
      Oct. 17, 2024

      Turner Lake South — Chain O' Lakes State Park

      Fine camping in Northern Illinois

      We stayed in the Turner lake south loop, which has nice and private sites. This is in contrast to Honeysuckle hollow which is open and row after row of RV sites. Fox den and Prairie view loops are nice as well with mostly primitive sites. Be aware that the map on www.ExloreMoreIL,com(where you make your reservations) doesn't show where the restrooms are. In the Turner loop, the pit toilets are next to the path to the fishing pier, while the showers and full restrooms are between Turner and Fox den, there is a short path between sites 60& 61. Facilities are clean and well lit. Fire pits are slightly raised steel troughs with a heavy adjustable grill. This is a BIG park, the campgrounds are two miles from the front gate, and it's a drive to the main boat launch at Maple Grove, where you have access to the Fox River and Grass lake. This location has a huge parking lot for boat trailers, a very well stocked general store with fishing supplies, a cafe, boat rentals and good firewood. To get away from the crowd if you're a canoeist or kayaker it's nicer to leave the park and go back in at Oak Point picnic area and boat launch at the northern border. This will put you on the Fox river with developments to the north(including a bar& grill) or to the south which is all nature. I think the distance by boat between the two launches is 4-5 miles, but I'm not sure, Halfway there you'll meet up with the Goldfinch trail which is the shortest loop and the most diverse in term of flora. There are horse/ snowmobile trails, but no equestrian campground. Chain o' Lakes is one of the busiest waterways in Illinois, with motorboats everywhere in the height of the summer season. We canoe, and both times we stayed there it was October, so I can't tell you how crowded, but the vast number of picnic areas must be there for a reason. An odd thing is that you can hear a Steam Train whistle quite often, this is from Richardson's Adventure Farm in Spring Grove. We don't have kids so we went to Stade's Farm& Orchard(which is also large and kid friendly) because they have an orchard and vegetable market. One last thing, the gates close at 10:PM and there are tire shredders, you can leave but you can't get back in… unless you want to walk 2+ miles in the dark:)

    • Meg
      Jun. 12, 2022

      Honeysuckle Hollow — Chain O' Lakes State Park

      Good For families, a few downsides

      *** reviewing as a baby/toddler camp family on the go :-) we chose the loop 11 was on because it was close to the path to the playgrounds and lakes plus bathrooms… avoid the first 2 sites from either end as the ones closest to the main loop aren’t very deep. Closer to the center of this row is best.

      Pros- easy pull in sites and lots of walk-in availability. Sites are almost all flat thankfully, so no weird slopes to sleep on and easy for babies/toddlers to stay safe. Also seemed pretty respectful in the evenings with people toning down the noise.

      Lots of electric sites, deep enough for 2 tents, 2 cars (although close to neighbors and no trees between sites), picnic table and fire pit.

      Bathroom shower houses were decent (we usually just have toddler use her travel potty, but this one was fine).

      Multiple playgrounds, access to launch sites for kayaks, little store to buy ice cream or snacks.

      Cons - SO many ticks. With a baby crawling that needed to be set free, we were constantly doing checks. Luckily our screen house pop up on a tarp that was sprayed ahead for tick repellent plus a blanket on top of that did the trick, but they literally fall out of the trees into people! Plan for toddlers and babies to have a contained covered screen house and have them wear hats or a wagon shade on walks so nothing lands in their hair.

      Also - the raccoons at night here are no joke. The second it’s dusky, they come scavenging for absolutely anything food has touched. So basically, eat dinner and do s’mores early, then everything must be packed into cars for the night and all surfaces wiped down.

    • K
      Jun. 26, 2021

      Turner Lake South — Chain O' Lakes State Park

      Good enough I guess

      Biggest drawback was the road noise. You can hear whatever highway is nearby pretty clearly and constantly.

      But if you’re not looking for something super remote then it’s fine! My site had room for 2 tents and was close to the road but still felt tucked away.

      The fire pit is actually more like a grill which was cool and great for cooking. You can move the grill to have just a fire. Plus the grocery store is only a quick 15 minute drive away if you forget anything!

      People were playing music loudly at night which was annoying.

      Would have been super peaceful if it weren’t for the roadnoise (which the campground can’t do anything about of course!) and the camper noise.

      Best suited for folks just looking to just play outdoors and not for anyone looking for a peaceful escape to nature.

    • Terran B.
      Sep. 17, 2022

      Honeysuckle Hollow — Chain O' Lakes State Park

      Nice place, not maintained

      It’s a really nice site, but the running water bathrooms were not cleaned regularly and the pit toilets were almost overflowing on a Thursday. The site was also filled with garbage when we arrived.

    • Erin S.
      Jul. 8, 2019

      Honeysuckle Hollow — Chain O' Lakes State Park

      Good for water activities.

      Electric site 7/5-7/7. Campground gets quiet at night. So many campground hosts around I don’t think they would let it be loud past quiet hours. First night the concession closed early so weren’t able to get firewood and had to go to the closest gas station. We could not figure out the problem but I’ve never had such a hard time keeping a fire lit with the wood from the concessions and gas station. Did some fishing, just caught some bluegill. We walked around a lot and did some kayaking. Shower houses were pretty gross in tent loops. We still had a great weekend.


    Guide to Mount Prospect

    Camp Bullfrog Lake and Fish Lake Beach Camping Resort house the premier glamping accommodations near Mount Prospect, with both locations featuring upscale canvas tent options equipped with comfortable bedding, electricity, and climate control systems. Glampers at Camp Bullfrog Lake enjoy lakeside views from private wooden decks attached to their safari-style tents, while Fish Lake Beach offers more secluded glamping sites tucked among mature trees with private fire rings and picnic areas. Both resorts provide full-service bathhouses with hot showers and flush toilets a short walk from glamping units. Camp Bullfrog's eco-friendly canvas accommodations include solar-powered reading lights and USB charging stations, with some premium units featuring small kitchenettes. One guest shared, "The glamping cabins are lovely, with comfortable bedding and beautiful views of the lake, making it feel well away from city life while being surprisingly close to Chicago."

    Hiking trails directly accessible from glamping sites at Camp Bullfrog Lake connect to miles of mountain biking paths through surrounding forest preserves, offering outdoor enthusiasts immediate access to nature. Fish Lake Beach glamping guests enjoy waterfront activities with paddleboard and kayak rentals available on-site, plus a dedicated swimming beach with lifeguards during summer months. Evening programming includes organized stargazing sessions from May through September at Camp Bullfrog, while Fish Lake Beach hosts weekend wine tastings and live acoustic music for adult glampers. A visitor noted, "The atmosphere is the perfect balance of fun and relaxing, with lots of activities throughout the day but very quiet and peaceful by nighttime." Both glamping resorts operate seasonally, with Camp Bullfrog Lake open year-round and Fish Lake Beach Camping Resort operating from May through mid-October, requiring advance reservations during peak summer weekends.

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