I just bought a place there and we bought a park model its like a tiny house. I find the place very clean and the activities, the beach & the pool and hot tub are very nice. All the people we met have been super friendly. The showers I have never used but the bathrooms are always clean. And believe me I would not use a bathroom that was not clean. They do let people rent park models and they let campers in on certain days I believe. Look forward to relaxing there in my days off. read more

Fish Lake Beach Camping Resort - The Beach - Campgrounds Near Me - Volo, Illinois

we camped at Lake Beach over 50 years ago. It was a wonderful place to be. We came here in our converted ground buses. The owners were wonderful and like family. I have returned to fishLake Beach with my physically and mentally handicap bedridden daughter. I am 87 years old and we travel . Unfortunately, the caregiver broke her arm and had to return to Arizona for treatment. We were scheduled to be here through but the caregiver cannot return because of the severity of her injury. We need to return to Arizona for proper care for my daughter. She was hospitalized here to have a feeding tube replaced and now needs to return home for further care. I to Debbie and was told there would be no refund of my money. There seems to be no sympathy or care for families. I hope the people here do not end up having problems like we've had and I asked, God bless you. read more

My husband has been with Fish Lake Beach for 40 years. We've been there for about 6 years as a family and it's time to leave. Management is terrible. The place is honestly a dive. Slap on an extra thick coat of 'new' paint for pictures. Pool is dirty and gross. Playground equipment is a liability due to age and basic safety. The rate of speed, that may not be allowed but a blind eye is turned too, is dangerous for anyone, especially children and animals. The little store is cute but completely underutilized, so another disappointment. There are plenty of other places out there that are better worth the experience, time, and cost. I do have to say that Fish Lake Beach is a great place for anyone who doesn't have the littlest of expectations and just likes to be drunk. That's about all the place has to offer. read more

September is a lot of fun here they celebrated Halloween and it's amazing. Lots to do and food truck. Coffee trucks. Dog park! Halloween dance. read more

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We've been coming to fish lake Beach for 15 years when our kids were little and now our grandkids come with our kids and they look forward to this week. More than anything else we do. It's a little slice of heaven and the kids have so much fun. They can't stand it. Listen if you want to have great memories with your family. Don't spend $15,000 going to Disney world. Spend $1,000 and go to fish lake Beach and they'll talk about it well into golden years read more

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Fish Lake Beach Campground - SHAMEFUL MANAGEMENT I was treated with extreme injustice at this campground by the manager Susan T.. I paid for a 2-week stay, but after explaining to Susan over the phone that my dogs are emotional support animals prescribed by three doctors, and after promising that I would do everything possible to keep them quiet (covering their crate, controlling them on a leash), I was still forced to leave the campground the very next day. This decision was not about noise - it was about discrimination, ignorance, and abuse of power. I never cancelled my stay, yet Susan took away my right to the vacation I had paid for. She continues to ignore my emails and phone calls, showing complete disrespect for guests and their rights. This is not about money. This is about basic human rights, fairness, and dignity. Her behavior violates every principle of hospitality and justice. Everyone should know how Fish Lake Beach Campground, under Susan T.'s management, treats people. It is unjust, unethical, and shameful. read more

Great family park, outdated but friendly. Resort is up kept, huge 2 acre dog park was a plus.

Beware, this Campground has been sold. We went to look at a site. We seen one, we'll maintained... NOT! Then they wanted a background check and wanted our social security numbers. They don't need that for a background check. They insisted, we said hell no. We went back to our old Campground. It's a bit more money, but cleaner and looks so much better. No crazy ass roads to go through. read more

Forced to leave, kept my money, ignored emails, rude on phone. Fish Lake Beach = dishonest & unfair.

There's a reason there aren't any official photos of the tent camping accommodations. You're practically on top of one another - for $80 for one night? That's insanity. Campers do not listen to the rules, leaving trash everywhere, blasting music until 2:30 am, screaming, fighting, having loud intercourse after midnight... we left in the middle of the night - there was no way we were getting any sleep. What a waste of a summer night. I want my money back. read more

This place is so run down and they charge you a fortune to stay here. The bathrooms are completely trashed and about 1,000 degrees inside because they don't have AC or even fans, just a swamp of urine and sweat and mildew. It wouldn't be so bad if they at least kept them clean but sadly they don't. We tried to talk to management about it but only got attitude. We were there visiting family from out of state and remembered it being so much nicer than it is now. The water smells of rust and contamination and is not drinkable, barely shower worthy. Electrical kept surging or going out completely. I guess much of this could be overlooked or at least somewhat but the staff is so so rude. We checked in a day early and when we did so, we let them know we would need to take a day off the end of our reservation and they confirmed we wouldn't have to pay for the last night, since we added one to the beginning of our reservation. When we called 2 days before leaving to head home, the kid was so rude and said "we already charged your card and we are gonna keep it, it's just policy". I explained to him all of the previous conversations we had and he said that's too bad, we don't give refunds. What a joke this place is. The health department should get involved. read more

Story time about my terrible experience with Fish Lake Beach, now that we have sold and huge red flags and buyer/owner beware. My mom, bought her park model in March of 2023. My sister and I spent the entire summer painting, decorating and fixing it up for her. And when she arrived she cried the happiest of tears with all our hard work, it was beautiful. That same summer she was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. We made the best of her summer and enjoyed so many memories at Fish Lake, that I will forever cherish. She truly loved it there and so did we. Sadly, she passed the end April of 2024. Prior to that, from her hospital bed, she made sure her entire season was paid for, golf cart fees, car passes, everything was in order. We got car passes, and the plan was for her to be there eventually so we moved all her things there. Unfortunately, God had other plans. Her wishes for us were to enjoy it, and her exact words were for my sister and I to "keep it in the family". Well, Fish Lake clearly had other plans. They found out about my mom's passing (no clue how cause we sure didn't tell them yet) and immediately refused us access. Honestly, I don't even think they really gave us condolences - just immediately told us they own the land and we can't enter. I went to the office, explained that we just wanted this season to stay there, since it was paid for already, and THEN make a decision about whether to keep it or sell it. We showed them the will, which left everything of my mom's to my sister and I. But still they denied us access and told us neither of us can own it, since it's in the adult section and we have "children"- mind you my sisters step-daughter is 17. We needed to get the perishables and obviously her personal belongings out of there. So my sister and I went to do just that. Susan saw us in her park model and started banging on the door and berating us for even being there. Even when we explained the need to remove perishables (so we don't get mice) and obviously personal belongings, she treated us as though we were " stealing" and threatened us with calling authorities. She refused to let us take my Moms car off the property. They made us strip our car passes off our cars and hand them in, as if we were trespassers. Even though we never put the golf cart on the property, they "had to check" if we could be refunded for that too. I guess I still don't know if we will ever get that back. The way they have treated a grieving family is terrible. It could have been handled with so much more grace. They choose not to do that. Even when we went in to stage it for sale, they questioned us being there. They did cut the grass, but nothing else. Terrible amounts of leaves and sticks on the property. We would have gladly maintained it until it sold but again, they refused us any access. Their reasoning is that they didn't want a park model to be "abandoned" due to family issues. Well, guess what, it was abandoned this summer, when we could have spent another summer honoring my mom and what she wanted. Plus it was paid for so what's the big deal? Susan would never give us straight answers and always had to check with "her lawyers" before giving us any answers, which were usually by email. She's a keyboard warrior for sure. They also informed us that the new policy is that if it doesn't sell within a year, then the park model must be removed from the property. It's a new policy and to be perfectly honest, I think they created it just for us lol. Luckily, once they finally put it on the market, it sold very quickly. They made us fix issues that passed the "inspection" when mom had bought it, probably just to delay our sale even more. The fact it sold so quickly is probably also due to the fact that they listed it for less than what it's worth. Another battle we had to fight with them. I don't know why Susan and the entire Fish Lake Beach staff chose to treat us so terribly. But I do know, they have ruined Fish Lake for me forever. I will forever tell anyone and everyone how awful they treated our already heartbroken, grieving family. If you live in the "adult" section and have more than one child that you would like to pass your park model down to, if they have kids, it's not possible. If you have more than one adult child, you're gonna have to pick a favorite one cause only one family can own it, and they would have to be present for guests. This is a huge PSA for the M section and anyone thinking of buying there in the future. Do better Fish Lake Beach. Do better. read more

I loved this camping resort. I have never been camping outside of camping at motocross tracks, so this place was my first real recreational camping experience. I was very impressed by the cleanliness and nice amenities. They were having the Halloween weekend while we were there, and it was so fun. Since it was our friends who reserved the site, I did not directly deal with registration and such, but our friends were pleased. They have free showers and a nice public bathroom area. They do restock the bathrooms and seemingly work hard to keep them clean. Worth noting is that this Halloween weekend seemed to foster a more party environment, though everyone was very respectful, and nobody was unruly. It was all about the kids, and they all seemed very happy as they toted bags-full of candy! read more

Fish Lake Beach Camping Resort - Campgrounds Near Me - Volo, Illinois

We came with our travel trailer our grandkids and daughter from June 27th until June 30th very small sites you feel like your untop of people, The pool has NOT been cleaned at all the whole time we have been here a kid through a hair tie he found on the ground first day we were here and 4 days later still there!! Someone came through took our lens cap off our trailer and the office didn't seem to care and I know for a fact it was on when we came bc of when my husband was backing up there was a fence we had to watch out for. Unfortunately we will not come back here your kids can't run around the campsite playing (no room) And everything is on a time limit one hour swim then you have to get out to rest (family swim). And not once did anyone come to clean out the firepit read more

TLDR: It will do in a pinch. It's a nice, woody site, but the entire campground badly needs updates. The toilets need to be replaced, the 3 I tried all needed the handle held down to flush anything, and some didn't even flush reliably then. The Wi-Fi password we got at check-in was wrong, and when I called, the guy gave us another, but even after successfully logging on, the Wi-Fi signal was so spotty, we couldn't listen to our radio program. The guy said there was nothing he could do about it. I had read Yelp and Google reviews saying the signal was terrible, and it says on their website "bad wi-fi is not grounds for a refund" (I should have taken this as a red flag), but if they know their Wi-Fi is bad, then why don't they fix it? Upgrade, get more networks, more bandwidth to support this huge community of users they have. I am just glad neither of us got called in to work, as we work remotely and depend on good Wi-Fi to be able to work on the road. We would have had to drive to town and find a coffee shop. So we probably will use the KOA next time, unless we see FLB upgraded Wi-Fi. We were ultimately glad we were only staying one night. read more

beware of the 4 pm check in time. that's the latest we've ever seen. they charge $25 extra to come in earlier. The wi-fI and Tv reception were sketchy. But liked the lake and lots to do for kids! Nice pool read more

Only 20 minutes from Great America. Great place to camp. Lots of dogs and families. Huge dog run. Can get a little noisy with the teens but it's vacation and camping. One of the entry roads was pretty bad Friday but they had gravel filled in Saturday. Older facilities but they have been kept up to date. read more

Fish Lake Beach Camping Resort - Huge dog run - Campgrounds Near Me - Volo, Illinois

We are full time RVers and stayed here for a couple months while my husband worked in the area. Everyone who worked there was very friendly and helpful, and we had a great experience while we stayed here. They have a lot of family oriented activities so there are a LOT of kids...everywhere. Only downside is that the sites are very tight (no campfire for us) and there seemed to be an excessive amount of rules. Most people here are seasonal and there are a lot of park models- some of which really need to be cleaned up. Golf carts not allowed unless you're handicapped... first time I've seen that in a campground. Having the dog park is awesome because it gives them a place to run around off-leash. Overall a good and very family focused campground...good if you have kids. Pretty quiet place unless you're in the overnight/weekend section. read more

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Large park. Long way from entrance to office to check in and road is narrow. Short term campers were separate from long term residents and their park models. All short term camping was back-in and a long way from office, down a steep hill. This made it difficult to return the access card which the guard did not accept at the entrance gate. Pool looked good but not open while we were there mid-May. Restrooms very clean and updated. Lots of trees and landscaped nicely. Looked like a good fishing lake which wasn't open for fishing either. About an hour from Wrigley Field and lots of restaurants much closer. read more

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Great for camping, swimming, or relaxing. This place is a must go in the summer. Highly recommend their ice cream. read more

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Went here for tent camping this summer. The campsites are very small, provide absolutely no privacy, and they are literally on top of each other. The beach was nice and the bathrooms were clean, but the campsites for tents left a lot to be desired. We've been spoiled by all of the trees and privacy at the Chain O'Lakes state park campground. read more

Horrible mean old man at gate entrance. My friend and I couldn't get our friend to answer her phone to find out her campsite number. Mean old man would not let us enter even though we have been coming every weekend for months. Same two women, same car. Asked him to cross-reference seasonal friend's name to the site number. He claimed they had no way of doing that. Come to find out, he is a liar! He has a computer that can look up the name for the site number. On top of that, he has let me in before when I couldn't remember the site number! What is his problem? We were forced to wait outside gate for over a half hour until we could reach out friend for site number. How cruel can you be, me old man????? read more

This is our last night here and we are so sad to leave tomorrow. We usually go to wisconsin to camp but couldnt this year and im actually glad we couldnt because we wouldnt have found Fish Lake Beach. We already decided as a family that we will be coming here from now on. We had so much fun. The staff has been great from making reservations to the store employees to the lifeguards at the beach. I have to say the lifeguards are great. They are extremly friendly yet when they have to be they set some kiddos straight which is for their safety. This is a clean campground that is extremely fun. I totally recommend it to anyone who loves to camp. read more

Do not invest your money in a park model trailer at this campground. It is essentially a small home and you have zero protection here. There is no lot ownership and no lot leases. The only thing you are issued is a permit that allows you to put your trailer on their property. This permit is revocable and terminable at anytime and completely at the owners discretion. I purchased a park model trailer on one of their lots and put a lot of money into rehabbing and updating it. My kids and I spent one season there and unfortunately my kids just didn't love it. When I went to sell my trailer I found out that I could no longer sell it on my own. It had to be sold through Fish Lake Beach Trailer sales for a 10% commission which is a complete money grab as trailer sales are so hot right now. It sold in one day at full price and I had to pay them $3,000 for really doing nothing. During the negotiations with the potential buyers the owner of Fish Lake Beach got annoyed with my requests and told me in no uncertain terms that he could decide not to sell my trailer and remove it off of the lot and out of the park at my expense at anytime. Additionally he made it very clear that he had no obligation to continue to issue a seasonal permit to me. I was in a horrible situation with absolutely no protection of my investment. This family runs this private recreational campground like the Wild West, they have 100% of the legal power to do whatever they want with your investment and you are at their mercy. Please think twice before purchasing a trailer in this park. There are many other parks that actually offer the trailer owner protection with lot ownership or lot leases and they are much more cost effective. I have never been treated so horribly by someone in my life. Stay away from this place. read more

I have never camped but have been visiting for 30 years. In the last few years it has been cleaned up very nice. Sand holls for kids, covered picnic benches, lifeguards. Its what family time is supposed to be like. All employees are friendly and we have never had a problem with any other patrons. Its a great little family getaway. read more

I love the place I've been going here since I was born. VERY nice people. I also have a lot of friends. Good place to meet people. read more

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I've beena seasonal camper here for the last few seasons. It's a really fun place. Lots of good stuff to do. This year could have been a disater with Covid, but the management did a great job organizing events that still allowed us to have a good time, yet stay safe. read more

The camp ground is really pretty my friends are staying there, everyone was friendly to us and are gong to come back and camp there again, the only thing I did not like was the roads. And the lack of lighting in the park at night . And the layout of the camp is very confusing cannot find lot numbers but other then that it is nice and very pretty.i gave it three stars because of the roads and the lighting and lack of directions. But other then that it was nice. read more

Poor business practices..not well kept up..noisey..small gravel sites..unfriendly staff and manager. I'd camp anywhere else before I would go here read more

We are full time RVers and have stayed at many RV parks around the country. This park is almost entirely seasonal campers most of which own park models on their lots. There are a number of traditional rv spots for short term campers and some vacant park model sites available to longer term RVers. If you have children, this is a great place to be. There are a considerable amount of activities for them to engage in. Our granddaughter loves this place. read more

Came here to unplug from city life.... NOT HAPPENING!!! Wanna be woke at 7 am by the trailer park TV's And spend your camping morning listening to the worst filth American tv can offer!! Welcome to fish lake....it's like camping in Walmart parking lot. Where fires are ok. No privacy. No nature. Gravel on the sites, not seasoned wood. Very. Very. Congested and on top of each other. read more

We were given site E30 and they had did some work, put in sewer but what happened was the ground was still not setteled. So what happened was where you stepped you sank down at least an inch, sitting in a chair then you sank a couple of inches. We had mud everywhere. We were tempted to leave on Sunday night but the kids said they wanted to stay, they played bags and where they played they ended up leaving a muddy mess, there was no getting around having all mud and no grass as this site was not ready to be used. When we left we just threw away our outdoor carpet/rug and it was very hard to peel off the ground because it was all mud under it. Also sitting at the pinic table the table sunk and where your feet rested on the ground again turned into mud. It was a horrible site and we were very disappointed with this. read more

Fish Lake is family run, not corporate..they accommodate tents, travel trailers, motor homes and they sell Park models for those of us that visited once and had to stay...there are so many activities..Softball, Basketball, Volleyball, RC Racetrack, 2 parks for the kids plus the Beach play area..Miniature Golf, Hay Rides, Outdoor Movies, Fishing, Hiking, Paddle Boats, Swimming Pool, Hot Tub, and Dances..Very family/pet friendly..they also have a little store for essentials and Ice Cream! It's 40 miles from the North side of Chicago and you are in another world.. the stars are incredible at night. The campers are friendly and more like family than neighbors..There are generations that keep coming back for the fun..There are also different theme activities..Memorial Day/Veterans Day remembrance, Christmas in July, Halloween weekends etc etc..I highly recommend FLB and you don't have to spend 1/2 a day traveling to get to it..Book early as the dates fill up quick! read more

Close to home and still a get a way feeling. We used two tents on a lake front site. We were right next to the beach/ playground and store. I wish the bathrooms nearest our site were open later than 9:00 pm.. Maybe a key fab for registered campers to access them after hours could be considered. We were warned at about 9:00 pm for playing music after 10pm, by management. Kind of a Debbie downer. They have super clean and well maintained grounds. Thanks Fish Lake Beach crew! read more

Tent camped here overnight mid week. Slept great. The resort is set back off of route 12, so much so, that it's like another world inside-like a lil paradise! Quiet, serene and yet bustling with activity on the lake and beach front. Clean, heated pool & hot tub and bath houses that are clean and nearby. read more

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Do not camp here. It is obvious who is welcome. We made a reservation and had to cancel to due Rig issues and being stuck in another state. We cancelled before the penalty and we were not refunded our full amount even though we cancelled before their policy requirement. When i called to get clarification the female was extremely nasty and condescending when i asked about their policy.... Oh, and then she hung up on me. You would think i called, cursed, berated them the way she talked to me, but during these racially charged times Im sure they are happy we cancelled. We will take our black brown cream red skins and spend our GREEN money somewhere where we'll be respected and treated as valued customers. We've been to camps like this before and we were harassed so I'm sure we saved ourselves by not staying here since I'm sure they would have had a problem with everything we did, as most racist business do. They like to berate POC when they don't want them there... but first they take our money. read more

We left 2 phone messages as well as two email messages to see if camping would be available. Neither of our contacts were answered. Very disappointing. Even if no openings are available good customer service would return your contacts. read more

BEWARE OF CREEPY SECURITY BOB and RICK!!! Even if you are sleeping security guards will creep around tents and listen in on conversations. As my wife and I were turning in for the night (12am) I actually caught one of the security guards standing outside my window as my WIFE WAS UNDRESSING!... I KID YOU NOT!!! After complaining to the manager (woman named Evann) about the situation she told me that "her employees work long shifts at night and work during the day, and they were just trying to make sure everybody was safe". My wife was so upset and embarrassed about the situation we left that day (no refund of course!). From reading other reviews on this website I'm glad that I wasn't only person put off by my Fish Lake Beach experience. My advice: find a campsite in Wisconsin read more

If you are looking for a weekend location where there is NO FUN ALLOWED this is the place for you. there are literally signs every 2 feet dictating every move every choice you may make. yes they do have a pool but it is closed more than it is even open. Dogs aren't allowed on the beach. This is a kid friendly venue which also means that there screaming children everywhere you go. I came here with my four little children and I think we got yelled at at least six times for dumb reasons. If my children are going to be yelled at for having fun I will be yelling at them not this ridiculous little campground. Yes there are trees and yes there is a lake but the campgrounds are so close together that there is no peace and quiet. overpriced as well. Needless to say we will never be returning. read more

My wife and I recently bought a used Trophy Park Model on the grounds of Fish Lake Beach Resort. We worked with Randy and found the entire purchasing experience to be open and honest. As we were having the Park Model moved to a different place, Randy communicated every step in the process that needed to take place and what was expected from us. His employees delivered quality of service and did what they said they were going to do. Whenever I call with a question, Randy or other employees are responsive and helpful. I would recommend Fish Lake Beach Resort if you are looking to purchase either a new or used Park Model/Trailer. Larry W. read more