Campsite #18 at South Marcum Campground, IL

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Campsite #18

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Drive-In	8 people
70 ft	Back-In
3	fair

3/27

Campsite #18 Features: Drive-In access, Back-In parking, 70ft driveway, 50 amp hookup, Fire ring, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed, Drinking Water

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@terryh6561192 · Camped on Aug 15, 2025 at Campsite #18

Great place to camp, spacious sites and quiet

@SteveH6880674 · Camped on Jul 31, 2025 at Campsite #18

South. Marcum is a nice campground. We had #18 Owls Roost. Site was shaded and grounds well maintained. This site has full hookups. The pad was about 4 inches off left to right. I had to borrow blocks to get reasonably level.

@MargaretB35008 · Camped on May 25, 2024 at Campsite #18

Site 18 @ S. Marcum campground. Beautiful park and campground. Lots of shade. Clean restroom (did not use shower house). The paved walking paths were excellent. Our site slanted down one side so we had to use 3 blocks to level. The site was long enough for our 36 camper with slides on both sides and our truck with room to spare. Picnic table had some standing water & completely flooded with heavy rain. Most of the water drained within 24 hours. Most sites we noticed had some kind of slant but nothing a leveling block or two cant fix nor prevent us from coming back. Overall this campground is one of our favorites. We plan on returning and may try other sections and/or Army Corp Engineers campgrounds on the lake.

@WalterT5925234 · Camped on Jul 4, 2023 at Campsite #18

Awesome experience and natural environment at South Marcum COE Campgrounds. This was our first COE campground trip. All employees we met were very friendly, courteous, and professional. Only one bad apple (COE volunteer camper) was noted with fireworks but park officials handled the situation promptly. Overall, we look to returning as well as visiting other COE campgrounds in the future.

@JeffreyB316807 · Camped on May 25, 2023 at Campsite #18

Campground is close to town if you forgot something, visitor center was nice, beach was ok ,fishing was good, plenty of bike trails

@RyanV8528253 · Camped on Sep 12, 2022 at Campsite #18

The blacktop pad isn't as flat as most so we had to place two 2x6 wood blocks under the right side tires on the camper to help level it. Otherwise, this spot is a very nice location.

@LynnS1903043 · Camped on Aug 6, 2022 at Campsite #18

Plenty of room, great site. Shade and sun.

@AlanD7186329 · Camped on May 22, 2022 at Campsite #18

We stayed at Owls Roost on lot 18. We enjoy this little area and discovered Beaver Lodge connected by a concrete walk though a nice wooded area and the other camping areas connected by a wonderful path around Blue Heron pond. We are down here from Central Illinois because of work in the area and coming back to camp is better than home.

@MISCHELLP68039 · Camped on Aug 25, 2021 at Campsite #18

Love coming here once or twice a year. Camp host always a pleasure. Well kept grounds. Wildlife all around. Bike path always enjoyable. Never have made it to the beach. Visitor Center always something very interesting. The owl program was enjoyed by all ages. Just wish it was a bit closer to home. But will continue the drive.

@MISCHELLP867 · Camped on Aug 25, 2021 at Campsite #18

@KennethS315507 · Camped on Sep 15, 2020 at Campsite #18

Easy to get to, beautiful campground. Site well situated, plenty of space between sites. Our 33 5er fit with room to spare. Would stay again. #18

@RonaldW9151685 · Camped on Jun 21, 2020 at Campsite #18

Pad has significant slope. Very close to other 2 campsites in middle of loop.

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