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Chain O’Lakes has Class A-Premium areas (Honey Suckle Hollow and Fox Den) with a total of 151 sites. Sites are for $25 per night, except on Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day weekends when the fee is $35 per night. Three Class B-Premium camp areas (Turner Lake South, Prairie View and Mud Lake East) have a total of 87 sites for $12 each per night. One youth group camp area (Mud Lake West) will accommodate 150 youths with a fee of $2 per person (minimum $20 per night). Maximum stay at campsites is 14 nights in a 30 day period. A responsible adult (18 years of age or older) acquiring a permit must have a camp shelter and set up at the time of registration. All campers must have a permit (receipt for payment). Gathering of firewood from the park is strictly prohibited. Alcohol is prohibited in the campgrounds.
Reservations are available for camp sites and youth groups and shelters. A non-refundable reservation fee of $5 plus camping fee is required to reserve campsites and youth groups. Shelters are $25, non-refundable. Reservations are accepted at www.reserveamerica.com
We love Chain o Lakes. Always a fun experience and tons of trails to walk!
The camp officers here run a pretty tight campground. The sites, even the tent ones are a little gravelly and the ground is pretty hard pan to drive stakes through. There are several nice trails for hiking and biking.
They have, probably to their advantage, a prohibition against alcohol. So quiet time was quiet time (10 p. m.) and that also means if you leave to go out, and aren't back on time, you won't be allowed to re enter.
There is a well stocked convenience store on grounds. Boat rentals are a little pricey, but then you don't need a sticker here like in Wisconsin, so maybe the cost balances out.
All in all we had a pretty good time here.
Camping and fishing @ Chain O Lakes. Park & Campgrounds much nicer than Shabbona...but Shabbona has them beat on choice of boat rentals and the in park restaurant. Site 10. Nice site decent shade
Everybody is friendly and keep to them selves. Great locations to camp tent style. Or great for for RV. Enough space to back in or have 2 vehicles. Not all spots are the exact same. Some are open and some are have more privacy and the same some are wide open and some have good shade.
Spots were nice, spacious, and level. Power was reliable. Shaded, quiet campground. A perfect distance to the Fox Lake train into Chicago. But what really made our time here great was the staff. There are some real salt of the earth people working here- every one we came in contact with, in fact.
