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Fox Bluff Vacation Cottage and RV Resort spans over a mile of frontage on the Fox River, is 52 miles from downtown Chicago. It is just minutes to Yorkville and Oswego, both with great restaurants and attractions including Illinois largest waterpark Raging Waves. Snuggled between a soaring canopy of 80-foot trees, lies Fox Bluff's resort style pool, 20 person hot tub, hilltop cabanas and a 100 ft pavilion replete with fans, music and a poolside big screen TV. Post pool time, spend some quality time in our two clubhouses - The Fun House and The Social House. The Fun House has ping pong, pool tables, bags and big screens, while the more formal Social House, kept pleasant with AC, can host events or just chill and watch TV or play cards. In need of some action? - Get active on our newly minted pickleball court, basketball court or volleyball court or simply head out for a walk and explore our 160 acres of extensive paths. Fox Bluff is focused on your well being and provides a relaxing atmosphere in a tranquil natural setting while spending time with family and friends. Come visit us at the Bluff and discover your new home away from home.
GO over the train tracks and follow the road to the right until you reach our welcome center and front gates.
A great clean place to visit and or live. In transition from another state our camper was home for three months. The site manager "Cassie" always made us feel comfortable leaving the camper unattended and any questions about the camp ground she had a answer. Management made it easy rolling over from monthly to seasonal. Always nice to go to the hot tube after a hard at work. Resort has everything you could need to live, relax or vacation.
Watch where you're walking with your kids and pets. There was a lot of junk laying around all over the property. Metal, nails, screws, boards, glass, old wires poking out of the ground. They also said we could stay after sending photos of our camper when we had a 2001, then when we got there they complained that it was old. They also complained it was missing the ac cover, which was only missing because of one of their low hanging tree limbs broke it off.
The playground was nice, so they get an extra star.
*We were not asked to leave the property, we stayed over a month at this campground until my husband's job was done. There was NO duct tape on our camper, there was minor fading on our decals. There was never anything taped. I even painted it because I got tired of hearing how old it was. I left a review because I was going through reviewing all the parks we stayed at this year and by other reviews it doesn't seem to have improved much. The condition oulf our camper was much better than those overgrown with weeds, and mold growing on them.
We first toured Fox Bluff in January 2022. Despite the historical bad reviews we saw the changes they were making and decided to take a chance. We are so happy we did. This year the pool and hot tub opened. It's great to have our own private space on the fox river. Our "neighbors" are amazing and have become our camping family. The employees have always been helpful with any concerns we have. Nick does a great job keeping the pool looking great and when storms came in last weekend he was out with others clearing trees at 2am. Lance and Lynn keep up with the great improvements. Added bonus Fox Bluffs location on the Fox River for kayaking and tubing and Saw Wee Kee Park for miles of hiking trails and you have a great combination of nature and resort. (If you have the boats or tubes float down to Yorkville and stop by Foxy's for Ice Cream or Southbank BBQ for some food and drinks on their back patio. Perfect way to end a day boating down the river and only a 5 minute shuttle ride.)
Still a work in progress... When we camped here 11 years ago, it was positively scary - old abandoned rigs, permanent residents, overgrown and neglected campsites everywhere. We swore we'd never come back. The new owners have put in a lot of effort to improve it, but their website takes a few liberties with reality. We were looking forward to using the heated pool and hot tub, but they were closed. Another camper said that someone (owner? worker?) closed it b/c they didn't want to clean it. Don't advertise amenities you don't actually offer. Since our RV is exactly ten years old, we had to submit photos of it before we could be "approved" to camp there. I saw many much older units there and also at least one abandoned one. The website also said that that stays were limited to 4 consecutive months, but we saw several units with 100 lbs propane bottles and other junk scattered in their yards. One guy had half a dozen 20 lbs bottles in front of his pull behind. All of these looked like permanent residents. Our "premium waterfront campsite" was backed up to an overgrown creek, and the view out the front was to an overgrown area with a pile of gravel (an abandoned 70's era pull behind is off in the distance). Also there was no Wi-Fi (at least in the section we were in). As far as we're concerned, the only advantage to this place was its proximity to our kid's place in Naperville. Apparently the new owners have had this place for 2 1/2 years, and I'm sure it will eventually be very nice, but it still has a long way to go.
RV’ERS BEWARE!!! Our stay was supposed to be 22 July to 7 August 2023. First things first, I called and reserved a spot a month prior to getting to the CG. We got to the CG and there was no one in the office to help us. I contacted someone by the phone number on the door. Cassie was the camp host that was escorting someone to their site. Once we registered she gave us our site which was 102. I told her that I had a reservation for site 604. She told me that the owner had just given away my reservation to a "seasonal camper" last week and they were putting us in a spot that was much nicer and by the water. After a lot 0of hubbub we finally agreed to the site by the water (102). The are working on the "Resort" so the roads are not very friendly for a big rig at all! There are no one ways signs so the roads can be used both ways and there IS NOT enough room for two vehicles to pass. When you are approaching someone head on they give you a dirty look because you didn't stop pulling your rig to let them by! We finally made it to our site (102) and as I was backing into the site the rig sank in the gravel that was not compacted at all. So I had to goose it a little and the tires on my truck started spinning. I got the rig in finally then I got out to look at the connections. The electrical box was all the way in the back behind our rig and the sewer hookup was all the way in the front!!!!! I would have to have 40 ft of hose just to connect ONE of our two drain hoses. I had enough and finally decided that we were not going to stay here at all. They are charging you Resort pricing for a dumpy area that is not ready for a resort price. It does have the potential to be a nice place but they have a long way to go before I would ever think of staying here again especially after having our reservation being given to someone else by the owners! Not Cool!
