97% (78)
Top-rated campgrounds
97% (78)
Top-rated campgrounds
Public campgrounds near Carthage
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Robert
November 2025
16 ft travel trailer
Great place, not far off the beaten path. Very convenient and friendly. There are trains.
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Holly
October 2025
15 ft travel trailer
With pets
We stayed in the Santa Fe site and it was perfect. Easy to pull into, nice level lot. Just what we needed to be able to plug in for a night.
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James
September 2025
10 ft travel trailer
We had a nice stay at Wesley‘s, he was very welcoming. The property is beautiful. He had he had a lot of knowledge of the area. It was fun hanging out with the goats and with his very friendly cat. If you needed groceries, it was not too far away..
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Kyle & Nola
August 2025
15 ft travel trailer
Site 6 was well shaded. The single bathroom/shower was a short walk from our campsite. The door is propped open so no code is needed. Friday night the campground was fairly deserted. It got more lively the next night! The mosquitoes were fairly aggressive until the breeze came up on Saturday. Unfortunately, the pool closed last weekend. I was glad we found that out when we called before we arrived. (We booked our site, #6 but the confirmation recorded it as #1 so we called to check on that and were told that it is a glitch but not to worry.). We appreciated the free firewood since the site is a bit more than we usually spend. There were street lights and cameras nearby. Disc golfers came through every so often. There was fairly regular foot and car traffic below our site. We explored Keokuk and Hamilton. Be sure to check out the view from Rand Park!
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David
July 2025
22 ft travel trailer
Great host! Enjoyable evening. Would definitely return when in the area. Loved the cat and farm animals.
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Teresa
July 2025
35 ft fifth wheel
Great camper spots, nice and clean, and quiet. Enjoy camping here when we can
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JODI
July 2025
27 ft fifth wheel
Wildcat City Park Campground is clean and well maintained. Did not have any issues. Other campers were courteous, no loud music/noise even with it being a holiday weekend.
Some tree branches near drive need to be trimmed. Understand why the shorter hose on the dump station, but it could be a bit longer.
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Tara
June 2025
32 ft Class A
With kids
We enjoyed our trip. Loved the walking trails, the park for the kids. Was disappointed that the pool was not accessible except 1 to 6 as we weren't able to utilize it at all. We booked site 3 but on our confirmation it said site 1, which was fine but thee were no other campers there so we were confused to why that occurred. Over a very nice area and we would visit again
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Susan
June 2025
20 ft campervan
We were in the area visiting family during a heat wave and needed a 30amp outlet to charge our campervan overnight. Wesley was very accommodating, letting me book in the afternoon on the same day of the stay. The site is very level and clean, and the area was recently mowed. I found our stay quite peaceful and did not mind the nighttime rumbling of the train. I would definitely recommend!
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Diamond
June 2025
Tent
Absolutely amazing views on Wesley’s land! Not only was he extremely kind and helpful but also incredibly knowledgeable and helped me understand where I was going since I was just passing through. His family was great along with the fainting goats and cat bullseye. Incredibly friendly all around and if I’m ever passing through again I’d love to stay here and entirely recommend his place to anyone else. Super peaceful easy in and easy out access. Very easy to find and just overall an amazing experience!
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Mark
May 2025
43 ft travel trailer
Jensen Woods is a camp, not a camp site. It is not just a sleeping spot. The difference in our stay was the access to showers, bathrooms, fishing, nice scenery, a small archery range, and a lot of space. The sites are large, spacious, have electric and water, and there is a dump station close by for black and grey.
If you are going to stay in your RV for much of the trip, this is a great summer place to visit. However, during the summer, Illinois is the happy home to ticks. We use a grass covering (9x6) at our steps landing, but we still found it necessary to spray, check, and actually had to pull out one tick that had nestled its way into one of us. We would recommend this camp for nature lovers (during the summer), and everyone else outside of tick season (check google for more info).
Finally, your stay at Jensen Woods supports their mission/ministry to provide youth retreats/camps during the summer months. So, your stay does help a good cause. Keep Camping!
Mark Cox, PhD
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Doreen
April 2025
15 ft travel trailer
Nice camping spot and it was quiet close to bars and restaurants
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Matt
April 2025
28 ft travel trailer
Loved my stay here. Wesley was very welcoming. I had issues with my water pump and he helped me out even when he didn't have to but hooking me directly to his water tank allowing me to use it like city water. Has a very friendly cat lol but other then that it's a amazing spot out in the country very quiet and relaxing. At this time no water hook up but aweao.e place if you have a water pump that works unlike myself lol. Would stay here again in a heart beat.
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David
November 2024
36 ft Class A
What a great escape! Very peaceful. Wesley was highly attentive and communicated well, and everything was as described. It made me wish to live on a farm. I'm looking forward to going back.
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Frankie
November 2024
Tent
Group trip
Super easy campsite, was just passing through. Host was very accommodating. Goats, chickens, and cat where fun to see!
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