I have been going to Paradise Park campground every summer for the last 7 years. I organize a…read morelarge group and we all stay and camp for a few days. The facility is great with a beach, park and 2 fishing ponds. The convenient store is small but has the most important thing when camping ICE! They have convenient bathrooms and showers. The staff is very nice and have always been very accomidating to our large group. I have already booked our trip for this year and as long as nothing changes we are already planning to return for many years to come.

Was a seasonal camper for 6 years. Camp on the higher ground if possible as heavy rains easily…read moreflood the lower campgrounds. There is a HUGE Yellow Jacket Wasp population necessitating yearly wasp and hornet killer treatments of your camper if you plan on being seasonal. Many activities for families with younger children; my teenagers were bored out of their minds. Tubing on the river is a better option than the man made lake and beach that is taken over by the wasps in late summer through closing season. Convenience store is a huge plus and serves food. Park is well kept up overall though public restrooms need a good facelift. Seasonal pricing is a bit on the high side IMHO. Staff is nice.

Our spot is directly on the river, which is absolutely beautiful. Activities on the weekends,…read morefreshly refurbished pool (2years ago), restaurant, great people. We've been seasonally here for 4 years and wouldn't go anywhere else. New owners (4 years) have cleaned the place up and continue to make improvements. Some small, some huge.

I literally hate leaving bad reviews but this has to be said and people need to know…read more BEWARE !!! IF YOU ARE A PERSON OF COLOR AVOID THIS PLACE LIKE THE PLAGUE!! We went camping about two weeks ago here and I would never come back or recommend to anyone!!!! We are a bi racial family and the whole time we were discriminated against and constantly accused of doing things we never did like peeing in the pool or stealing peoples goggles. It was unreal!!! I am so ashamed there are still such hateful people in this world Went to the bar and my husband and I were served right away. Great!! But my cousins were ignored and not even acknowledged. They eventually had to ask for service after several people were helped when they were there first. The bartender would look at them smile and walk away and ask someone else if they need anything. The other residents were having parties until 3 am and nothing was done about it. They were yelling and screaming/swearing for hours. But that didn't get addressed with them. Then my 7 year old daughter got jumped by kids at the park and again nothing was done and no one cared. Then my 11 year old daughter was constantly accused of stealing when she brought our stuff to the pool. Just unreal!! We were eventually kicked out and given 2 hours after getting into with the manager. All because we told them that we were being targeted but, she didn't like it so we got kicked out. These are just SOME of the experiences we ran into. There is a whole lot that went down. You people should be ashamed of your selfs!!

Okay campground but the area we were in was a gravel parking lot with bathrooms far away. Pool…read morelooked nice but wasn't open yet and either was the store, however there's a Walmart down the road. Owner could have been friendlier. I wanted to check out late since it was Mother's Day and the campground was probably only 10% full but she wasn't very happy about that even though nobody was booked at my site. Technically since I have a Thousand Trails membership I could have extended my stay but chose to leave. Mosquitos were horrendous here. Wouldn't go back.

Pros: Big sites, close to many stores and restaurants. Cons:…read moreWater quality is horrible Power grid is unreliable, I'd suggest bringing a generator. Ourselves and many others we spoke with were "mistakenly" charged for an extra month. Watch your accounts daily! We paid our keycard deposit in cash and the manager refused to return it in cash saying they'd mail it to us. ‍ We got in for $1,000 a month. The second Janet realized there was a decent sized construction project in the area she jacked everyone else's rate to $1200.

The RV park is really nice. Lots of trees for shade; but the trees interfere with Internet. They do…read moreoffer wi-fi, which worked great for TV. But anything computer or cellular related was extremely SLOW!!! They do offer a huge playground area, miniature Golf, volleyball, pickleball, and basketball courts, as well as Frisbee Golf. Many sites are gravel, but are pretty level. They are close together though. If you like your neighbors close, you won't mind this. But we felt they were just a bit too close. There are some Seasonal sites; but a lot of empty sites too. So plenty of room for those looking for short stays. We enjoyed our stay here & met quite a few friendly people. We will most likely stay here again.

Nice campground. Very well maintained. Spaces are super close together and the best spots are for…read morethe monthly/seasonal campers. Oh and did I mention that there is a rule not to wash clothes in your camper. Reasonable rates. Internet with Verizon and AT&T non existent. Park WIFi intermittent.

Beautiful property and an even more beautiful host! Pat is the sweetest lady you could ever meet…read moreand her resort is adorable. Highly recommend

What an amazing experience. I absolutely loved it. The cabins are very nice, very clean very well…read moretaken care of. The best part is the owner. She's completely awesome. She is so accommodating, and will help you to feel exceptionally wonderful being there. I'll never forget it.

Camp Wandawega is a flawlessly re-created 1950′s summer camp. At $250 a night (plus a $60 airbnb…read moreservice fee), you can step back in time. Located in Elkhorn, WI about 90 minutes from where I currently live, on the way there, I drove by the place I used to camp as a kid and by towns I have met my parents in to go antiquing. Where many of the sites on the way were well-known to me, pulling into the camp site was familiar because it was like driving to the set of Moonrise Kingdom. Really, it was like plopping into any Wes Anderson movie. I could very clearly imagine children with their names emblazoned on sleeping bags and wooden tennis rackets being used as swords by campers. When I first arrived, I was early (although the reservation said there was a flexible check-in time). The cleaning lady was arriving in two hours, so I read outside for a while of (what would be) my cabin. The breeze was nice and my book was distracting, but then I started paying attention to a couple who were dipping their feet into the lake at the end of the dock while eating oranges AND drinking orange juice (?!?). That is commitment to Vitamin C, if I ever saw one. Once I moved past my internal giggle at the scurvy-free couple, I glanced at my phone and saw that time had slowed to a crawl. How can a morning at home go so fast and an hour at camp go so slowly? It is like that scene in The Jerk where he says the first day seemed like a week. Camp Wandawega is quite quiet, except for the crazy chipmunks. Sometimes, you can hear the muted, but distinctive click of the flagpole outside. Often, I caught myself looking to see if the crinkle of leaves or branch breaking was a person, but it was almost always a chipmunk (or, not to be out done, squirrels). If the chipmunks weren't there or if flags didn't move, I would have thought I was frozen by some witch's autumn spell. Overall, it seemed like it shouldn't all be there- the details. It felt like it all should have been swept away in a flood or be permanently planted in someone's dream, not surviving as well-preserved as it all is. There is no internet that I could connect to. I didn't need air conditioning or heat, but they are a window cooling unit and a floor heater respectively; nothing major to protect you from the elements. You are here to be (at least, a little) outside. There is a rope swing and open-air showers. There are old bikes and bird houses. The traditional camp colors of burnt red, forest green, and stark white are everywhere. Uneven stairs and rocky hills force your attention even while you walk casually around. The camp was at one point a brothel. Well, it was a speak easy, a distribution center for organized crime, a brothel, a lake resort and a church camp before the current owners bought it and renovated it to its current state. While at Camp Wandawega, what I felt was a constant pang of that very specific camp feeling. The anxiety before arriving your first time. The waiting of ONE MORE YEAR before your next camp experience always seeming like forever. The addiction in the autonomy and the freedom of no parents or siblings. You just being who you are. Someone good at archery. Someone who loves sitting on a dock. Someone who swings in a hammock. Someone who naps. Someone who hikes. While there, I got invited to a fire on the beach by one couple. At another point, a couple taking engagement photos came by to use the canoes. Untroubled people came and went. Some times a fish would come up to ripple the water in their hunger. The lily pads provided a little buffer from the reflection of the sun. There was the constant smell of a fire burning somewhere. What I recommend doing while at Camp Wandawega: -Eat PB&J. You can go into town for food, but why bother? -Sneak iced coffee or coffee grounds and a French press into the communal kitchen. -You don't really have to sneak, but sneaking around seems very camp-y. -Take a nap. Or several. -Read the books at the end of the bed (A Very Modest Cottage and Found, Free & Flea) by Tereasa Surratt. They will provide more information on the renovation of the property and the care of one of the cottages specifically. -Go on a walk around the whole site. You will find tipis (or teepees) and other fun finds. Just bring your hiking boots. -Canoe. (Language side note: canoe is a noun and a verb. English is so quirky.) -Sit with the liquor of your choice by a fire or just sit by the lake for a while. -Go on a bike ride. -Take pictures. You can't really take a bad one. During my time here, the bees were about. Flies and ants, too. Twice, a spider dropped down (seemingly from the sky) onto the book I was reading. Also, I am 99.9% sure there was a raccoon outside of my cabin door one night. Camp Wandawega is a natural and authentic place which makes it an ultimate place to reflect and assess. Yes, you have to constantly check your wine for bugs, but that is part of the magic of being fully present, isn't it?

AMAZING. This is an awesome place with rich history dating back nearly 100 years ago. The tree…read morehouse is soooo cool, there are many options as far as areas you can stay in. Teepees, old Army tents, the old "dormitories," and small cabins. We were here for a wedding over the weekend (which is rare from what I hear), and the place was recently renovated (in the last 5-7 years or so). This is a very rustic place with a historical feel. In the 1920's during the prohibition years, it was a speakeasy (my favorite part of their history), but there is much more. To learn more about the history check out, www.wandawega.com. This place is also a very well kept secret. I grew up less than 10 miles away from Wandawega, but had only heard of the lake not the "Camp" or "Resort." This place is meticulously decorated, clean, historical, rustic and all-around awesome.

Me and my wife recently stopped here to go on a little walk in the area. This place is perfect for…read moreall sorts of outdoor activities since there's a beach nearby and plenty of trails though I recommend and not walk through them when it's wet outside because they are very muddy and nothing is paved. Plenty of dogs are running off leash as well which isn't an issue. Please check to make sure you know what time the park closes because they will close on you as well. Highly recommend stopping here

Decided to take a drive from Evanston on a beautiful Spring day (70 degrees in Evanston, but 80…read moredegrees in Rockford - it was balmy!) I had found this place searching online for nearby state parks that weren't TOO far of a drive and still had ample hiking trails. The park was easy to find, had plenty of parking and lots of paved and dirt trails for both hiking and biking. Picnic areas scattered throughout and a nice large lake for fishing/boating/canoeing (there were prices posted in the concessions area for renting a boat with motor for the day as well if you don't have your own to bring with you!) Small selection of snacks and beverages (non-alcoholic) were available for purchase, however they did not have any paper maps (there were boards posted by trail entrances and we did take photos of those). It looks like there is a restaurant next to the concessions area that opens after Memorial Day weekend for the season. We saw and heard many different birds while hiking and it was very peaceful (and not very crowded, as we were here on a Tuesday). My husband particularly enjoyed seeing the turkeys roaming around

My husband and I stayed her for 13 days. We had to leave a day early to move out of state and they…read moreonly give credits. It is $41 a day for non residents of Kane Co. It is easily accessible and right down the street from several shops on Randall rd. The sites are level. There are two parts, apparently old and new. We stayed a week in nights the new part... it is open and close to forest preserve trail heads. The old, shaded and a bit more compact. Now... their water is RUSTY!! It turned out camco filter brown. Make sure you have a filtration system and a good one at that's you can't drink the water even though you can drink the water. There are pit toilets but no showers. 10 primitive hike in sites. 70 ish sites for rvs. It is quiet and no one bothered us. Mid week it is basically empty. I'm not sure if we would use this campsite again if we had the opportunity. The water was a huge bummer.

Quite a nice little county owned campground. Very basic campground without any amenities. No…read moreshowers on site but washrooms were very nice. Sites were very level and large but no sewer hookups. They do have 2 dump stations on site though free for registered guests. Campground was very quiet and sites were large. Easy access to trails for hiking and biking.

Beautiful, well kept park. Kind owners, we had a scare with our dog including a trip to the…read moreemergency clinic. They were very supportive, happy to accommodate us however they could. Can't recommend enough! Thank you

A very well maintained place. Grass in between most of the sites no matter if it's back in or pull…read morethrough. Restrooms at office are heated and very clean showers and toilet areas. Very kid friendly with a playground, bounce pads and a small putt-putt course. It has a small general store with necessities and a clean laundry room. Pads are all gravel but there is sites with a KOA patio. All sites have a picnic table and fire ring. Plenty of room to put up a canopy. My only bug a boo is lack of antenna channels. There's no cable and it's hard to get the local major networks besides NBC and WGN. Wi-Fi is great and so is the cell reception. They also have nice cabins and a very nice tent area.

They only enforce the rules to some people. Several tents per site for some people is okay. Noise…read morevolume is okay for some people. Don't bother if you are not of spanish decent.

Staff is ALWAYS friendly. Great place for a family to camp. Lots of activities for kids and adults.read more