Best RV Parks & Resorts near Virginia, IL

Several RV parks in central Illinois offer full-service facilities for motorhome travelers near Virginia. The Double J Campground in Chatham features pull-through sites with full hookups including 50-amp electric service, water, and sewer connections on gravel pads. "The camp hosts passively look out for her and have been willing to help if she should need it. Shower house is clean, camp ground is well run, they even escort you to your site so that your facing the right way," noted one visitor about Double J. Crazy Horse Campground provides level packed gravel sites accommodating rigs up to 40 feet with ample shade trees. Springfield KOA in Rochester maintains spacious sites with electric and water hookups, though sewer connections are limited to select premium sites. Lincolns New Salem Historic Site Campground offers paved roads and reasonably level sites with electric service.

Dump stations are available at most parks in the region, though RVers should note that Springfield KOA has reported occasional backup issues. AT&T cell service varies considerably across campgrounds, with signal strength ranging from 1-2 bars at Primitive Campground to stronger coverage at Double J. Between April and October, nearly all parks maintain full operations, while limited winter camping exists at Double J and Buena Vista Farms. Pets are permitted throughout the area's RV parks with standard leash requirements. The lack of significant elevation changes makes navigation straightforward for large rigs, though access roads to some facilities like Sangchris Lake State Park require driving through agricultural areas. Many campgrounds feature amenities specifically designed for RV travelers, including sanitary dumps, modern shower facilities, and laundry services.

Best RV Sites Near Virginia, Illinois (40)

    1. The Double J Campground and RV Park

    19 Reviews
    Chatham, IL
    36 miles
    Website
    +1 (217) 483-9998

    "Once we had scanned and entered through the gate they escorted us to our pull-through full-hookups site."

    "Most are shaded and almost all are pull through. Full hook ups. Nice in ground pool and laundry facilities."

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

    21 Reviews
    Chandlerville, IL
    8 miles
    Website
    +1 (217) 452-7741

    $6 / night

    "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."

    "AT&T coverage was“inconsistent”, generally with 1-2 Bars and speeds between 0.15 to 0.75 MB/s, but usually around or less than 0.4 MB/s."

    3. Buena Vista Farms Campground

    4 Reviews
    Jacksonville, IL
    15 miles
    Website
    +1 (217) 243-3290

    $46 - $121 / night

    "Had a blast, pond was nice, did some fishing, rode bikes, walked trails. Will definitely go back again."

    "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."

    4. Lincolns New Salem Historic Site Campground

    4 Reviews
    Petersburg, IL
    20 miles
    Website
    +1 (217) 632-4003

    $10 - $30 / night

    "Pretty level sites. Utilities harder to get to but all in all a great family campground. Pet friendly. Not 5 stars since we had to leave a day early due to weather."

    "I love to walk through all the old buildings and learn about Lincoln's way of life. They even had horses and a bull out in the pastures!"

    5. Illinois State Fair Campground

    12 Reviews
    Sherman, IL
    31 miles
    Website
    +1 (217) 782-1698

    $20 / night

    "A large campground with water and electric. Few sites have sewer. You have the option of paved parking lot or on the grass. We chose the grass for the shade trees. Very quiet."

    "One row of full hookups, like a parking lot layout. Not much space between campers however if you don’t need full hookups lots of elec only spots."

    6. Pine Campground — Sand Ridge State Forest

    11 Reviews
    Forest City, IL
    35 miles
    Website
    +1 (309) 597-2212

    $8 / night

    "It’s a nice get away from the city. I haven’t stayed at any of the backpacking sites, but the main campground. It is located under a bunch of tall pines, and feels fairly open."

    "The trail is a mix of sand and soil. It’s quite an unexpected discovery in Illinois. We didn’t see anyone else on the trail but we saw cars parked so hikers were out there. "

    7. Love's RV Hookup-Williamsville IL 249

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    Williamsville, IL
    35 miles
    Website
    +1 (217) 566-3465

    $55 - $60 / night

    8. Sangchris Lake State Park Campground

    19 Reviews
    Rochester, IL
    46 miles
    Website
    +1 (217) 498-9208

    "This is a beautiful state park, but hopefully you won’t have the same experience I did with the electric hookup."

    "We are enjoying our stay at Hickory Point Campground Lot 23 at Sangchris Lake State Park. A close and convenient location to amenities and supplies."

    9. Springfield KOA

    9 Reviews
    Rochester, IL
    39 miles
    Website
    +1 (217) 498-7002

    "This area is QUIET! No trains, no interstate noise. It was great after a long day traveling. Bathrooms/showers are very clean& decorated nicely. Staff was courteous. Our site was fine."

    "The campground is very nice, a lot of amenities for families like pool, little bikes, miniature golf and horseshoes. Shop has laundry, ice and oropane, there's free wifi."

    10. Crazy Horse Campground

    5 Reviews
    Jacksonville, IL
    Website
    +1 (217) 886-2089
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RV Park Reviews near Virginia, IL

192 Reviews of 40 Virginia Campgrounds


  • GThe Dyrt PRO User
    Sep. 29, 2022

    The Double J Campground and RV Park

    Beautiful place!

    Beautiful place! We called ahead to see if they had sites available for the next two nights. Arrived just before the office closed at 5:45pm. The campground area past the office is electronically gated and registrants receive a scannable card for entry. Once we had scanned and entered through the gate they escorted us to our pull-through full-hookups site. The campsites are nice and wide, gravel like the roads, with wide grassy areas between and beautiful mature shade trees everywhere. Our site had a picnic table and a small fire ring. Full hookups worked fine.

    The campground is next to a large corn field that has recently been cut; I suspect during the growing/harvest season there may be dust and noise from equipment, and perhaps overspray from any chemicals that are dusted on it. This time of year it was nice and quiet. The noise from the highway bordering both cornfield and campground, however, was loud and constant.

    Bathrooms were clean and aerated by large fans which were loud but effective.

    We would definitely stay here again.

  • Kaitlin D.
    May. 24, 2022

    Lincolns New Salem Historic Site Campground

    Great area

    We loved this campground. Was all paved sites and roads. Pretty level sites. Utilities harder to get to but all in all a great family campground. Pet friendly. Not 5 stars since we had to leave a day early due to weather. Not their fault but sites became a lake and couldn’t even step outside. Barely any AT&T service. Couldn’t use phone as hotspot at all.

  • Cynthia K.
    Apr. 8, 2021

    Springfield KOA

    Very quiet

    This KOA is in a rural area. The signage to get there was very good, plus we had our GPS to help out. This area is QUIET! No trains, no interstate noise. It was great after a long day traveling. Bathrooms/showers are very clean& decorated nicely. Staff was courteous. Our site was fine. This KOA has many family activities, including a pool, mini golf, jumping pillow& a huge field for the kids to play. Cell service was fine. 

    Only bad thing- While checking in, the lady told me we couldn't use our sewer. She said the whole row was backing up. Since the dump station was also in this line, we couldn't dump. Normally this wouldn't be a problem, but I talked my husband out of dumping when we left the state park we were at because we were going to a KOA with a full hookup site! We camped at Springfield KOA Journey in a Travel Trailer.

  • David F.
    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.

  • Susan L.
    Sep. 5, 2020

    Sangchris Lake State Park Campground

    5 stars with a caveat

    This is a beautiful state park, but hopefully you won’t have the same experience I did with the electric hookup. I stayed here right after the fourth of July and because of the heat over this holiday weekend and a completely full campground, the electricity couldn’t meet the demand and a transformer blew. By the time I arrived the transformer was repaired, however the pedestals in the section I was supposed to stay in had a problem. I was supposed to stay in site 27, but after 3 attempts to get power at 3 different sites, number 24 was the winner and this was a great site! The campground hosts were fantastic in resolving the situation as well.

    Site 24 is huge and level with a picnic table and fire ring. Electric but no water at site. The site is totally private on one side because of a lake inlet and there’s a large back area right on the lake. The gravel pad is located right near a large, old bald cypress. 

    This park has multiple public use areas, 2 campgrounds, boat launches, fishing piers and a beach. I didn’t use the public restrooms because they were closed due to Covid-19. I was able to get internet with Verizon. 

    This state park felt like it was dropped into the middle of cornfields and made for a fun drive. The sunset views and stars were awesome!

  • GThe Dyrt PRO User
    May. 26, 2025

    Springfield KOA

    Spacious Green Grounds

    Springfield KOA is actually in Rochester, but it is only about 25 mins into Springfield and all the wonderful Lincoln historic sites. The campground is very nice, a lot of amenities for families like pool, little bikes, miniature golf and horseshoes. Shop has laundry, ice and oropane, there's free wifi. Sites have power and water, you have to go to dump station on the way out as there aren't individual sewers. But there is grass, picnic table and fire ring at every site, trees all around.

  • Leanne B.
    Sep. 19, 2019

    Crazy Horse Campground

    Great family campground

    Really love this Campground! The owners are a young family, with a bunch of kids! They live across the road to handle any issues. The lodge/office is open til 8. Level packed gravel sites. We have a 40’ class A. Plenty of pull thru sites. Back in sites are great too. Lots of trees. Good shade. Well kept grounds. 2 catch and release ponds. Playground. Fire pit. AT&T wireless service. Every weekend has an event. Bluegrass to crafts. Right outside of Jacksonville, Ashland, Virginia, and close enough to Springfield. We were there last weekend and will be there again at the end of the month. Happy Camping!

  • Ray & Terri F.The Dyrt PRO User
    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.

  • G
    Jul. 11, 2019

    The Double J Campground and RV Park

    Great place to stop or stay

    Our daughter stays there in our camper to attend summer internship in Springfield. The camp hosts passively look out for her and have been willing to help if she should need it. Shower house is clean, camp ground is well run, they even escort you to your site so that your facing the right way and take a route that best suites your rig. Most are shaded and almost all are pull through. Full hook ups. Nice in ground pool and laundry facilities.


Guide to Virginia

RV camping near Virginia, Illinois offers a variety of well-reviewed spots that cater to different needs, from family-friendly amenities to serene natural settings.

Big rigs should check out The Double J Campground and RV Park

  • This campground features spacious gravel spots with full hookups, making it a great choice for larger RVs while providing easy access to nearby attractions.

Most parks have electrical hookups

  • Anderson Lake State Conservation Area provides electric hookups for tent camping, ensuring a comfortable stay while enjoying the wooded and shady environment.

Explore local history at Lincoln's New Salem Park

  • Just half a mile from Lincoln's New Salem village, this campground allows visitors to immerse themselves in history while enjoying a quiet, shaded camping experience.

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