Campground Information:
Campground Name: Shabbona Lake State Park
Campground Address: Shabbona, IL
Campground Phone #: 815.824.2106
Campground Web Site:
http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/Landmgt...1/SHABBONA.HTM
Campground Visit / Stay Information:
Date(s) of Visit/Stay: May 2007
Length of Visit/Stay: 2 nights
Site # / Type (PT or BkIn) / Hook-Ups (WES or WE or E or None): E
Site Amenities (Picnic Table (PT); Paved/Gravel/Grass; Pad; Cable; etc): PT, Gravel, Lakeview
Rate / night: $20
Extra Charges / night (Pets, Children, A/C, etc): None
First Visit or Return Visit: Return
Your Rating (1 Low 5 High): 4
Campground Facilities Information:
Number & Type of Sites (PT / Back-In): 150 E sites, no PT
Hook-Ups (# with WES / WE / E /None): all 150 E
Credit Cards Accepted (VISA, MC, Disc, None): Yes
Discounts Accepted (Good Sam, KOA, other): None
Interior Roads (Paved/Gravel; Wide/Narrow; Good/Bad): Paved, Wide, Good
Level Sites (Yes/No; rating: 1 low 3 high): Yes, 2
Wide/Open Sites (Yes/No; rating: 1 low 3 high): Yes, 2
Restroom Cleanliness (1 low 3 high): Yes, 2
Store (Yes/No; rating: 1 low 3 high): Yes, 2
Game Room (Yes/No; rating: 1 low 3 high): No
Pool (Yes/No; Heated/Not Heated; Clean, rating: 1 low 3 high): No
Campground Impressions:
Kid Friendly (Yes/No - Activities): Yes
People Friendly (Yes/No): Yes
WiFi Friendly (Yes/No; - Charge?): No
Pet Friendly (Yes/No): Yes
Personal Comments:
Shabbona is only 45 minutes from our house and is our favorite close to home campground. There are 150 sites, some overlooking the lake and almost all are wooded. But, because the park is so close to Chicago is does tend to be very busy on weekends. Our favorite things about this campground are the clean shower house with flush toilets, lovely lake, convenient camp store, nice boathouse with great ice cream, large in ground fire rings, fun trails, and great fishing. They also have very nice handicapped sites. We liked site 149 as it was a large site, wooded, and close, but not too close, to the shower house.