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Offering essential details and easy-to-read maps, Best Tent Camping: Illinois presents 50 of the state's best campgrounds for car campers.
List of contents
Illinois Campground Locator Map
Map Legend
Acknowledgments
Preface
Best Campgrounds
Introduction
NORTHERN ILLINOIS
- Apple River Canyon State Park
- Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation Area
- Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park
- Loud Thunder Forest Preserve
- Marengo Ridge Conservation Area
- Pecatonica River Forest Preserve
- Sugar River Forest Preserve
- Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area
CENTRAL ILLINOIS
- Argyle Lake State Park
- Beaver Dam State Park
- COMLARA Park
- Eagle Creek State Recreation Area
- Forest Glen Preserve
- Friends Creek Conservation Area
- Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area
- Kickapoo State Recreation Area
- Lincoln Trail State Park
- Lodge Park
- McCully Heritage Project
- Moraine View State Recreation Area
- Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area
- Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area
- Sand Ridge State Forest
- Siloam Springs State Park
- Spring Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
- Walnut Point State Park
- Weldon Springs State Park
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
- Beall Woods State Park
- Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area: Red Bud Campground
- Camp Cadiz Campground
- Cave-in-Rock State Park
- Devils Kitchen Campground
- Dixon Springs State Park
- Ferne Clyffe State Park
- Garden of the Gods Recreation Area: Pharaoh Campground
- Giant City State Park
- Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area
- Lake Murphysboro State Park
- Pere Marquette State Park
- Pine Hills Campground
- Pounds Hollow Recreation Area: Pine Ridge Campground
- Pyramid State Recreation Area
- Randolph County State Recreation Area
- Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area
- Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
- Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area
- Trail of Tears State Forest
- Turkey Bayou Campground
- Washington County State Recreation Area
- Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park
APPENDIX A: Camping Equipment Checklist
APPENDIX B: Sources of Information
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
About the author
John Schirle was raised in central Illinois and has been back in his home state since 1993. During his college days, he developed a love for getting away in the outdoors—camping, hiking, canoeing, and, more recently, caving. As a result, he has spent countless hours scouring the region for the ever-elusive ideal tent-camping getaway. His personal goal for some years has been to visit every single state park in Illinois (he hasn’t yet achieved this goal, but he’s a lot closer now!). Over the years he has been a Bible translator in central Africa, a college professor, and a camp program director, and he is currently a children’s librarian in his hometown of Decatur, Illinois.
Summary
Offering essential details and easy-to-read maps, Best Tent Camping: Illinois presents 50 of the state’s best campgrounds for car campers.
