Best Dog-Friendly Camping near Timewell, IL

Recent Dog-Friendly Reviews in Timewell

163 Reviews of 44 Timewell Campgrounds

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  Stuart O.

  Guide

  

  Nov. 13, 2024

  Nauvoo State Park Campground

  Late season option

  We stayed in mid-November when a lot of places are closed. They had electricity and the dump station was operating, but the water hookups were shut off and the bath house was closed for the winter. Water was available at a hydrant across from the bath house, but lacked a garden hose thread, so you could only fill water jugs. The roads are very narrow and in need of repair. Fee was $18.

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  Roger M.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 12, 2024

  Driftwood Campground & RV Park

  Nice campground.

  Clean bathrooms, friendly staff, nice park across street for walking dog.  Very cool old metal playground equipment.

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  Frank H.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 22, 2024

  Hickory Haven Campground

  Great Tent Camping

  Level grass tent sites. Shade of trees. Electric outlets at sites. Water accessible. Bath house kept very clean. Plenty of hot water for showers. Picnic table & fire ring at site. Economical. Laundry. Ice bags available. Picnic shelter with sides, 3 picnic tables, small mini fridge, electric lights & outlets, ceiling fan, portable fan, water and deep sink available for campers to use.

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  James W.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 18, 2024

  Driftwood Campground & RV Park

  Nice family owned csmpground

  At one time this campground was a KOA campground so if you are familiar with KOA, you know the basic layout. We stayed here in our tent and while the tent area was closed for receding new grass the owner let us stay in a grassy area under the trees near the office. It was a great stsy and the restrooms and pool were nice and clean. We enjoyed ourselves and cooled off in the hot weather.

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  Rayn C.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 17, 2024

  Spring Lake Park - Macomb

  Just lovely so spacious and clean. Gorgeous view of lake from cabins.

  Friendly staff. Kayak and Pontoon to rent. Trails go all over the entire park! Clean showering facilities. Our furnished cabin faced the lake it was an incredible view.  We had fun fishing and sitting by the campfire in the evenings. Overall definitely worth the 5 stars!!!! Thanks Ryan and all of the staff out there! We will revisit soon.

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  Trent E.

  Scout

  

  May. 24, 2024

  Heavenly Hills Resort

  Friendly and fun

  The owners were amazing. They even let us join in on their son’s birthday party. Our kids enjoyed that.

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  Steve H.

  Guide

  

  May. 2, 2024

  Primitive Campground — Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area

  Prairie Lake Campground @Jim Edgar Panther Creek

  Pleasant campground with 2 loops. Clean bathrooms with showers. Choice of full hookup or just electric on outer perimeters of each loop. Small fishing lake. 2 campground host sites with wood and ice for sale.

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  Donna G.

  Traveler

  

  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.

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  David F.

  Guide

  

  Nov. 30, 2023

  Primitive Campground — Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area

  State Park away from busier Illinois

  https://camp.exploremoreil.com/ 84 electric RV sites all reservable except 21 First Come sites. 18 sites are full hookup. Several 50 amp sites but majority are 30 amp. Modern Shower house and 7 Vault toilet buildings. Newer Campground so Shade Trees are smaller still. Have camped here 4 times past 3 years. Like the quite agricultural Illinois environment but suggest shopping for your needs prior to leaving larger cities as most of the few small towns are limited to a Bar and Dollar store.

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  Lindsey P.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 30, 2023

  Siloam Springs State Park Campground

  Hidden Gem of Illinois...

  This site was so much better than what I was expecting! My friend, Kari, her 3 Doodles, my Beagle, and I camped out the first night in the group section, because there's hardly anyone there and we got there too late in the day to actually start hiking. In the morning, we loaded up our packs, put the little packs on the dogs (they have to carry their own food and water), and headed up the Red Oak Backpacking Trail. I don't know if we started at the beginning or not, but we parked by a little wooden bridge and the hill to start off our adventure kinda kicked my ass a little bit. After we made it up the initial incline, the landscape was beautiful and varied from flat areas to valleys and some creeks (which I was very thankful for after a few hours in 90° and 25 lbs on my back). We ended up setting up camp at a spot we thought was nice just before it got dark, because we didn't know where or how much further the primitive hike-in campsites were. The next day, we figured it out, but we wouldn't have made it there before dark. Towards the end, there were stairs built into the earth that were way too difficult to manage when your legs are jelly and your pack is heavy, so it was almost easier trying to take the side of the stairs and make your own little path, so just a heads up there. We had so much fun the whole time and I can't wait to go back for some snow camping later this year (they are open year round)!!!

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  Jonny P.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 21, 2023

  Dupont Reservation Conservation Area

  Lovely camground along the banks of the Mighty Miss

  It’s actually the Ted Shanks Conservation Area. Dupont is a bit further north, no camping there that we saw.

  . All sites fronting the river, shaded by trees. Mix of campers, fishermen and hunters. A few trains at night but not many. Vault toilets. No tables, no fire rings.

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  Nick W.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 15, 2023

  Yogi Bears Jellystone Park at Pine Lakes

  Family orientated

  Came when all the water activities were closed for the season. Cannot wait to come back! Facilities very clean and family oriented. Very fun for kids.

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  Sonia Nathan B.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 4, 2023

  Buena Vista Farms Campground

  Nice and Quiet

  If your looking just to get way and relax or go explore Jacksonville or Springfield you can get there in 40 minutes.

  The wifi isn’t strong enough to reach back to where we were but that was okay, I guess we didn’t need to watch tv anyways.

  You can still here some cars because of the highway but it wasn’t like really crazy. The part is a decent size if you don’t want to hear traffic go further in the back.

  Terry the owner she is super nice and friendly you would want to come back just for that alone.

  The wifi isn’t so strong but i guess we didn’t need to watch TV. If you don’t want to hear the traffic I suggest getting a spot in the back. The part is a decent size we really didn’t hear it until the morning so by that time it getting up and getting ready to go and explore. You can hit Springfield in bout 40 mins or downtown Jacksonville in 15.

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  MickandKarla W.

  Legend

  

  Aug. 26, 2023

  Mark Twain Cave & Campground

  Accommodating Staff

  Coming into Hannibal, the RV GPS wanted to take us around town up to I-72. Had we been on our toes, we could have turned right at the“campground sign,” making our trip a bit easier and shorter. We came into the campground(CG) and resort area with some other campers. There was plenty of parking, and we checked in at the gift shop where you can purchase cave entry tickets. Our friends had come in the day before and told us that our reserved site E-05 was long enough for our new 40’ 2” Brinkley Model G, but we would need to park our F-450 elsewhere. Our friend suggested F-17, which was an easy back-in. F-17 was available, and was actually cheaper, so we saved$6 on the back-in site. The office folks here were very nice and accommodating, as we had expected to arrive the day prior with our friends, but due to loading up our new rig, we arrived a day late. The nice people at the office helped us work out this situation plus changed our campsite when we arrived. We proceeded to F-17 and settled down for our first camping night in our Brinkley. The F area back-ins are fairly new, with few trees to block the satellite. The older pull-throughs have mature trees and a lot of shade, so satellite would be spotty depending on the site. The water and electric are towards the back of the site, with the sewer in the middle. The water pressure was good. We got one bar on Verizon, and the CG WiFi worked better than average for a CG this size, but we were here for just an overnight from Monday to Tuesday. We were told that this private CG fills up on the weekends.

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  Cyndy & Selena R.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 31, 2023

  Silo Access Area - O’Neil Creek

  Great quiet location ON the Mississippi River

  Very impressed with this beautiful location. The site is right on the Mississippi River!

  There are 13 sites for RVs and Travel Trailers. Three sites are curved to pull in and out easily. Site 13 is large enough for 2 RVs. There is a large boat ramp. The area is freshly paved and undergoing reforestation. However, there are a lot of trees. No water, no electrical hookups, and no bathrooms. There is 1 small trash bin. Mosquitoes are prevalent.

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  Adam S.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 17, 2023

  Spring Lake Park - Macomb

  Awesome campground

  Always a great experience at spring lake. Fishing, boat rentals, convenience store and shower house are all great. Beautiful and we’ll maintained.

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  Ray & Terri F.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 14, 2023

  Pittsfield City Lake

  Nice small CG just above the lake

  We have a 36 ft Class A with a Cherokee Trailhawk tow and stayed in site 33 for just 1 night in late June. This is a relatively small CG, 33 sites, and there were only a handful or so of sites available when we arrived on a Friday afternoon and they do not accept reservations. The showers were clean and hot. The electric and water hookups on some sites, at least ours, was at the back and on the wrong side. Our electric cord just reached the post. AT&T coverage varied, with 1-2 Bars of LTE service and speeds between 0.4 and 3.5 MB/s. We had a clear view of the southern and northern sky, so we were able to get DISH coverage on all three western satellites at our site and Starlink had speed up to 12 MB/s.

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  Art Z.

  Guide

  

  May. 13, 2023

  Driftwood Campground & RV Park

  Super Clean, Super Helpful

  I tent-camped at Driftwood during a bike tour along the Mississippi River Trail. The showers and restroom were impressively clean. The hosts could not have made me feel more welcome.

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  Anthony B.

  Guide

  

  Apr. 22, 2023

  Hickory Haven Campground

  Good overnight stop

  Good level sites with full hookups, gravel. Older facilities with new helpful managers. A number of sites had old rigs on them.

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  Jennifer K.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 24, 2022

  Buena Vista Farms Campground

  Has potential

  Based on other reviews, we drive to the campground with intentions of staying the night. l talked with the owner over the phone to see about booking a site as we were getting in late. $50 per night and she would give 10% discount for Dyrt members. She said there were lots of sites open late in the season.

  Upon driving in, we saw sites on a large paved pad near the road with hook ups. Drive past the check in to see if there were sites that were off the road due to the road noise. Even though it was a bit off of the interstate, the noise from the highway was awful. The prairie land is flat which lends itself to easily traveling road noise. The road coming in was gravel, with some potholes. It has potential, but felt like a drive in theatre upon entering. We ultimately drove 30 more minutes to Jim Edgar Panther Creek WA for $20/night.

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  Jennifer K.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 23, 2022

  Primitive Campground — Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area

  Great Friendly, Family Park

  We certainly didn’t expect the Prairie Lake Campground to be full in late October! Both loops were full, but there was just enough space for us to squeeze in for 2 nights! (A few spaces seemed to be filled with deer hunters who were up and out quite early.) Site has electricity with water centrally located in the center of the loop. We needed a 100 ft fresh water hose to fill up. Luckily a friendly neighbor had one for us to borrow! Nice warm bath house had push button showers with locks on the stalls with a dry space to dress inside the stall. Lake has boat dock with about 6 slips. The point on the lake was a beautiful setting for a fall wedding on Saturday! Lots of families with kids riding bikes around the loop and some playing wiffle ball in the open field. Each spot had a picnic table and fire ring. Our spot, #78 sat under a tree with great shade. Bagged ice is available at 1st host site for $4 and a bundle of firewood for $6

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  Paul B.

  Ranger

  

  Sep. 28, 2022

  Mark Twain Cave & Campground

  Exploring Hannibal

  Stayed here 2 nights, while we explored Hannibal. The campground is large, but half empty when we stayed. It meet our needs, always love having WiFi. My biggest complaint would be only 2 washer/dryers (one which was broken). The cave tour is interesting, but a little expensive. I would stay on the main street of Hannibal to see the Mark Twain sites, rest of the city is seedy

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  Michael M.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 27, 2022

  Boulder Lake Campground — Wakonda State Park

  Wakonda tent camping

  Several lakes and trails. Borders farm land. Very clean

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  James and Susan K.

  Ranger

  

  Sep. 23, 2022

  Mark Twain Cave & Campground

  Gravel, gravel and more gravel! Good and reliable camp ground, as well!

  Our site (B14) was not at all level. Used all my blocks to compensate for the forward and passenger site down slope. Other sites in B section had similar problems. Fortunate that we carry an adjustable step for coach entry. Showers and restrooms were good, but shower curtains need to be replaced. Great water. Works great !

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  Barry G.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 12, 2022

  Anderson Lake State Conservation Area

  Clean facilities, nice area right on Illinois River

  Good campsites for tent camping, can't speak to RV's.   Wooded and shady, clean facilities, electric and water for tent camping.  Good Price, nice location for fishing and kayaking. also.

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  Shelby R.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 10, 2022

  Mark Twain Cave & Campground

  Great Campground

  This is a nice campground by the Mark Twain Cave. The sites are spacious with nice big fire rings. The sites are gravel and are semi level but still need leveling. It was quiet and peaceful, a good nights rest passing through. The grounds are fairly tidy but could use some clean up. We had a nice corn hole area across from our site. Very easy to get to with GPS.

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  Scott K.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 23, 2022

  Timberview Lakes Campground

  Stayed four days

  Lots of full hookups. Sites a little close. Campground managers friendly and very helpful