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Barrington Camp Close to Town
1. Barrington Camp Close to Town
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Barrington, IL · 4 sites
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!
Electrical hookup
Water hookup
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Rehm Acres - Self Service
2. Rehm Acres - Self Service
100%
(8)
Antioch, IL · 1 site
Offering a great little spot to overnight as a rest area between Chicago and Milwaukee only 2 miles off of 294. Nothing special but a low-cost option to park and relax. We do have donkeys and roosters that can make noise and do have morning traffic, but the area is indeed rural and the property is relaxing.
Only can support tents, vans, or small RV pull behinds up to 20 feet.
Total of 5 acres with a couple locations to park depending on what your preference is, whether more remote in the back of the property, or by the house close to the outhouse. Small amount of water in ourhouse to freshen up (non-potable) One night only.
Electrical hookup
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Chain O'Lakes State Park IL
3. Chain O'Lakes State Park IL
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(2)
State park in Illinois · 185 sites
Explore these connecting lakes on the water or on land!
Electrical hookup
Sewer hookup
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Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park
4. Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park
83%
(9)
State park in Illinois · 224 sites
Illinois’ only beach ridge shoreline sits within an hour of the city.
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Recent reviews from the Hipcamp community
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Theresa
2 weeks ago
21 ft Class B
Lovely setting.
Friendly and welcoming.
Nice location.
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mike
3 weeks ago
18 ft campervan
Clean easy very nice folks
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Sam
May 2026
8 ft pop-up camper
Really nice spot to spend the evening at. Super relaxing and comfortable stay, highly recommend to anyone passing through the area. The animals were a lot of fun as well!
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Willard
May 2026
4 ft travel trailer
What a lovely place to camp! My friend and I pulled up on our bicycles, where we were found a detailed instruction/map sheet and a handwritten note. Had a great time with the animals and enjoyed the fire pit. Lisa even left us some spare gallons of water for our journey. Thank you!
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Tim
March 2026
31 ft Class C
Very friendly and helpful. They were even kind enough to give us three farm fresh eggs that were great.
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Raquel
March 2026
22 ft fifth wheel
With kids
We had an amazing stay on Sam’s land. We camped in winter (end of Feb), and had the lot to ourselves. Sam was friendly and helpful to get the power hooked up. Our 5yo had a blast playing in the yard, we can only imagine how fun that must be in summer. He got to peek inside the hen house and even got to take some fresh eggs. Make sure to bring an adapter from 110V/15A to 30/50 depending on your RV - it gives you more freedom to put up your RV anywhere in the yard.
If you are looking for a good dinner spot close by we recommend checking out Neoteca.
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Sunny
November 2025
26 ft travel trailer
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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Kristin
August 2025
27 ft Class C
With pets
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
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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Tim
August 2025
14 ft travel trailer
We had a fantastic stay. Beautiful place, incredibly friendly hosts. We even left with some fresh eggs!!
Highly recommended
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Ben
August 2025
26 ft Class B
With kids
Sam was the perfect host, helpful but not overbearing. The site is beautiful, secluded but close (5 min drive) to Barrington station which was great for trains into Chicago to explore. Our 2 year old loved playing on the slide, trampoline and feeding the chickens. Highly recommend.
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Jay
July 2025
25 ft Class A
With pets
A beautiful quiet farm
Gracious host with Sam and Sylvia. Our dog loved area to romp around.
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Tyson
July 2025
25 ft travel trailer
With kids
Sam was very friendly and welcoming! Close to Chicago for driving into the city and nice and quiet location!
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Brad
June 2025
35 ft Class A
Wonderful quiet spot with lots of space. Sam and his wife are amazing and friendly hosts . The pasture is wide open and separated enough from the main house to feel some privacy and space for dogs to run around outside. Added bonus was the various chickens which we enjoyed and were lucky enough to get some free eggs. This is ideal to much of the what north and west suburbs has to offer and about an hour to the city.
If you’re prepared for a few logistics this is an ideal spot. We could not believe it was in Chicago.
1. Don’t follow Google Maps marker. It will put you next door. Use Apple Maps or the physical address.
2. There are 2 NARROW gates. Our full-size RV managed to drive through but go slow and straight and pay attention to mirrors
3. This is boondocking - fill up on water at the front of the property before you head back. 30amp service is on the barn which won’t help unless you need to park and charge batteries for a little bit. 110v is available with extension cords if you’re tent or popup camping and just want to run devices. Dump station is not to far away.
It was summer so we parked in back and ran the generator and so ended up fine but we had enough fuel in the tanks to do that so I’m posting the above tips so you come prepared and enjoy the property and the hospitality.
We would absolutely return when camping in Chicago area!
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Richard
June 2025
9 ft Class C
This is a wonderfully tranquil place to stay.. the host is brilliant too! Thanks!!
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Francine
May 2025
40 ft Class A
With pets
Sam and his wife are truly amazing hosts! They make sure you get settled and help you with anything you need. We are pretty large rig of a 41 foot motorhome and a 22 foot cargo trailer that pulls our car and we were able to fit comfortably in his pasture site. The location is so peaceful and serene, gorgeous big trees. Fantastic location in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Very close to downtown barrington for groceries and restaurants. We have a small child and they have a great playground he was able to use. We just couldn’t recommend this site enough for future travelers!
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Jessica
May 2025
30 ft Class C
With pets
Very kind, communicative, friendly hosts. We had the place to ourselves! Plenty of room for our dogs to freely run & play. Quiet, nestled-in, level site for our 30 ft class C.
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