mleekamp wrote:
Recently, we had a reservation at a campground on Rend Lake in southern IL. Beautiful lake, and we were staying 9 days and wanted a FU site ... so we reserved. Apparently, the check out time at that park is 4pm, and it's common that folks stay until 4pm. Yes, I know that's the rule...but we arrived at 1pm thinking we would get in (Sunday reservation). Nope. Between 3:50pm and 4:30pm, the place was nuts with people leaving. Never seen that before in 23+ years of camping as an "adult".
I camp at Rend Lake often, although I haven't been this season due to family. Normally people are leaving their sites before noon and park in the parking lot while they boat all day. A small number will boat and then come off the lake around 3:00 to pack up and leave. Usually it's pretty quiet by 1:00.
