Okaw Valley Kampground, near Brownstown, Illinois, is a cozy spot that caters to families and travelers looking for a convenient place to unwind. With a friendly, family-owned vibe, this campground offers a range of amenities, including a nice pool and a well-stocked camp store for those last-minute needs.

The sites are spacious and equipped with picnic tables and fire rings, perfect for evening gatherings. Visitors have praised the clean facilities, including restrooms and showers with hot water, making it easy to refresh after a day of fishing or hiking. One camper noted, “The place is very well taken care of,” highlighting the attention to cleanliness and upkeep.

For outdoor fun, there’s a lovely pond for fishing—no license needed for catch and release—as well as paddle boats for a leisurely afternoon on the water. The wooded trails nearby offer a chance to stretch your legs and enjoy nature, while the playground keeps the kids entertained. If you're just passing through, this campground is a solid choice for a quick stop, with easy access to the highway and a peaceful atmosphere.

Okaw Valley Kampground

Whether you're an RVer or tent camper, Vandalia, IL is a great place to post up for the weekend—or longer. There are tons of hikes and other fun activities to partake in. Experience some of the most stunning views that Illinois camping has to offer. Ready to plan your adventure? Check out our campgrounds near Vandalia and user-submitted reviews.

Vandalia

The Best Camping Near Vandalia, Illinois

This campground is well maintained and the owners are extremely helpful and very nice. If you ever travel on interstate 70 this place is a must stop campground. Their fishing lake is beautiful and stocked with bass, bluegill and catfish. The swimming pool feels great on the hot summer days. Bathrooms are clean. I just can't praise this place enough.

Hidden Gem of Illinois

Not a large campground. There’s a catch and release lake on site, but not really any fish. There is a super long carp though. Sites are nice but not many pull in RV sites or tent sites

Ok campground for quick trip

We just stayed one night so didn’t take advantage of most of the amenities but very nice people, clean sites.  Sites a little close but overall we would stay again.  

Nice

No grass and crushed limestone. Nice pool. Friendly people. 

Good for a quick stop

Very nice clean park nice pool plenty of room for kids to play .close to I-70 having said that the traffic noise is not bad . owner on very nice camp store is well stocked

Okaw valley is very nice

Nice relaxing little stop. A little close to the highway, but it wasn't an issue. Very friendly and helpful staff. Their annual music show was a nice plus to our first night of our week-long adventure. A+ on the bathrooms.

Helpful staff and relaxing atmosphere

Great place, very clean $40 per night not bad includes WiFi electric, water, sewer, there’s a pool and a lake, shower house for man and woman. Friendly staff 

Perfect

We spent a quick night on our cross country trip and we’d stay again. Accommodated our same day reservation. We got a water/electric pull through in the overflow area on the north side. Most of the campers on that end seemed to be semi-permanent vacation trailers and were empty for the most part. The other side was a little more bustling but overall it was a very quite park. Kid friendly, well cared for and thoughtfully laid out . Pond is beautiful and visible from most spots. Freeway noise was unobtrusive. Old school mom and pop place with a friendly vibe!

Nice overnight stay

Barb and Gary were the most accommodating hosts! We had called 2 hours out, on our way from Ohio to Arkansas, and they met our every need; even on such short notice! Perfect stop off of I70. Beautiful walking paths, convenient, great pricing. They filled us up on LP too. Thanks again, Barb and Gary! 

Perfect stop!

We stopped here on our way home for one night, but got in early enough to enjoy a walk and have a camp fire that evening. Small park but very long, narrow pull through sites on the full hook up side, there were some smaller water/electric sites that looked to be more of a parking lot that sites, but well spaced out and adequate. The camp host was very friendly and the camp store was well stocked. 

Great Stop-off 

This place was a godsend. I called frantically searching for a space in late November and was greeted by a lovely person who got me all set up over the phone. She had me call as I was approaching and came down and met me at the office to check me in. It had water (with defroster on the podium), sewer and functional electric. Unfortunately the weather was garbage and I didn’t get to explore the lake but it was a great experience none the less.

Crazy Convenient Overnight Spot

Great campground with great hosts. Was able to get a spot a few days ahead of time. Cute camp store with very long pull through parking (no need to unhook).  Campfire ring and picnic table. Nice area to walk, medium size lake that fish bight. 

Great location 

We needed a one night stop and found this great place!! Family owned and they do a wonderful job of taking care of the customers. I would stay here longer, there is swimming, fishing, short hiking trails and is very quiet. 

Last minute stop

We stopped here because it was right off the highway and had great reviews! However, upon arrival, the woman working in the office was INCREDIBLY rude to me and made me feel very uncomfortable. I’m guessing this was due to my appearance- it was hot and I was wearing shorts and I have tattoos. Anyway she proceeded to tell me that we weren’t allowed a tent site because we were car camping. I told her we don’t use electric or water, we have our own, and she told me we couldn’t stay unless we paid for an electric hookup site. So we did, the site was about 10 ft wide and covered in the sharpest gravel in the world, all dusty white. The gravel dust got on EVERYTHING and was hideous and so hard to park and walk on. I would never stay here again, I’d rather sleep in a Walmart parking lot. 

Very disappointed 

This campground is very convenient if you’re looking for a quick stay during a trip. It’s just a short hop off the highway, yet the road noise wasn’t bad. Barb, one of the owners was very helpful and nice. The ground was very squishy due to melted snow and a lot of rain. And Barb apologized for that, even though it’s not her fault. Did not use the facilities. It’s big rig friendly and has pull through sites.

Very Convenient!

Friendly staff, clean campground and easy access to/from the interstate.

Good easy stopover near highway

Stayed three nights instead of the one that I initially reserved. Open and peaceful during the week, especially back section where trees and more privacy. Very large pond/ sm lake and nice shorter hikes. Very friendly owner/manager who made sure all needs met  Nice pool. Everything clean 

Wonderful stop over!

Nice pool. Nothing fancy, just right. Stayed one night while passing through. Kids liked the slides in the playground. 

Clean and quiet

We called the morning of our stay to make an overnight reservation as we were just passing through. She was very nice and was able to accommodate. The office is open until 7. Pool hours are 9am-7pm. There’s a very nice updated playground and a pond with a walking path around it. 

 The place is very well taken care of. If we ever came back this way we would stay again. 

Clean, cute, accomodating

Lovely park a with lots of trees and green grass. Site hookups we’re all good. Space was long and wide for our 42’ 5th wheel. Only reason I gave it 4 stars was I really needed to do laundry and it was out of service. I think they are in the process of updating as they just redid the bathroom floors and she indicated that the new appliances hadn’t come in yet for the laundry room. 

Brownstown, IL…Beautiful place

Family owned with a nice little fishing area (no license required catch and release) paddle boats and camp store. A nice pool with a big covered pavilion, clean restrooms and showers with hot water. We had a level pull thru gravel site with a picnic table and small fire ring and didn’t have to unhook for our overnight. Walking/hiking wooded trails 2 cabins available- several seasonal folks. We were there on a Sunday evening and didn’t really see anyone. Little bit of road noise but so convenient! Thanks Barb!

Nice clean and convenient

The pool, the lake, the gigantic playground, the pavilion, the laundromat, the location, the cleanliness in the bathhouse, the gardens… the hosts Barb and Gary work their asses off to upkeep this place. You just cant beat it. You gotta stop in and experience it yourself, highly recommend! 

Absolutely love the place, couldnt be happier with our choice!

We stayed for five days during Labor Day weekend on our way to Emporia Kansas for Unbound gravel bike ride. This turned out to be a lovely little vacation for us. We  were tired from the drive though we didn’t realize it until we stopped. There is a little pond where people fished, and a little walking path for little kid “hikes”. One day when we were bored we went to Casey the little town of big things and got a kick out of seeing the world’s largest rocking chair, wind chime etc. And we got a kick out of the fire breathing dragon in Vandalia. The camp owners were friendly and helpful. The bathroom was the cleanest I have seen at a campsite. The sites are close as it is a small campground. But it was easy as people were respectful of each others spaces and it was quiet. 

Adorable family campground 

The owners are friendly. The pool is well-maintained and pleasant. The campsite is an old KOA frozen in time. It's clean but dated. Water and electricity are available on site with an old picnic table. Only one bathhouse (toilet, shower) is a bit far from our site.

Ok for a one night stay

The owner, Barb, was very friendly and helpful.  We had a pull through just for overnight, and it was perfect.  
The park appeared well taken care of, and the pool looked clean.

Great place to stay overnight

This is a great campground and the owners are awesome! My husband and I are riding our bicycles cross country. The day we checked into the campground,he had a Crohn's flare/bowel block and went to the hospital for 4 days. The owners stored our bikes, watched our tent, and even picked us up from the hospital! Such nice people! The campground is clean, has a great showerhouse, lots of trees, and even has recliners in the laundry room. I highly recommend staying here!

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