Best RV Parks & Resorts near Oakwood, IL
Kickapoo State Recreation Area provides electric hookups and shady sites for RV camping near Oakwood. The 30-amp hookups accommodate most recreational vehicles throughout the year, though sites lack water or sewer connections at the individual spots. Prairie Pines Campground in Rantoul offers full hookup sites with 50-amp service on gravel pads surrounded by mature trees, while D & W Lake RV Park in Champaign features big-rig friendly sites with 50-amp electric, water, and sewer connections. Turkey Run State Park Campground, located about 30 miles west in Indiana, accommodates RVs with electric, water, and sewer hookups. "Sites are close together and we would not camp here again. The sites are difficult to get into and although they allow one car on the site there is barely room for that one car."
Many RV parks in the region require advance reservations, particularly during summer months and fall foliage season. Dump stations are available at most parks including Kickapoo and Turkey Run, while Prairie Pines and D & W Lake provide sewer hookups directly at campsites. Cell service varies between locations, with stronger signals at parks closer to Champaign-Urbana. Most campgrounds permit pets but with standard leash requirements. Several campgrounds feature uneven terrain that may challenge larger motorhomes. A camper noted that at Prairie Pines, "Rain saturated ground prohibited site pull in. Had to back up over a steep street curb into a non-angled site." Firewood is available for purchase at Kickapoo and Turkey Run, while Prairie Pines offers delivery with purchase of firewood for campers preferring not to leave their site.
