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Congratulations! You've just discovered Rend Lake, the perfect place to enjoy a wide variety of activities, events and nature at its best. Even a short visit to Rend Lake will impress you with the versatility of this magnificent area.Rend Lake is made up of 20,633 acres of water and 19,523 acres of land. Wildlife in the area includes deer, turkey, fox, raqccoon, opossum, waterfowl, and others as seasons change throughout the year. Whether you're looking for high adventure, a peaceful retreat, or something in between, you'll find it here in the heart of Southern Illinois.
Take a leisurely morning stroll, ski or sail lake waters, spend the afternoon viewing inspiring art exhibits and end your day by the warm glow of a campfire under starry night skies. The fields, forests and waters of Rend Lake provide a natural haven for wildlife and an outdoor wonderland for you. Boat, hike, fish, hunt, swim, and explore at your leisure. If you prefer a little less nature, visit one of the resorts around the lake and delight in superb lodging and dining. Just minutes away you'll find golf, trap and skeet, arts, antiques, museums, wineries, and more.
Dale Miller Youth Campground has five cabins with open floorplans to accomodate air mattresses or other sleeping equipment. There are also nine (9) RV campsites and several tent sites available, bringing the total capacity to 200 guests. A large enclosed picnic shelter with electricity, tables, a fireplace and grill is provided, along with a private beach, playground, baseball field, basketball court, and tennis court.
Dale Miller Youth Campground sits along the Southeastern banks of Rend Lake in the heart of Southern Illinois. With amenities including a picnic shelter with electricity, large grassy fields, a private beach and playground facilities, Dale Miller Youth Campground is the ideal location for groups of young campers.
From I-57 take take exit 71 and turn west onto Route 14. After 3 miles turn right on Rend City Road, then right again on Main Dam Road. Continue 3 miles to the camp entrance on the left.
Overall experience was awesome! Really can't beat the beauty of the campground with the price. Did however have one minor issue. Checkout time isnt until 2 pm but we had a cleaning crew arrive at 9 am & we felt like we were being pushed out. Now this could be because of Covid & maybe they needed the extra allotted time to clean. However if thats the case please change your check in & out times to allow your staff more time to clean. Other than that awesome experience!! We will be back
Great place for family reunions! Nice big area, beautiful views and a private beach. Has an enclosed shelter with tables and benches for eating or for activities, with a full size refrigerator and big fireplace. There are five cabins with two electrical outlets and two windows in each cabin all with open floor plans big enough to fit 3 to 4 air mattresses comfortably. There are several tent camping sites and nine rv hook up sites just wish they were a little closer to the cabins. The private beach is big and even has a picnic area in the grass. The shower house is nice and clean they came to clean it everyday. It has two big sinks big enough for dishes or even clothes, two regular sinks, two toilet stalls and two shower stalls. Overall great place to bring the family or a group of people. Highly recommend! Only complaint is that even though we had the gate closed we still had a problem with strangers on bikes and cars comimg through even though there are signs for reserved campers only.
Peaceful and quiet! Beautiful place to go camping! Nice private beach!
This was our 10th year family reunion and we love this area. Only suggestion we have is that outside receptacles be placed on the outside of the shelter house. We have fans and small blow up bounce houses for the littles and have to run the cords through the door ways. Thank you for having this area!
