1st Long Trip

AJR wrote:
OP, I would appreciate your evaluation of “Leisure Lakes Resort”. I have never been there but have been considering going there.. When I go too the Chicago area I have been staying at Paul Wolff Campground in Elgin.

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This is our 5th night at Leisure Lakes now. My DW is in Chicago at a conference, I will be picking her up tomorrow for our last night here. Leisure Lakes is a very nice spot. Perfect for what we are doing! It is an hour away from Chicago.

Positives: There is a nice small lake, of which we had a view from our site. It is a well-tended campground. The Bathrooms are clean, and the shower was mediocre, not simple to regulate temp (but that didn't really matter to me). We had a nice roomy site, because we were asked if we had the capability to be far from water. I had 60' of fresh water hose, so they gave us this site, which is very nice!! So far I have had everything I have needed!! They have a pool, which helped me to survive the high temps today!! They have a Lake! And they have, what I would call a small pond, which they use as their beach area (haven't tried that out yet, but I don't care for sand so much).

Found a wonderful restaurant nearby - Skooters Road House, Great food and atmosphere, huge inside!

Negatives: Their store is minimal, but did have the firewood we needed, and ice. The Wireless service is the only real negative that I would give. Today is the first day that the service is really usable. My guess is that there are less people today than before. We have needed to use our 3/4g devices instead of wireless. DW noticed traffic noise outside, however, on the other side of the lake there is probably less highway noise.

I would definitely stay here again! The only thing I missed was the wireless service. Everything else was great! Would definitely recommend.