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Jul 02, 2016

Springfield Illinois camping and site seeing.

Late this month we'll be heading to Springfield to check out all the Abe Lincoln history. Do you have any suggestions for places to camp and things to do while we are there?
  • The Lincoln Home
    The Old State Capitol
    Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices
    The Old Train Depot
    New Salem State Park
    Ann Rutledge gravesite
    Lincoln Tomb
    The old, first tomb

    Non-Lincoln Activities
    Boat ride on the Sangamon River
    Springfield Memorial Gardens
    The Zoo
    Lake Springfield

    There are a number of campgrounds just off I-55 south of town and Riverside Park a small park with limited facilities at the north end of town. And a couple of state parks but the best place is the Springfield KOA southeast of town in Rochester, Illinois. It's a complete campground and very quiet.

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