Everyone is so friendly and the grounds are super clean. Tents or campers with electric hook ups if…read moreyou want them. Nice lake to fish in. Sandy beach with roped off swim area. You can kayak, or paddle boat on the lake. Golf cart trails through the woods for riding. Playgrounds for the kids. I highly recommend this campground.

Super friendly staff. Dog friendly park, most people here…read moreare permanent or semi permanent residents squished in here and there around the private lake. Rental spots are inexpensive and most are pull through sites, which we alway love that. Sites are clean and the bath house is practically brand spanking new with hot showers. The memorial day weekend brought back to back activities which included DJ's for everyone to enjoy tunes, try your hand at games, with mega log fire chats and those lake views. Grab some frozen treats or bags of ice at the office. Again, super friendly and rates are great. Only take cash or checks. They are respectful of quiet hours, most people live here for periods of time.

We've been members there since 2017 and love it. Beautiful park, friendly people, clean calm and…read morerelaxing. A fantastic little getaway in the camper that's not too far from home no matter where in the St. Louis area you live. Affordable camping with two very clean shower houses, fishing, archery ranges, two pavilions and a clubhouse to rent for occasions. Playgrounds for the kids and grandkids, affordable camper storage for members, and a nice walking trail with a mysterious hidden spring in the woods. We bring our kayaks down sometimes and paddle around the big lake. It's a really nice club to be a part of.

Amazing, beautiful, clean, friendly, spacious, private!! My daughter, her family and I are very…read morepleased with our stay there!! Butch is a very sweet and kind man.

My favorite location in the southern Illinois area. The park is very quite and clean. The rangers…read moreare all friendly and willing to help. I also feel safe at the state lake! Beautiful views

This is a great place to go for some nice weekend camping. It's about 45 minutes away from the…read moremetro east, so it is much closer than driving the couple of hours down to the Ozarks. The price is fine, eight bucks for the class c camping. A great little bait shop on the property, and great places to fish. You can even rent boats for a reasonable price. If you want a bit of camping, it's a great, close place!

Hello! What a great place! Quiet, tidy, easy in and out. We have stayed twice so far and will be…read moreback. The online reservation process worked great. Easy to see your options and prices. Please keep up the great work and don't feel like you need to compete with the place down the street. Not everyone is looking for all the amenities and pricey costs.

Excellent location. My 42ft sportscoach was easy to navigate to, pull in & pull out. The spots are…read morewide and deep. The hosts set up the Campground with great signs for creek access, firewood, nice picnic table etc. The price was surprisingly low for the great accommodations. Right out of town but you are in the country. The Shetland ponies were a bonus! My grandbebes enjoyed watching them play.

Cleanliness : high marks…read more Grounds : well maintained Playground : swings / slide, very basic Staff : friendly and helpful Views : main road is visible but the site is nestled back amidst mature trees. Wood carved animal totems on site are a nice feature. Other : they have a well designed and maintained chicken coop w 3 dozen or so Rhode Island Reds and a few other breeds. The chickens free range in the day. We raise chickens and can appreciate their set up

What a quaint spot for our overnight stay on our long trek back to Reno, NV. The restrooms/showers…read moreare closed due to COVID-19, so be sure you are self-contained if you stop here. They still have full hook-ups. The ground are well-kept and have statues carved from wood around the site - Rocky (from Bullwinkle, not the boxer ); Abraham Lincoln; and a rooster on top of a pig on top of a horse - not kidding. Oh, and there are real roosters and hens walking around. Super cool! The sites are gravel and level with fire rings. While the campground is very quiet, there is interstate noise at night - be aware. Also, there seems to be a waste water treatment facility nearby - the occasional funk is not so amazing. Great for an overnight stay or a long weekend away with the kids, especially once the pool opens back up.

Loving our stay here. The park manager (Pam) was wonderful and helped us through a small issue. The…read morespots are great, the park is clean and very quiet. It has allowed us easy access and plenty of time with our grandkids!! Just the way we like it!!

Very nice place! Grounds are very clean! The campground is nice and quiet. Lots are spacious so…read moreyou're not on top of your neighbor and priced right. I would definitely stay again if we are in the area.

My husband and I have been camping several times at Crab Orchard Campgrounds. We love it there. The…read morecampgrounds are kept clean, restrooms and shower houses are very clean. Staff is friendly and goes out of their way to be helpful. Every lot has a nice scenic view. You have the opportunity to fish and swim at the beach. We enjoy just walking around the campgrounds. The campground is dog friendly, and all dogs are on a leash or small pen. We are looking forward to many more visits here. The Grizzell.

Brought out 6 year old and 8 year old to camp for the weekend. Before we knew it we had kids from…read moreseveral other camp sites at our site so my husband brought out the s'mores and began fixing them for everyone. He cut a limb from the tree in our yard for 1 of the boys and all of a sudden a man filming him with a phone started walking towards us yelling at him. This was one of the camp host.My husband explained what he was doing and the man continued to film in in front of all the children and yell about the stick he pulled from the tree. My husband apologized and said it wouldn't happen again. About an hour later about an hour later the refugee police pulled up and said that the man had called him grumbling about the tree. We were ticked and fined. I have read other reviews on the FB website where people have written about this particular camp host.

This is a picturesque historic park. We visited on a Friday in October when it was cool, rainy, and…read moreblustery so not anyone else there. The pavilion has a great view. On one side is a playground while the other side has 2 pit toilet buildings labeled "any gender." There was also a grill. The area down the road has the remnants of mounds where the fort ramparts were located. There's a sign which explains the history. In between the two sites there's an old cemetery. Near the entrance there's a sign for the Menard home located down the road not too far. Don't forget to visit it- the architecture is interesting even if the house is closed.

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We loved this campground. It has great sites all with hookups for RV's and water. We just came…read morewith friends for some tent camping and had a great time. The facilities were all well maintained and most sites were pretty good sized. Just know there is no store nearby so bring wood and all the supplies you need. You won't be able to buy anything here. Super close to South Sandusky beach which is really the best beach and picnic area I know of at Rend Lake.

We camped here again this year. Chose a larger, more private campsite this time but in the same…read moreloop. We stayed five nights this time and encountered a monsoon on the morning we left. We had to take cover in the women's shower, where we scared the cleaning lady to death when she walked in on our family of six and two dogs! Never a dull moment! We explored the area this time and checked out some of the other campgrounds. We found the main shower house for the South Sandusky Campground and used it instead of the one on our loop. It was WAY nicer and larger. There was a letter at the entry gate that told of updates throughout the different campgrounds but nothing in our loop. I hope that changes soon because there is space and a need for a bigger bathroom/shower house. Last time we stayed here they really seemed to enforce the rules, specifically quiet time. Our first night this year we were kept up until almost 1 am because of the drunken people two campsites down. We went and spoke to the people that oversee the campground and thankfully we didn't encounter that the rest of the trip. A little noise is expected, screaming and cars going up and down the road while your trying to sleep wasn't cutting it. It was super busy on the Friday and Saturday nights that we were there and things still seemed maintained. That was good. *Tip* Be sure to check out the spillway while your there. Beautiful, but watch out for snakes! We had a raccoon the first two nights. It ate 16 buns and two bags of chips. We had stuff on top of those totes and he still got into them. We used bungee cords the other nights and were okay. He also didn't care that we had two big dogs and that we were up around the fire. He just came right up and wanted to help himself.