Illinois Beach State Park Campground 39150 Illinois Beach State Park Road, Zion, IL 60099

"Overall, this place is good and I will go back. The Lakeside location is the best thing this place has going for it. I do want to first confirm that the dead trees are in fact being cut down. I saw previous reviews saying someone was almost severely injured when a tree fell on their tent (luckily they were not in it). The bathroom that was still opened (others closed for winter) was clean but a typical State of Illinois park facility, which is to say it's nothing special. There are many different types of sites here so no matter if you're looking for shady, sunny, grassy, paved, near a shower house, or semiprivate, you'll likely find what you're looking for. If you're pulling anything bigger than a pop-up, stay away from site 258. It's tucked in trees, which is great, but there are a few trees that made it very tricky to back in a 23' long, 8' wide, and 8.67' tall travel trailer. The website says it's a 40' long site which is probably true but the camper would have to be angled in the middle to fit. The "camp store" that sells things like ice and firewood closed for the season already when I was there the weekend before Halloween. It was also a store and concessions stand for the beach and appeared to have merch and gift store kind of stuff. I would have like to have at least bought a sticker with the campground logo. I would understand reduced hours but completely closed seems like a missed opportunity and a disservice."

"Well maintained. Went on a weeknight so quiet and peaceful. Loved the pines area. Even the other sites are partially shaded but the pines area is really something special."

"Fills up quick on weekends, much slower on weekday nights. West loop spots are more open, prairie view. Centre loop is wooded. East loop spots are a very short walk to the beach. Bathrooms could be better. Professional service at the registration hut."

"No direct route into the park, a ways off of the interstate. But, well worth the minor trouble to get there. Such a nice campground…with large shaded campsites (electricity only), & a lovely beach that is so large that you’d have a hard time NOT finding privacy. Depending on your site, walking distance to the beach varies. We’ve stayed there 3x this past year, & hope to go back at least one more time this season."

"nice campgrounds with electric and lots of wells close by, bathrooms were pretty dirty so didn't use the showers. but it's super close to the lake so you can walk back and forth to your site. only thing was there was so much cottonwoods covering everything and a million ant hills all over the site."