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Campsite #25 at Dam West Rec. Area, IL
$20
Campsite #25
| 8 people | |
| 52 ft | Back-In |
| 1 | good |
4/3
Campsite #25 Features: Back-In parking, 20 amp hookup, 30 amp hookup, 50 amp hookup, Fire ring, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (16)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 75% |
| 4 star | | 19% |
| 3 star | | 6% |
| 2 star | | 0% |
| 1 star | | 0% |
@MichaelB762699 · Camped on Oct 26, 2025 at Campsite #25
Always a great time at dam west
@GaryD2260868 · Camped on Oct 13, 2025 at Campsite #25
We love it here, the cleanliness and the great staff, it really nice
@LonnieCE44F2C5 · Camped on Sep 2, 2025 at Campsite #25
No issues, no problems. Great staff.
@DanielD4395113 · Camped on May 23, 2025 at Campsite #25
Site is huge and level and close to a water spigot.
@JOANNBA7734027 · Camped on May 17, 2024 at Campsite #25
Bathrooms spotless. Campgrounds quiet. Weather awesome! Check in and helpfulness of staff was great!
@WilliamK482864 · Camped on Sep 18, 2022 at Campsite #25
Campground, restrooms, and showers always clean. Internet reception is extremely poor. I would pay extra each night for good service. Not sure why it's offered as it's nearly unusable.
@AdamP2460050 · Camped on Sep 16, 2022 at Campsite #25
Very clean facilities
@DanielS7047089 · Camped on Aug 25, 2022 at Campsite #25
Like most Corps campgrounds, Dam West is RV (trailer and motorhome) oriented. I travel by motorcycle and pitch a tent, so I have different needs. Electric hookups, for instance, are not a big deal (I have a phone charger on the bike). A level, grassy site on which to pitch my tent is the most important thing, followed by hot showers, clean restrooms, quiet, nearby sources of provisions, and (in the best of all possible worlds) a sky free of light pollution. With that in mindIve camped twice at Dam West. First time I chose a space down toward the lake, with what I thought was a lake view. Not really, and finding a level spot to pitch my tent was a challenge. The unpaved parts of the site were also pretty sloping. Second time I took what was available: a site on the inside of the big loop. This had a gravel trailer pad, an electric box, but also backed up against a big, mowed, level, grass field. I pitched my tent just past the end of the trailer pad, and it was wonderful. The picnic table was a long way away, but that was OK. I slept like a baby. Sanitary facilities are yet another of the Corps experiments: the building has seven unisex rooms containing toilet, sink and shower. Could get congested, though it has not on any of my (weekday) visits. Showers were hot and flow good. Like all government facilities, this is a BYO-TP operation, the paper in the rest rooms is so thin you can read through it (I have proven this).There is a restaurant in the Dam West complex. I didnt dine there, but instead purchased cuisine de can from a C-store out at the stoplight by the main highway. There is also a McDs there.Quiet hours were quiet, as the guy who washed his pickup truck a couple sites down had finished drying it with his leaf blower.Sky was typical Corps campground, too many lights.Overall, its a nice place to get a good nights sleep when traveling and tenting. Especially if you have the Senior Pass and its only ten bucks.
@MichaelV771806 · Camped on May 13, 2022 at Campsite #25
good place
@FrankR3038480 · Camped on Jul 20, 2021 at Campsite #25
Great campground, ample space between sites, nice lake, and friendly campers. We will visit again.
@FrankR861 · Camped on Jul 20, 2021 at Campsite #25
Great campground, ample space between sites, nice lake, and friendly campers. We will visit again.
@STEPHENV977 · Camped on Jun 13, 2021 at Campsite #25
Level site great campground hosts. One hour from St. Louis
@stephenv9A6945 · Camped on Jun 13, 2021 at Campsite #25
Level site great campground hosts. One hour from St. Louis
@DebbieM9241459 · Camped on May 28, 2021 at Campsite #25
Always clean and hosts are great. Shores and bathrooms always clean. Love soap and hand dryers in all bathrooms! Thanks! Deb
@DebbieM406 · Camped on May 28, 2021 at Campsite #25
Always clean and hosts are great. Shores and bathrooms always clean. Love soap and hand dryer’s in all bathrooms! Thanks! Deb
@JenniF47BCB23E · Camped on Sep 27, 2019 at Campsite #25
This was our 2nd time to a Carlyle Lake campground and this was much better than Hazlet. The pad was spacious and we had room for the camper (24'), john boat, and a vehicle. Bugs were minimal and the shower house was decent. The kids rode bikes around the loop and had fun with water balloons. The fish weren't biting that weekend, but overall the location and facilities were really nice. We will return to this loop next year, hopefully nearer the water.
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