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Bear Bottom Ranch

93%

· Millbrook, Kendall, Illinois

32 acres hosted by Meredith G.

2 RV/tent sites

Family-friendly

Recent Hipcampers say this Hipcamp is great for families and kids.

Welcome to Bear Bottom Ranch! Come and enjoy our 32 acres of wooded property where a creek runs through. We have gorgeous oak trees and walnut trees all throughout the property. Ifare looking for a private camping experience, this place is for you. We usually have a couple horses on the property and I have two unleashed dogs that are friendly with people and dogs. We will be at the top of the property, keeping to ourselves. We hope you’ll enjoy our place!Pitch your tent or park your vehicle anywhere you like in our oak tree grove. Recommend that after you turn onto our driveway, you take a left into the wooded pasture and make your way to the creek. You are welcome to pick up fallen tree limbs and sticks to feed your fire. Watch for the wildlife, we have multiple owls living in the property and coyotes pass through regularly. This is a private property with very little traffic and people passing through.

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Fishing

Wildlife watching

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Forest

River, stream, or creek

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43 ratings · 36 reviews

Chuper G.recommends

July 5, 2024

Best of Budd Road

We loved camping, my girls felt comfortable, we had a little problem, we couldn't find the place, there was no one to tell us if we were in the right place, but everything else was very good, we loved the place.

Fatima F.recommends

July 1, 2024

Best of Budd Road

My husband and I stayed here with our two dogs for few nights to get away. It was great! My husband grew up camping but this was my first time ever! It is nice and quiet. You can hear cars from the road and a train every so often, I didn’t mind since I have lived by trains my whole life. It was nice and clean, portapotty was very clean, and some cooking utensils are available. We very much enjoyed our time and plan to visit again!

Ella G.recommends

June 30, 2024

Best of Budd Road

Loved it:)

The property was absolutely beautiful, we loved listening to the wildlife and morning birds. Overall it was a pleasant experience and we can’t wait to come back!

Joe M.recommends

June 12, 2024

Best of Budd Road

Joe and kevin

I loved staying at this camp. It is very private. It is primitive style camping. The bird songs and the sound of the stream were soothing. I felt safe here. It is close to home. I am excited to see how this camp develops over time.

Christopher C.

June 10, 2024

Best of Budd Road

This place was exactly what we signed up for. A secluded spot with minimum interference. Only complaint was that the sight was over grown and there was muddy aftermath of recently flooding. Was a little discouraged when it was apparent that the site owner hadn't seen the grounds since the flooding. We were lucky and was able to pick the site that was less effected by the mud and flood . Over all my son and I had a great weekend. Not for the inexperienced camper. We were good cause we were expecting bare bone and was happy with that. Had the site not flooded and been a little more maintained would give a higher rating.

Gretchen H.doesn't recommend

June 9, 2024

Best of Budd Road

Overgrown. Unresponsive.

The host was very unresponsive, the property incredibly overgrown so much so that we could barely find the farm road or the campsites. Not marked at all so you don’t know if you’re even in the right spot. She told us only a half hour before our arrival at 8:30pm that the property had recently been flooded….we decided to check it out anyway as we were already almost there, but the campsite was completely caked with mud I could barely walk through, let alone drive and park our truck and tiny squaredrop camper. When I called her she didn’t help much at all with advice or instructions and didn’t offer to come help locate us to dry ground. We located the other campers who had taken the other muddy spot, and they were not happy either. They offered to let us stay on their site which was so kind, but we were so put off by the lack of responsiveness and overgrown property. We left immediately and requested a refund. I messaged her immediately after we left explaining why we didn’t stay, and she never responded, just issued the refund. Very disappointed. This was our first negative Hipcamp experience but glad I was issued a refund. I am an avid user of Hipcamp and Airbnb because I like supporting property owners and the little guys, I even operated an Airbnb for 3 years out of my home. I can’t imagine just not responding to guests who are legitimately having issues.

Location

Millbrook, Kendall, Illinois, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Peoria, Bodwéwadmi (Potawatomi), Myaamia, Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, Kaskaskia, and Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo) First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking