Campervan Sites Near Chicago, Illinois: Best Chicago Campervan Sites 2025

Chicago’s campervan scene delivers over 1,400 spots, so you’re not short on options for parking up under Midwest skies. Average nightly rates hover around $50, but if you’re watching your wallet, you’ll find sites starting at just $10. You’ll roll up to places like Mulln-Heim Vineyards (476 reviews), where grapevines frame your morning coffee, or Blooming Bus Farms (220 reviews), a patchwork of fields just over the Michigan border. If riverside quiet is your style, East Woods on the IL River (219 reviews) lets you wake up to birdsong instead of city traffic. Standard facilities—think toilets, trash, potable water—are easy to find. When you’re parked, you’re minutes from hiking trails, off-roading tracks, and climbing spots that dip into Illinois woodland. The city fades fast out here, replaced by open air and the sound of your own tyres on gravel.

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Chicago’s campervan scene delivers over 1,400 spots, so you’re not short on options for parking up under Midwest skies. Average nightly rates hover around $50, but if you’re watching your wallet, you’ll find sites starting at just $10. You’ll roll up to places like Mulln-Heim Vineyards (476 reviews), where grapevines frame your morning coffee, or Blooming Bus Farms (220 reviews), a patchwork of fields just over the Michigan border. If riverside quiet is your style, East Woods on the IL River (219 reviews) lets you wake up to birdsong instead of city traffic. Standard facilities—think toilets, trash, potable water—are easy to find. When you’re parked, you’re minutes from hiking trails, off-roading tracks, and climbing spots that dip into Illinois woodland. The city fades fast out here, replaced by open air and the sound of your own tyres on gravel.

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1. Willowthorne

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23mi from Chicago · 6 sites · Tents, RVs · Lynwood, IL

Discover the Charm of Willowthorne: Your Rustic Sanctuary Amid Natural Beauty. Willowthorne invites you to revel in the natural allure and organic rhythm of life on the farm, fostering enduring memories that extend long after your visit. Nestled within a serene 9-acre organic blueberry farm , Willowthorne emerges as an idyllic escape where the sunsets are sublime, and the night sky brims with twinkling stars, and the hosts are charming and delightful. This unique getaway marries the essence of organic farming, educational pursuits, and warm hospitality to create an unparalleled outdoor experience. Catering to tent camping aficionados and retreat groups, our pastoral campgrounds are graced with picturesque views of a tranquil pond and willow trees. While our space welcomes the modest charm of tents, small RVs, and campers, we maintain a rustic essence without power hook-ups, encouraging guests to connect with nature. Each campsite is thoughtfully equipped with a personal fire ring and table for your convenience. Our area offers an incredible variety of recreational and sightseeing activities. Find peace and tranquility among nature or travel just 25 miles north to visit the heart of Chicago! We are central to many Illinois, Indiana and Michigan State Parks and beaches. Several good restaurants and breweries are also nearby. PLEASE NOTE: Please drive slowly and cautiously through our property. We are an active farm with a lot of activity all year round. Please pitch your tent in the designated campground area. In support of conservation of the natural ecosystem, please refrain from broadcast pesticides, i.e. Raid, Yard Guard, etc. Spraying skin, clothing, and personal property with mosquito repellent in your designated camping is fine. Our farm has beehives placed at a safe distance from the campsites to ensure guest safety. Obey posted signs and please stay out of designated work areas OBSERVE FIRE SAFETY. Leave fire ring in designated spot. Never leave fire unattended. No fires on windy days. Extinguish fire before leaving campsite. Please read: https://www.hipcamp.com/journal/everything-you-need-to-know-about-fire-safety For Your Convenience: Firewood: Purchase bundles of wood on site as non-local wood can disrupt the local ecosystem through disease or invasive species. Feel free to collect any small, fallen twigs for kindling. (Wood in stacked piles is not for burning but reserved for mushroom cultivation and other projects.) Honey: We offer honey harvested from blueberry blossoms in spring and the rich flavors of black locust and clover in late summer. Blueberries: Come July, partake in our U-pick blueberry farm, an experience seamlessly woven into your stay. Misc. We also offer a variety of organic garden vegetables and herbs throughout the growing season. Kindly inquire on availability upon arrival if you are interested in any of these farm fresh goodies. Catch-and-Release fishing is welcome. We look forward to having you enjoy the natural beauty at Willowthorne!

2. Barrington Camp Close to Town

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34mi from Chicago · 4 sites · RVs · Barrington, IL

Small farm property conveniently located 10 minutes from town, bike trails, recreation center, hospital, train to downtown Chicago, and restaurants including a popular marina bar/grill/ music venue called the Broken Oar. Property includes access to large shared fire pit, bicycles, and electric/water hook ups (no sewage). Hipcampers are welcome to fill water tanks as needed, but constant connection is not always available. Note: campers have access to 15 & 30 amp electrical power via extension cords. We welcome horses and pets, but clean up by visitors is required. For the safety of all Hipcampers and their pets, supervised off-leash playtime is expected. Please be outside with your pets while they are off-leash. The country-like property is a setting with wildlife, neighbors, pets, and free range chickens. Owners Sam and Sylvia also reside on the property in the red home. Enjoy your stay and thanks for visiting our listing!

3. A Creek Runs Through It

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37mi from Chicago · 2 sites · RVs · Elgin, IL

I love sharing this beautiful piece of land with other nature lovers. You feel like you're out in the middle of the woods yet if you drive 5 minutes to Randall road there's any restaurant or store you could ever need. I look forward to sharing this space with you!

4. The Mannex! Indiana Dunes Nat'l Pk

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38mi from Chicago · 1 site · RV · Beverly Shores, IN

The Man's Annex aka the Mannex is located on Scenic US HWY 12 to the South and The South Shore Commuter Rail to the North. The campsite is very clean, tidy and safe. The main pebble parking area slopes gently to the North so you will want levelers if you're in a camper. I have a brand new RV Pedestal complete with 50 and 30amp service, a mechanical timer for the LED lights encompassing the parking area as well as a rheostat so you can dim the lights. I have a 40" firepit with spark arrestor (please use to be in compliance with local laws) as well as a polywood octagonal picnic table and well water with 100' hose. Trash and human waste is to be carried out. Please keep your camper to the east of the blue and yellow birdhouses as access to the building is needed. The location is great! You're inside the dunes national park and only 1.35 miles to the beach. Just north of the train tracks is the Calumet bike path. .35 to the west is a gas station with a bathroom, the south shore train station (day trip to Chicago anyone?), a great restaurant and liquor store as well. Bikes are HIGHLY recommended to be able to help facilitate your exploring of this very unique part of the country. If you're a birder and you don't already know, bring your binocs, this is one of the best birding towns in the Midwest / country due to the location and it's biodiversity.

5. Paradise Quarry

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40mi from Chicago · 1 site · Tent, RV · Sugar Grove, IL

Welcome to our beautiful property! This is a very special place, located an hour from Chicago and only minutes from the west suburbs, you will be transported to another time! This has to be the best “swimming/ fishing hole” in Chicagoland and you can have it all to yourself. The property features 20 acres of woods, prairie and an 8 acre lake!!! The lake is crystal clear because it’s so deep (reportedly 125 ft) and is sandy on the bottom. We created a massive beach area with many camping spots to choose from. The kids will love exploring the trails on foot and on bike. Everyone will love lounging under the umbrellas on the comfy chaise lounges and enjoying the views. You won’t want to leave, but if you need to restock, there a gas station 1/4 mile away and full service grocery store and restaurant under a mile away. We even get pizza delivered! There’s a nice driveway of gravel that leads to a nice open field for RV campers. Tent campers can continue to the beach and set up in style. The property was once an active quarry and was then basically abandoned for 40-50 years. Nature took over over, Trees matured, the stocked lake grew some massive fish. A few years ago we started camping out there and just loved it. We’ve worked hard to make it amazing and we want to share it with you.

Public campgrounds near Chicago

Dune top view was amazing! You could see the Chicago skyline

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Indiana Dunes Campground

34mi from Chicago · 141 sites · Tents, RVs · in Indiana Dunes State Park

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Dunewood Campground

38mi from Chicago · 66 sites · Tents, RVs · in Indiana Dunes National Park

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Illinois Beach Campground

42mi from Chicago · 224 sites · Tents, RVs · in Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park

Des Plaines Campground

43mi from Chicago · 22 sites · Tents, RVs · in Des Plaines State Fish & Wildlife Area

A shallow part of rock creek, near the campground.

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Chippewa Campground

47mi from Chicago · 94 sites · Tents, RVs · in Kankakee River State Park

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Potawatomi Campground

49mi from Chicago · 105 sites · Tents, RVs · in Kankakee River State Park

Prairie View Campground

49mi from Chicago · 31 sites · Tents, RVs · in Chain O'Lakes State Park IL

Fox Den Campground

49mi from Chicago · 40 sites · Tents, RVs · in Chain O'Lakes State Park IL

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Turner Lake South Campground

49mi from Chicago · 28 sites · Tents, RVs · in Chain O'Lakes State Park IL

Honeysuckle Hollow Campground

50mi from Chicago · 86 sites · Tents, RVs · in Chain O'Lakes State Park IL

Stories from the community

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Hazzan Sarah

3 weeks ago

Tent

With kids

1 night at Willowthorne

The view over the lake at sunrise was absolutely beautiful! Even the rain couldn’t detract from how lovely our stay was.

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ERICH

November 2025

21 ft Class B

Weekend Trip to Willowthorne

I had planned on only staying the first night, but it was so peaceful and the host so accommodating that I decided to stay another night. Mike was kind enough to spend some time with me telling me about the land in the history surrounding it, as well as a brief tour of the various gardens and small store where they have fresh honey, jams, etc. lovely place and will love to stay here in the spring to see everything growing!

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ERICH

November 2025

21 ft Class B

Weekend Trip to Willowthorne

Perfect little getaway from Chicago. The description and pictures are accurate. The hosts were extremely communicative and very friendly. Got to chat with both of them a little bit. Will definitely stay here again!

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Sunny

November 2025

26 ft travel trailer

20 nights at Barrington Camp Close to Town

Lovely quiet spot. Easy to find, easy to park, close to the train to the city. Sam was a very nice host. I’ll be back next year.

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Daddy

October 2025

Tent

With pets

Weekend Trip to Paradise Quarry

Ms. B’s, Quarry is a beautiful private property. Easy to find the property. Very close to town and yet has the feel of being secluded. On an A,B,C grade scale I give it a solid “A”. I would book Ms. B’s property again in the future. I left some fire wood for the next hip campers. Ms. B is good on responding back to messages. Our dogs absolutely loved it. Please clean up after yourself & respect this paradise as we have! Truly this place is worth every penny spent. Also as anything there could be improvements, but really it’s perfectly beautiful as is and the ports potty was extremely clean!

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Jonathan

October 2025

13 ft travel trailer

Weekend Trip to A Creek Runs Through It

When we pulled up to the site, Kristen made sure we knew exactly where to park and gave us the layout of her land. It was nice to be able to park our camper there while we visited the nearby town. This site was quiet and private. We felt very safe here. Kristen communicated well and we knew everything we needed to know before even showing up. We would definitely camp here again!

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Deron

October 2025

24 ft travel trailer

3 nights at The Mannex! Indiana Dunes Nat'l Pk

Absolutely PERFECT private camping spot!! Geoff has done an immaculate job of setting up a well maintained and comfortable stay. 30amp plug in, hose to transfer water, fire pit and café lighting hung for ambiance. Timer and dimmer in the electric box. As it says in his profile, there is the e-train that goes by occasionally- but by no means does it minimize the stay! Geoff stopped by to welcome us, great guy. Had some common threads and ended up having a couple beers with him and great conversation. Ended up booking with him b/c the campgrounds were full - but will easily stay there again no matter what!

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David

October 2025

21 ft travel trailer

1 night at Paradise Quarry

We picked this site because it was private with only one site and a small lake. The weather perfect! We would go back again. A small draw back that should be fixed is the gate. As stated in other reviews, it is very hard to open! Very hard. Also out of now where three people showed up to fill in a hole. We were not expecting visitors. A little earlier an we all would have been very embarrassed

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Josh

September 2025

Tent

With kids

Weekend Trip to Paradise Quarry

Great spot, plenty of room and we caught some fish!

Alexander

September 2025

18 ft Class B

With pets

1 night at Willowthorne

Charming, peaceful place to spend the night. Warm, welcoming, and helpful hosts. Grateful to have come across this gem, I'll be back for sure!

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Clark

September 2025

Tent

1 night at Paradise Quarry

Had a great time camping here - enjoyed the views and the paddle boards. Great spot for a campfire and plenty of places to sit! Anyone who complains of bugs… it’s the great outdoors get over yourself!

Darius

September 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to Willowthorne

Beautiful setting, woodsy and private. Great to have a port o potty and wash sink next to the site. The only negative is that this is still a "close to urban" site and you'll hear loud car and motorcycle mufflers occasionally and there is some live music venue across the farm fields, and you'll hear the music playing and announcing until like 1130pm Fridays and Saturdays. Otherwise, the hosts are super friendly.

Krista

September 2025

Tent

With kids

1 night at Paradise Quarry

We’ve stayed two years in a row, and will most likely make this place a tradition! It’s perfect for a weekend camp get away.

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Kristin

August 2025

27 ft Class C

With pets

6 nights at Barrington Camp Close to Town

Sam and Sylvia’s property is really beautiful. It’s so quiet and peaceful. And they are such a sweet pair. They were generous and kind.

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Jimmy

August 2025

35 ft travel trailer

Weekend Trip to Barrington Camp Close to Town

Nice place to park. Better marking by the road for location would help. Gate to the area is a little tight but definitely doable. Great host!

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Ian

August 2025

Tent

1 night at Paradise Quarry

We had a great time tent camping here! Directions were super clear and there was a nice sandy spot for our tent. The place was very private, looked like somebody else had a dock on the pond too, but never saw anyone on it. Campsite was well equipped with chairs, picnic table, umbrella, and water floats. 5 star review!

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Connor Cunningham

August 2025

Tent

With kids

3 nights at Paradise Quarry

This is a hidden gem! My family and I had an awesome time the kids loved swimming and paddle boarding. Great for a quick family get away. I could also imagine a great spot to bring a group of friends too. Lots of room to set up and camp. The beach and the fire pit area was the perfect set up. Definitely will be coming back!

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Tim

August 2025

14 ft travel trailer

Weekend Trip to Barrington Camp Close to Town

We had a fantastic stay. Beautiful place, incredibly friendly hosts. We even left with some fresh eggs!! Highly recommended

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Karen

August 2025

29 ft Class C

With pets

Weekend Trip to Paradise Quarry

This is a wonderful place to camp with some understanding of what you are getting! The water is fantastic and we would return for that alone. We stayed on a hot August weekend and sent 2 texts and needed to call the host before we received our code for the gate. The gate rolls and requires a lot of force to roll aside. I had two offensive linemen with me, but would not have been able to open it alone. (The gate does need to be serviced.) The porta potty was clean, had paper, but was relatively full. The umbrella looked a little worse for wear and the place needed a trim...but the little quarry was private and a wonderful oasis to float, splash and paddle board. There were some rafts and beach toys in various conditions that were a nice surprise. The clearing for an RV is not huge so that could be a factor for some. Close restaurant called Burnt Barrel was great. An electric hook up would have been quite welcome, but all in all it was worth $200/day. A later check out would be nice or an earlier check in could be offered if available! We did not have issues with mosquitos or ticks.

Sitting at camper looking towards tracks (didn’t mind the trains!)

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Mindy

August 2025

25 ft Class C

Group trip

1 night at The Mannex! Indiana Dunes Nat'l Pk

We stayed at the Mannex with a small Class C and pull behind vehicle. We were able to unhook and rehook the tow vehicle right in the driveway, and was room to park both within the camping area. Be sure to have leveler blocks though as to get close to electrical box and keep your awning towards the tracks (and not the road) you’ll likely need them. Wasn’t a problem though and was a perfect spot for us en route to Iowa to check out the Indiana Dunes. I’d bring a Thermacell for nighttime to keep bugs at bay. I would stay again if coming though the area. (Timer/lights hung at site is a nice touch as is all the bird houses!)