Illinois campgrounds: how hard are they to book?
We track 15 reservable Illinois campgrounds on Recreation.gov. Across the 1 measured so far, an average of 71% of weekend (Friday and Saturday night) site-nights in the next 90 days are already reserved, and 0 rate Hard or Very hard. The toughest right now is Gun Creek.
| Campground | Difficulty | Weekends booked | Open dates (30d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gun Creek Rend Lake | Moderate | 71% | 30 |
| South Sandusky Campground Rend Lake | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Dam West Campground Carlyle Lake | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Thomson Causeway Mississippi River - Pools 11-22 | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Forrest W. Bo Wood Lake Shelbyville | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| South Marcum Campground Rend Lake | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Fishermans Corner Mississippi River - Pools 11-22 | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Lithia Springs Lake Shelbyville | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| North Sandusky Campground Rend Lake | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Coles Creek Campground Carlyle Lake | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Boulder Campground Carlyle Lake | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Dam East - Mcnair Campground Carlyle Lake | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Coon Creek (Il) Lake Shelbyville | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Lone Point Lake Shelbyville | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Opossum Creek Lake Shelbyville | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
Sorted by difficulty score. Snapshot data; history accumulates daily. Methodology.