Camping Areas in Illinois

• Blackhawk Area Council

• PO Box 4085; 1800 7th Avenue
• Rockford, IL 61110
• Phone: (815) 397-0210
• Fax: (815) 397-7306

• Camp Lowden; Oregon, IL

Camp Lowden is a 252-acre, heavily wooded camp located 7 miles south of Oregon, Illinois, along the east bank of the Rock River. Camp Lowden features twelve large rustic camp sites. Each site is ina most complete isolation because of the hilly terrain and the thick stand of trees."

• Canyon Camp; Stockton, IL

Canyon Camp is located approximately 8 miles northwest of Stockton, Illinois in Apple River Canyon. Canyon Camp features 10 secluded camp sites which are situated on the canyon ridge. In the center of the canyon floor sits the parade field and the large round dining hall.

• Chicago Area Council

• 1218 West Adams Street
• Chicago, IL 60607-2802
• Phone: ((312) 421-8800
• Fax: (312) 421-4725

• Hoover Outdoor Education Center; Yorkville, IL

Facilities include 6 Heated Cabins with restrooms, showers & kitchens; Swimming Pool, Year-round indoor pool for up to 150 people; Athletic Fields: Baseball, Vollyball (x3) Soccer, Basketball, Horseshoes; Education Hall/Chapel with Meeting or Activity Space 5 Campsites: 1 Fully-accessible, 2 with tents set up in the summer, 18 warm weather sites, and 2 winter sites.

• Northeast Illinois Council

• 2745 Skokie Valley Road
• Highland Park, IL 60035
• Phone: (708) 433-1813

• Camp Dan Beard; Wheeling, IL

Located 4 miles west of Deerfield, IL on Portwine Rd., south of Lake Cook Rd. and north of Dundee Rd. Approximately 80 acres of wooded and open land (two grassy fields). Facilities include 2-water pumps, several laterines, hiking trails, tent campsites, and 6 cabins with capacities of up to 36. Total cabin capacity for all six cabins is 156 people.

• Caretaker's Phone: (847) 537-9817

• Northwest Suburban Council

• 600 N. Wheeling Rd.
• Mt. Prospect, IL 60056
• Phone: (708) 824-6880
• Fax: (708) 824-6925

• Camp Lakota; Woodstock, Illinois

Camp Lakota -- a private wilderness preserve for Scout Camping. Set in the rolling hills of McHenry County, near Woodstock, Illinois, Camp Lakota is part untimbered forest of ancient out trees and part reclaimed farmland and apple orchard. Several acres of natural wetlands separate the large forest tracts. Professionally landscaped unit sites are well placed to the central activity areas.

• Three Fires Council

• 414 N. Second St.
• St.Charles, IL 60174-1254
• Phone: (630) 584-9250
• Fax: (630) 584-8598

• Camp Big Timber; Elgin, IL

Camp Big Timber is one of the scouting facilities of the Three Fires Council, located just west of Elgin, Illinois. Big Timber has offered for many years a resident camping program. Big Timber is located on the site of a former long-term Boy Scout Camp. Access to swimming and boating, and hiking through the wooded trails, provide just some of the highlights of a stay at Camp Big timber.

• Camp Freeland Leslie; Oxford, WI

Camp Freeland Leslie is located outside of Oxford, Wisconsin near the Wisconsin Dells. Camp Freeland Leslie (CFL) is one of the premier patrol cooking camps in the Central Region. The 500-plus acre property allows for a wide variety of Scouting opportunities, involving Scouts from the first years camper throughout the experience youth seeking a high adventure program in conjunction with his unit's stay at resident camp. The emphasis at CFL is on the patrol, weather in the campsite as part of patrol cooking, or through the development of personal and group initiative through the C.O.P.E program. Program opportunities extend well beyond the merit badge program and well after dinner. Something is available for Scouts of all interested at any time of the day.

• TFC Ranch; Rochelle, IL

The TFC Ranch is located approximately 10 miles northwest of Rochelle, IL. TFC offers a variety of camping experiences ranging from camping in an open field to camping in deep timber areas, to camping along the Pike River, to camping on a bluff above the river. Facilities include several latrines and two cabins(capacity 30 people each) for winter camping.

• W.D. Boyce Council

• 614 N.E. Madison Ave.
• Peoria, Illinois 61603
• Phone: 1-800-369-5069 or (309) 673-6136

• Ingersoll Summer Camp; 45 miles west of Peoria, Illinois off Rte. 116.

Ingersoll Summer Camp is located approximately 45 miles west of Peoria, Illinois off of Rte. 116. Some 960 acres of rolling, wooded Illinois countryside offers each Scout the opportunity to practice his Scouting skills in the best possible outdoor laboratory.

• Illinois State Parks

All listed parks have separate youth campsites.

Northwest Illinois

• Apple River Canyon State Park; 8763 E. Canyon Rd., Apple River, IL 61001. Phone: (815) 745-3302.
• Argyle Lake State Park; 640 Argyle Park Rd., Colchester, IL. 62326. Phone: (309) 766-3422.
• Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park; 16006-875 "E" St., Sheffield, IL 61361. Phone: (815) 454-2328.
• Illini State Park; 2660 E. 2350th Rd., Marseilles, IL 61341. Phone: (815) 795-2448.
• Johnson-Sauk Trail State Park; 27500 N. 1200 Ave., Kewanee, IL 61443. Phone: (309) 853-5589.
• Jubilee College State Park; 13921 W. Rte. 150, Brimfield, IL 61517. Phone: (309) 446-3758.
• Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park; 8542 N. Lake Rd., Lena, IL 61048. Phone: (815) 369-4282.
• Mississippi Palisades State Park; 16327 A, Rte. 84, Savanna, IL 61074. Phone: (815) 273-2731.
• Morrison-Rockwood State Park; RR. 4,Crosby Rd., Morrison, IL 61270. Phone: (815) 772-4708.
• Rock Cut State Park; 7318 Harlem Rd., Loves Park, IL 61111. Phone: (815) 885-3311.
• Spring Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area; 7982 S. Park Rd., Mantino, IL 61546. Phone: (309) 968-7135.
• Starved Rock State Park; Po Box 509, Utica, IL 61373. Phone: (815) 667-4726.
• White Pines Forest State Park; 6712 W. Pines Rd., Mt. Morris, IL 61054. Phone: (815) 946-3717.

Northeast Illinios

• Chain O'Lakes State Park; 8916 Wilmont Rd., Spring Grove, IL 60081. Phone: (847) 587-5512.
• Channahon State Park; PO Box 54, Channahon, IL 60410. Phone: (815) 467-4271.
• Gebhard Woods State Park; 401 Ottawa St., Morris, IL 60450. Phone: (815) 942-0796.
• I & M Canal State Trail; PO Box 272, Morris, IL 60450. Phone: (815) 942-0796.
• Illinios Beach State Park; Lake Front, Zion, IL 60099. Phone: (847) 662-4811.
• Kankakee River State Park; PO Box 37, Bourbonnais, IL 60914. Phone: (815) 933-1383.
• Silver Springs State Park; 13608 Fox Rd., Yorkville, IL 60560. Phone: (630) 553-6297.

East-Central Illinios

• Clinton Lake State Recreational Area; RR.1, Box 4, DeWitt, IL 61735. Phone: (217) 935-8722.
• Eagle Creek State Park; PO Box 16, Findlay, IL 62534. Phone: (217) 756-8260.
• Fox Ridge State Park; 18175 State Park Rd., Charleston, IL 61920. Phone: (217) 345-6416.
• Hidden Springs State Forrest; RR. 1, Box 200, Strasburg, IL 62465. Phone: (217) 644-3091.
• Kickapoo State Park; 10906 Kickapoo Park Rd., Oakwood, IL 61858. Phone: (217) 442-4915.
• Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memorial, (Spitler Woods State Natural Area); 705 Spitler Park Dr., Mt.Zion, IL 62549. Phone: (217) 864-3121.
• Lincoln Trail State Park; 16985 E. 1350th Rd., Marshall, IL 62441. Phone: (217) 826-2222.
• Walnut Point State Park; 2331 E. County Rd. 37ON, Oakland, IL 61943. Phone: (217) 346-3336.
• Weldon Springs State Park; RR.2, Box 87, Clinton, IL 61727. Phone: (217) 935-2644.
• Wolf Creek State Park; RR.1, Box 99, Windsor, IL 61957. Phone: (217) 459-2831.

West-Central Illinios

• Beaver Dam State Park; 14444 Beaver Dam Ln., Plainview, IL 62685. Phone: (217) 854-8020.
• Eldon Hazlet State Park; 20100 Hazlet Park Rd., Carlyle, IL 62231. Phone: (618) 594-3015.
• Horseshoe Lake State Park; 3321 Hwy. 111, Granite City, IL 60240. Phone: (618) 931-0270.
• Nauvoo State Park; PO Box 426, Nauvoo, IL 62354. Phone: (217) 453-2512.
• Pere Marquette State Park; PO Box 158, Grafton, IL 62037. Phone: (618) 786-3323.
• Randolph State Fish and Wildlife Area; 4301 S. Lakeside Dr., Chester, IL 62233. Phone: (618) 826-2706.
• Sand Ridge State Forest; PO Box 111, Forest City, IL 61532. Phone: (309) 597-2212.
• Sangchris Lake State Park; 9898 Cascade Rd., Rochester, IL 62563. Phone: (217) 498-9208.
• Washington County Conservation Area; 18500 Conservation Dr., Nashville, IL. 62263. Phone: (618) 327-3137.
• Weinberg-King State Park; PO Box 203, Augusta, IL 62311. Phone: (217) 392-2345.

Southern Illinios

• Cave-in-Rock State Park; PO Box 338, New State Park Rd., Cave-in-Rock, IL 62919. Phone: (618) 289-4325.
• Dixon Springs State Park; RR.2, Golconda, IL 62938. Phone: (618) 949-3304, (618) 949-3394.
• Ferne Clyffe State Park; PO Box 10, Goreville, IL 62939. Phone: (618) 995-2411.
• Hamilton County Conservation Area-Dolan Lake; RR. 4, McLeansboro, IL 62859. Phone: (618) 773-4340.
• Lake Murphysboro State Park; 52 Cinder Hill Dr., Murphysboro, IL 62966. Phone: (618) 684-2867
• Ramsey Lake State Park; PO Box 97, Ramsey, IL 62080. Phone: (618) 423-2215.
• Red Hills State Park; Rte. 2, Box 252A, Sumner, IL 62466. Phone: (618) 936-2469.
• Sam Dale Lake Conservation Area; RR. 1, Johnsonville, IL 62850. Phone: (618) 835-2292.
• Sam Parr State Park; 13225 East St., Hwy. 33, Newton, IL 62448. Phone: (618) 783-2661.
• Stephen A. Forbes State Park; 6924 Omega Rd., Kinmundy, IL 62854. Phone: (618) 547-3381.
• Trail of Tears State Forest; 3240 State Forest Rd., Jonesboro, IL 62952. Phone: (618) 833-4910.

Last updated March 18, 2001
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