This review if for the Kankakee Valley Park District Campground. From the website and Google maps I knew this was a smaller campground but I didn't realize how small. We had RV pull thru sites 102 & 103 and we faced each other so the size was ok. If you want a big site choose 105 or 106. If I would have been facing the other way in my site my awning would have been against the camper in site 104. There are other back in sites that seem to have more room and there is also a row of tent only sites.
There are only 18 sites and besides the host there were only 7 or 8 of us camping there. There is no bathroom or showers, only porta-potties. A small playground, fish cleaning station and community fire pit are in the center of the park. There are also fire pits at each site. There is a huge park about a half mile down the road with a boat launch, dog park and picnic area and the Splash Valley water park is about a mile the other way. If you're lucky you can see the model airplane fliers in the field near the college. Take a ride over there if you do, they are very friendly people.
The dump station is a back-in and pretty tight with no running water. There is water at the entrance to the park and they have a long hose if you need to get water to the dump station. There were a lot of tire ruts in our site where it looks like they are making some improvements but the park could still use some work. The camp hosts were very friendly and helpful and we got a huge wagon full of wood for $4. RV sites are $15 per night and tent sites are $8. With a little bit of work this could be a great hidden gem. read more