On my way "down" to Houston to inspect suspected water damage to my storage unit I stopped a night at Arrowhead Park in Johnston City, IL (Pop. 3543) that is in the very southern tip of Illinois. The city maintains Arrowhead Park and within the park is a 66 site RV campground called Arrowhead Lake Campground.
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The campground abuts 30 acre Arrowhead Lake. |
I usually like to stay more than one day before reviewing a campground but I did a lot of hiking on the nature trail that encircles the lake and also looked at a good deal of the park so here goes!
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The trail runs about 2.2 miles around the lake. |
I can't vouch for other times of the year but I was amazed that there were virtually no bugs on my hikes through the woods on the Nature Trail around the lake.
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The campground from the path on the other side of the lake. |
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Here's Arrowhead Lake's data sheet:
Hookups: Water,
20, 30, 50 amp
Fire ring: Yes
Water Access: Yes
(lake)
Fresh Water: Yes
Trash Service: Yes
Toilets: Yes
(flush)
Showers: Yes
Dump station: Yes
WiFi: No
Level sites: Yes
Laundry: No
Store: No
Pool: No
Shade: Yes
Verizon reception: 4G,
3 bars
Internet reception: 3 bars
Cost: $18 / night Discounts
for seniors and veterans
The campsites at Arrowhead Lake were well spaced and quite a few of the sites looked to be occupied by long-term guests. The campground was extremely quiet, especially after dark.
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Knowing I was leaving the next morning I didn't unhitch from the pickup. |
There was one small cabin for rent at the park which would be great for car travelers, I didn't inquire about the nightly cost.
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The rental unit came with front porch chairs. |
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Across from the main office where you check in were the bathrooms and showers, I peeked inside and the bathrooms and showers were very clean.
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Spotless on the inside. |
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Arrowhead Lake Campground is open year around although it warns that water service is cut-off in months where freezing takes place, Most full-timers I know would be in Florida or Arizona by then but it could be useful as a just passing through stop in winter months.
The staff was very friendly and the park was extremely well-kept. The utter quiet at night earns the park bonus points too, as does the reasonable $18 / night cost! I'll be adding Arrowhead Lake Campground to my list of places to stay on my way to and from Michigan.
Thanks for reading!