


Pitch your tent in the woods & grassy yard on Goose Creek on the North side of Ottawa, Illinois.
We are close to Skydive Chicago, Starved Rock, Matthiessen, Buffalo Rock, Illini State Park, The Middle East Conflicts Wall.
Ottawa & the surrounding areas have music, beer, & wine festivals (Canceled due to Covid-19). We sit at the confluence of the Fox and Illino
Pitch your tent in the woods & grassy yard on Goose Creek on the North side of Ottawa, Illinois.
We are close to Skydive Chicago, Starved Rock, Matthiessen, Buffalo Rock, Illini State Park, The Middle East Conflicts Wall.
Ottawa & the surrounding areas have music, beer, & wine festivals (Canceled due to Covid-19). We sit at the confluence of the Fox and Illinois river. IL Rt 23 & Interstate 80
This is not a camp ground. No water, power, bathrooms. Bring a bucket & a garbage bag to hike out your waste.
- Check in: After 2PM
- Check out: Before 1PM
- Cancellation policy: Super Flexible
- On arrival: Meet and greet
- Minimum nights: 1 night
- Accepts bookings: 12 months out Weeknight discount: 10% off
- Response time: Within an hour
- Response rate: 100%
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28 Reviews
I had a great stay! Katie gave me a tour of the property and let me know about the train and baseball field (as you’ve read before) but none of this was bothersome. I hung my hammock right on rivers edge with fire 3 feet away. She delivered my preordered fire wood as I was setting up camp.
I’d stay here again 👍🏻👍🏻
Katie was a great host. We had a great time winter camping. We fit our four man tent without a problem!
Katie is an excellent host. Laid back, helpful & fun to talk with.
Goose creek is tucked away at the back of her long property. You can pitch a tent in the woodsy area surrounding the fire pit. There is limited room back there but it certainly feels secluded despite being a very short distance to the wide open yard (where we slept in our van). The trains are something to consider if that kinda thing disrupts your sleep. Didn't bother me but I sure heard them. The town of Ottawa is charming with plenty of places to eat & drink. Dockside Bar has a lovely riverside setting with huge patio & decent bar food. We also had a solid, friendly experience at Court Street Pub, with surprisingly good fare. Great place to watch a game too. If you're looking for an easy in & out place to explore the area, Goose Creek Lost Acre is a nice convenient option.
Katie greeted us and showed us right where to go! Very communicative and easy location to find. Nice and secluded area.
Thanks!
Great stay overall. Plenty of room, and Katie was a very communicative host. There was some train noise at night, but that didn't really bother anyone in our group. Would stay there again!
Beautiful campsite and a gracious host. Katie met us at the agreed upon time and gave us privacy. We were able to fit a 5 person tent on the spot with no problem. Looking forward to going back!
This was a cute little weekend getaway for us. The camp site was great for seclusion and had a small table and fire pit and space for our tent. The best part was the creek below us that we could hear at night. We played football and frisbee in the big lawn outside of the camp site and went into the creek to cool off. A few things to note: watch out for the wood stumps poking out of the ground. Also a train runs by the camp site a few times where it may wake you but it’s brief. We hung our hammock by the creek and made s’mores and had a great time. Katie was great. She showed us the site and was very friendly. We would come back!

Thank you for staying with us. It was fun to meet you.
- Property
- East Woods on the IL River
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- $40/night
- 1 Site
Jennifer, you were a wonderful guest! Showed up on time. Great with communication. Welcome to return. Katie