Starved Rock IL Area
Looking to plan a weekend Oct. 7-10 and looking for a decent site to stay at.
Forum Discussion
Agreed, Rock Cut is very nice! I had heard nice things about Blandings Landing but haven't ever been there; we did enjoy Thomson Causeway (COE) park, but the train is an issue there as well (as it will be in virtually every park along the river!) Another good SP in the area is Mississippi Palisades; likely to be full on the holiday weekend, though.
For near Dubuque - if you can't get into Wyalusing SP (Wis), which is our all-time favorite (Wis. Ridge CG only; some sites have electric, but most are pretty short) you might consider the Rustic Barn CG - also in Wisconsin but perhaps 20 miles from Dubuque. Electric & water at sites, nice farm country, both pull-thrus & back-ins. Not sure what they have for kids to do, though - we didn't check into that. They do have a group meeting room (or did when we were there, some years ago).
For near Dubuque - if you can't get into Wyalusing SP (Wis), which is our all-time favorite (Wis. Ridge CG only; some sites have electric, but most are pretty short) you might consider the Rustic Barn CG - also in Wisconsin but perhaps 20 miles from Dubuque. Electric & water at sites, nice farm country, both pull-thrus & back-ins. Not sure what they have for kids to do, though - we didn't check into that. They do have a group meeting room (or did when we were there, some years ago).
