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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!
Glamping near Orangeville, IL
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White Pines Forest State Park Campground and Lena KOA provide upscale glamping accommodations near Orangeville, with canvas cabins and luxury tents featuring comfortable beds, electricity, and climate control systems. These glamping sites offer a perfect blend of outdoor immersion and modern comfort, with private decks overlooking wooded areas and nearby water features. One guest shared, "The cabins were clean and cozy with beautiful fire pits at each site, making it nice to sit around the fire throughout the day and night." Most accommodations include kitchenettes or cooking facilities, though White Pines Forest restricts outdoor cooking at some of their premium glamping units, directing guests to their on-site restaurant instead.
Crazy Horse Campground's luxury glamping options feature a petting zoo, kayak rentals, and a rocky beach area perfect for families seeking unique outdoor experiences. The property includes a land pillow attraction and dog park, creating a comprehensive glamping resort experience with activities for all ages. A visitor noted, "The sites are spaced out well and there are more secluded sites so you have the feeling of privacy." Hiking trails throughout the area provide opportunities for wildlife viewing and nature photography, with Lake Kegonsa State Park offering well-groomed paths through woods and prairies. Seasonal considerations affect availability, with most glamping accommodations operating from May through October, though White Pines Forest maintains year-round glamping options with heated units during winter months.
Best Glamping Campgrounds near Orangeville (21)
1. Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Recreation Area
"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
Check Availability2. Crazy Horse Campground
"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."
3. Lena KOA
"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."
4. Blackhawk Memorial Park
"Pit toilets/shelter/playground near the entrance. Two boat launches.
Variable availability for firewood; the Cenex on the west end of Argyle reliably sells it if there isn't any at the park."
5. Sweet Minnihaha Campground
"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
Check Availability6. White Pines Forest State Park Campground
"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."
7. Blue Mound State Park Campground
"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."
"The biggest issue we faced was the amount of noise. All of the sites surrounding us knew each other and partied together. People that partied until 1am, yelling and being loud as hell."
from $22 - $50 / night
Check Availability8. Timber Lake Resort
"The site was easy to get into with help from the friendly staff."
from $60 / night
Check Availability9. Lake Kegonsa State Park Campground
"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 $26 - $50 / night
Check Availability10. Cox Hollow Campground — Governor Dodge State Park
"The sites on the "inside" of the loop are rather close to one another. 21 has a nice view of the lake, and you can walk back to the fence to look over the bluff 24 is quite private and very large 26,"
"I randomly picked this campground, after trying to book Devil's Lake with no luck. WE LOVED IT! Sites are very private, some in the woods, and some have sun/shade."
from $26 - $41 / night
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Drive Time
- 40 min from Rockford, IL
- 57 min from Janesville, WI
- 1 hr 1 min from Madison, WI
- 1 hr 11 min from Dubuque, IA
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Glamping Reviews near Orangeville, IL
221 Reviews of 21 Orangeville Campgrounds
Stacie H.
GuideWhite 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:
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Many of the campsites are sloped and some are sloped A LOT. This isn't obvious from the booking page.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The breakfast buffet at the restaurant is mid but very pricey- $50 for 2 of us.
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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.
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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.
Tricia E.GuideYogi 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.
- Stacie H.Guide
Morrison-Rockwood State Park
A lovely campground with the CLEANEST bathrooms and showerhouse!
This campground is a lovely gem! Most of the camp sites are fairly secluded from one another by distance and from surrounding foliage (see pic). The exceptions would be sites 55-64 that loop around the playground. We, unfortunately, didn't know this and so had site 61. It was nice little spot with plenty of shade but I was a bit jealous of those with more secluded spots, especially since we are tent campers and all of the others on the loop were big RVs.
The pros:
- The campground hosts were lovely. Friendly but not overbearing, as some can be.
- The on site restaurant/bait shop/ boat rental was very convenient! Husband forgot to pack something and the little bait shop had what we needed. Plus, we were able to buy firewood there, too.
- Lovely scenery! The hiking trails were well maintained and there were lots of beautiful flowers, bird, and butterflies. We even saw a raccoon!
- The (and I cannot emphasize this enough) CLEANEST campground bathrooms I've ever seen! I'm not squeamish and have been camping for years so my expectations for campground bathroom cleanliness is well calibrated but these bathrooms (even the vault toilets!) were amazingly clean! There weren't even spiderwebs on the ceiling of the shower house. Just *chef's kiss*
- The water from the pump was very clean.
The cons:
- Lack of privacy/seclusion for the 55-64 sites along the loop.
- For that same loop, since it circles the playground, if kids playing noises bother you, might want to choose a different site.
- The food at the restaurant was meh. It was fine- it was sustenance. Nothing to write home about.
- LOTS of big RVs. It wasn't an issue for us on this trip, but on other camping trips sometimes being surrounded by big RVs just isn't a great vibe.
Mountainman McBeachfront
ScoutWhite 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.
- NNate R.Traveler
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.
Rx Q.ScoutCox Hollow Campground — Governor Dodge State Park
Noisy
This was my first and probably last time camping at Cox Hollow. Let’s start with positive: easy access to the campsite I was able to park my car right by the tent. Bathrooms and showers seemed clean enough, but I would recommend wearing some sort of footwear while you shower. Now the negatives: loud and obnoxious families with screaming bratty kids, people leave food scraps so raccoons are not scared and come right up to you sniffing for food, people have zero courtesy and slam bathroom door non stop, not to mention slamming down dumpster lids literally all day and late into the evening. Oh and did I mention screaming kids? Apparently “quiet hours” are from 11pm-8am, well the noise continued almost into midnight hours and as early as 6:30am. Thumping stereos with loud music, also can’t blame dogs for barking, but we had a howler and it kept going all the time. Forget about sleeping in or enjoying the sounds of nature. I’d like try different campsite at this park, but won’t be returning to Cox Hollow.
Scott W.TravelerBlue Mound State Park Campground
Depends on your site.
My wife and I tent camped here. We had never been here before.
We stayed at site 77 as the majority of the sites were booked.
77 is sloped, as well as gravel with hard packed earth. Some patches of grass, but for the most part it’s gravel. My wife and I sleep on mattresses, so it was not an issue for us.
If you’re tent camping, I highly recommend looking for a site with a leveled tent pad. We did not inspect any of them, but from a distance the pads look like packed sand or something of that nature.
The pit toilets are very well taken care of. The shower facilities were not open during our visit.
Here is where our problems lied (and this has little to do with the park itself)
there was no end-of-night patrol of any kind. The biggest issue we faced was the amount of noise. All of the sites surrounding us knew each other and partied together. People that partied until 1am, yelling and being loud as hell. Screaming at cars that drove by. quiet hours are listed online starting at 10pm.
We left our campsite to ask the Onsite host for help or to do something about it, but they chose not to come out of their camper. We called every line we could to get someone to come and shut them up, but alas, no park employees or hotlines were available. The wife and I certainly did not want to call the cops since we were surrounded by a group of drunk loud people and that can get out of hand fast.
Park staff came to our site the very next morning and talked to us. They warned all groups around us of the noise level. While this did calm down the partying our next night, it did not stop them from yelling things towards our campsite to try and scare us. Making animal noises and non-sense scare tactics to try and intimidate us.
Trashy and disrespectful, we walk away from our experience with an extremely negative stain.
This has nothing to do with the park itself, just the unfortunate circumstance that we were surrounded by terrible people that do not respect the rules of camping.
- Griffin K.Scout
Blue Mound State Park Campground
A+ camping experience
Tl;dr: shower house is great. Nice campers, rangers and camping vibes. Go to Blue Mounds Grocery on the way in. easy access to hiking, mountain biking, and running trails - including Military Ridge Trail.
Camped here with 2 friends during a cross country road trip. We had site 5 and were tent camping. When we showed up it was raining and it was unseasonably cold, but other campers in adjacent sites looked like they were having a great time - lots of family groups. This kept our spirits high as we set up camp, made a fire, and made dinner. The site was standard with a big picnic table, tent platform, fire pit, and room for our car. The bathroom and shower house was a really great amenity and there were spots for cars to drive over there if their spots were far. A very nice camp ranger came by to say hi and let us know that campers are expected to quiet down at 9ish and not be cognizant of that. Campers were being respectful of socially distancing and wearing masks for the most part. Seems like there is a great bike/hiking trail network all around. A couple of us are runners also a friend from Madison met us and we ran on the military ridge trail in the morning. There is very easy access to that. Also, insider note, on the way in, go to blue mounds grocery for anything you need (esp firewood). The cash register gave us some great camping advice.
Guide to Orangeville
Located in northwest Illinois about 25 miles from the Wisconsin border, the Orangeville area offers year-round camping options in a landscape characterized by rolling hills, limestone outcroppings, and abundant waterways. The region typically sees warm summers with average highs around 83°F and cold winters with temperatures often dropping below freezing. Tent sites and yurt camping near Orangeville, Illinois provide access to diverse hiking trails through varied terrain.
What to do
Kayaking on Sugar River: At Crazy Horse Campground, visitors can take advantage of complimentary kayak services with shuttle transportation. "They provide at no charge kayaks and a shuttle to a drop-off point which you can kayak back down to the campground which takes about an hour and a half," notes David H. who appreciates how "they space out the shuttles very well so you are not running into the people from the last shuttle."
Fishing in stocked waters: Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Recreation Area features a dedicated kids' fishing pond, though results vary by season. "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 Nilsa S. The park also offers accessible fishing spots along the main lake for anglers of all skill levels.
Cross-country skiing trails: Winter visitors to Lake Kegonsa State Park Campground can enjoy well-maintained cross-country ski routes. As Melissa K. observed, "I also noticed that once the snow flies, they appear to keep those trails groomed for cross country skiing. At that point I don't think you can walk on them anymore though."
Hiking diverse landscapes: Cox Hollow Campground offers extensive trail networks with varying difficulty levels. "Nice hiking trails, especially Lost Canyon and Stephens Falls. Good cell coverage," says Lee D. The trails feature woodland areas, canyon views, and seasonal waterfalls within reasonable hiking distances.
What campers like
Spacious camping fields: Blackhawk Memorial Park provides minimal amenities but offers relaxed camping in open areas. "Great little off grid camping for people that aren't afraid of bugs! No trailers with yapping ankle biters, Glammpers stay away! I loved it!" shares Dave S. Sites have basic fire pits and picnic tables with first-come, first-served availability.
Live entertainment: Timber Lake Resort offers regular music performances near the camping areas. "They had live music, loud live music Saturday night. To be fair, the music was made clear on their webpage," notes Jeff G., adding "It was good music and it was fun. They have a margarita bar as well as a bags tournament."
Water recreation options: Sweet Minnihaha Campground provides easy river access for tubing enthusiasts. "Have been here multiple times and we always have fun. There are bands playing on the weekends. Easy access to on and off the river for tubing," states Steve S., who mentions it's "more of an adult atmosphere."
Pet-friendly facilities: Lakefront campsites often include dedicated pet beaches and trails. "My boyfriend and I brought our two dogs here to camp. They had a dog beach for them to swim in which was a huge plus! Great hiking with some beautiful scenery," says Sarah B. about her experience at Governor Dodge State Park.
What you should know
Train noise considerations: Some campgrounds experience railway disruptions, especially at night. "The first train only blew its horn a few short times. The second train acted like someone was laying on the tracks and was a little excessive for 3 am!" reports Lisa S. at Lake Kegonsa State Park. Not all campgrounds in the region have this issue, so research location before booking.
Water quality varies: Several campgrounds report seasonal algae problems affecting swimming. "We had a lot of fun there playing in the water on the beach however my son who was five at the time got a really bad bacterial rash from the water," warns Meg K. about Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park.
Seasonal closures: Milton-Madison SE KOA operates from April through October with limited availability in shoulder seasons. Permanent yurts and glamping structures near Orangeville have longer seasons, with some available during winter months when equipped with heating systems.
Road conditions: Several campgrounds have challenging access roads. Mike F. notes at Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Recreation Area, "Once you enter the park, there are some drastic hills to navigate. We didn't get to use the lake. It was refilling, via letting nature fill the lake back up."
Tips for camping with families
Playground proximity: Choose sites near recreation areas to minimize walking. "This is a great place to bring our three boys. There are 2 playgrounds, a nice pool, games and activities for the kids over weekends, and the rv sites are well spaced," recommends Erin B. about Milton KOA.
Avoid holiday weekends: Busy periods create crowded conditions at popular campgrounds. "Such a nice campground. Only complaint was our neighbors which didn't respect our space...Being right in front of the jumping pillow people didn't walk around. They would cut thru our site," notes Juliana R. about busy weekends at Crazy Horse Campground.
Consider cabin alternatives: White Pines Forest State Park Campground offers permanent structures for families seeking yurt-style accommodations near Orangeville. "The lodge is at the top of the hill with a nice little giftshop and restaurant as well as cute, quaint cabins for an overnight stay," mentions GoWhereYouAreDraw N., providing options beyond traditional tent camping.
River ford crossings: Some campgrounds feature water crossings that kids enjoy. "This was my favorite place to go camping as a kid because you could drive through the water! There's a creek/river that runs through the park and the road runs through it in two spots," explains Ashley Y. about the unique experience at White Pines Forest State Park.
Tips from RVers
Site selection consideration: Campground layouts vary significantly in the region. "The roads are narrow, but surrounded by trees. You can't beat the views at this place, really spectacular," notes Melissa K. about Lake Kegonsa State Park, though she cautions that "the sites we were in were a little narrow to back in a 30ft camper."
Full hookup availability: Many campgrounds offer complete RV services. "I'm not 100% sure, but it looks like all the sites are full hook up. We had a back in site which was easy to navigate into and was mostly level," reports Marc W. about Milton KOA, adding "A lot of the roads were paved and some were gravel but very well maintained."
Bridge clearance warning: Check height restrictions when traveling with larger rigs. "There is also a low hanging overpass and it took the roofs off TWO fifth wheels while we were staying there. Major damage on roof and internally - the RV had to be totaled and replaced," warns Kathy L. about a dangerous spot at Lake Kegonsa State Park.
Dump station access: Plan for end-of-stay congestion at dump stations. Bill L. from Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Recreation Area notes, "The line to clean out the tanks was long and blocks the way in and out. The roads need repair, many potholes. Otherwise very nice campground."
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