Camping at Rock Cut State Park, Illinois
Just two hours away from Chicago, Rock Cut State Park is an easy get-away.
There are a lot of campsites available, but they do get filled up on the weekends.
On the weekdays though, you’ll have your choice of sites.
Electric sites are available for $25 a night. Fishing enthusiasts can get non-electric tent sites ($12 a night) right on the edge of the man-made lake.
I saw plenty of people pull up, set-up, and put their poles in the water.
There are convenient water pumps, trash dumps, and pit toilets in the non-electric area. You can even walk to the free showers at the RV stations.
Each tent site has a picnic table and a fire pit. All the facilities are very well maintained.
The main down side I see with the set up is the proximity of one site to the other. Unlike Starved Rock, where trees and bushes isolate and separate each site, many of the tents are going to be right on top of each other. On a full weekend, I don’t think this would be very quiet or relaxing.