Stay Date: July 2016
Our Rating: GOOD –7
Showing posts with label Illinois. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Illinois. Show all posts
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Carl Spindler Campground, East Peoria IL
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Geneseo Campground, Geneseo IL
Stay Date: Aug 2013
Our Rating: GOOD – 7
This was our second overnight stay at this well-manicured, shaded park. It’s in a convenient location, a bit off the road, but worth the drive through Geneseo. Make sure you follow the blue campground signs to avoid a 10' underpass. Gravel interior roads and fairly level gravel sites, with extensive tree cover that makes using a satellite difficult. No cable, but good free WiFi. Not very crowded and quiet and dark at night. Verizon cell and data were strong. A pretty little park in the cornfields that offers a quiet night's stay. $30/night. Geneseo Campground
Our Rating: GOOD – 7
This was our second overnight stay at this well-manicured, shaded park. It’s in a convenient location, a bit off the road, but worth the drive through Geneseo. Make sure you follow the blue campground signs to avoid a 10' underpass. Gravel interior roads and fairly level gravel sites, with extensive tree cover that makes using a satellite difficult. No cable, but good free WiFi. Not very crowded and quiet and dark at night. Verizon cell and data were strong. A pretty little park in the cornfields that offers a quiet night's stay. $30/night. Geneseo Campground
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Geneseo Campground, Geneseo IL
Stay Date: June 2010
Our Rating: GOOD – 9
This is a gem of a campground; level gravel sites under mature trees, large sites, and lots of grass. Very friendly owners. No cable TV, so ask for a site with a view of the sky. Free WiFi worked OK, and Verizon cell and Aircard worked well. Make sure you follow the blue signs to the campground, if you follow your GPS, you’ll end up with a 10’ overhead railroad overpass. Also, the road to the campground is on the first road past the bridge; our GPS had us turning prior to the bridge. This is the kind of place you wish was at every stop – quiet, friendly, and reasonable at $28/night. Geneseo Campground
Our Rating: GOOD – 9
This is a gem of a campground; level gravel sites under mature trees, large sites, and lots of grass. Very friendly owners. No cable TV, so ask for a site with a view of the sky. Free WiFi worked OK, and Verizon cell and Aircard worked well. Make sure you follow the blue signs to the campground, if you follow your GPS, you’ll end up with a 10’ overhead railroad overpass. Also, the road to the campground is on the first road past the bridge; our GPS had us turning prior to the bridge. This is the kind of place you wish was at every stop – quiet, friendly, and reasonable at $28/night. Geneseo Campground
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Hickory Hollow Campground, Utica IL
Stay Date: July 2010
Our Rating: GOOD – 8
This is a great Passport America park for an overnight or longer stay. The park is convenient to the Interstate yet far enough to be fairly quiet at night. The level, gravel pull-thru sites are long and wide enough for slides and awning and hookups are convenient. The park has a nice pool, small store, and walking trails through the woods. Verizon Aircard worked well and the park's free WiFi worked well depending on the amount of users. No cable TV and lots of trees, so ask for a satellite-friendly site. A Flying J is 10 miles west, and the town of Utica is nearby. A bargain at $17/night. Hickory Hollow Campground
Our Rating: GOOD – 8
This is a great Passport America park for an overnight or longer stay. The park is convenient to the Interstate yet far enough to be fairly quiet at night. The level, gravel pull-thru sites are long and wide enough for slides and awning and hookups are convenient. The park has a nice pool, small store, and walking trails through the woods. Verizon Aircard worked well and the park's free WiFi worked well depending on the amount of users. No cable TV and lots of trees, so ask for a satellite-friendly site. A Flying J is 10 miles west, and the town of Utica is nearby. A bargain at $17/night. Hickory Hollow Campground
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Casey KOA, Casey IL
Stay Date: May 2009
Our Rating: GOOD – 7
We enjoyed visiting this park; it's a reminder of what all of the KOA's used to be - clean, neatly manicured, nice facilities, and family oriented activities. On the other hand, the sites are small, the trees prevent use of a satellite (and there's no cable), most of the sites are 30A only, the roads are gravel and potholed, and the price is exorbitant for an overnight stay. It's a great weekend destination park for families, but at this time of year, the facilities aren't usable and there aren't any activities during the week, so a weekday overnight is overly priced. Casey is a small town with not much to offer and there's not much in the area, but the park is a nice place to just relax and enjoy the birds. This is a nice park, but due to the price ($38/night) we won't stay here again. Casey KOA
Our Rating: GOOD – 7
We enjoyed visiting this park; it's a reminder of what all of the KOA's used to be - clean, neatly manicured, nice facilities, and family oriented activities. On the other hand, the sites are small, the trees prevent use of a satellite (and there's no cable), most of the sites are 30A only, the roads are gravel and potholed, and the price is exorbitant for an overnight stay. It's a great weekend destination park for families, but at this time of year, the facilities aren't usable and there aren't any activities during the week, so a weekday overnight is overly priced. Casey is a small town with not much to offer and there's not much in the area, but the park is a nice place to just relax and enjoy the birds. This is a nice park, but due to the price ($38/night) we won't stay here again. Casey KOA
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Red Barn Rendezvous RV Park, Edwardsville IL
Stay Date: May 2009
Our Rating: GOOD – 8
We were pleasantly surprised with this immaculate little park during our week-long stay. Level, gravel pull through sites and convenient hookups were separated by a small grass strip. Although our site in the rear of the park was not overly large, we had an end site which gave us plenty of room. The park is nicely landscaped with flowers and small trees, and although it has a number of what appear to be long-term residents, their sites are well maintained. The owners were friendly and were quick to ask how our stay was going. No cable TV and spotty WiFi, but clear view of satellite. Located near an exit on I-55, it was very convenient to St. Louis attractions and shopping in Edwardsville. The only drawback is the drone of the interstate traffic, but it wasn't enough to keep us awake. The owners do not accept credit cards, requiring check or cash only. There aren't many parks in the area, but even if there was, this park would be worth staying at for the $30/night fee.Red Barn Rendezvous RV Park
Our Rating: GOOD – 8
We were pleasantly surprised with this immaculate little park during our week-long stay. Level, gravel pull through sites and convenient hookups were separated by a small grass strip. Although our site in the rear of the park was not overly large, we had an end site which gave us plenty of room. The park is nicely landscaped with flowers and small trees, and although it has a number of what appear to be long-term residents, their sites are well maintained. The owners were friendly and were quick to ask how our stay was going. No cable TV and spotty WiFi, but clear view of satellite. Located near an exit on I-55, it was very convenient to St. Louis attractions and shopping in Edwardsville. The only drawback is the drone of the interstate traffic, but it wasn't enough to keep us awake. The owners do not accept credit cards, requiring check or cash only. There aren't many parks in the area, but even if there was, this park would be worth staying at for the $30/night fee.Red Barn Rendezvous RV Park
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