Riverside Park Campground

First off! If you’ve never been here steer clear! Getting there was the first problem. They should have a sign out by Peoria road. If you come in from the east it has you go up to a sign that says private property. Luckily there’s a church parking lot you can turn around in. Mind you I’ve got a 43’ class A diesel pusher! I called the host and she helped me get there. The address should say Sandhill road not Peoria road! I called and told the reservation person what kind of spot I needed and she said we have plenty of room for your Coach. Negative! The spot was at best 40’ long. I’ve included a picture. This would be ok in a pop-up or something similar in size. The host was very nice! I paid for 4 nights which = $200. It wasn’t what I expected at all when they claimed to have plenty of room

We stayed here for 4 months. It is the only campground with water under $700 a month. The staff is insane harassers. Kids are not allowed to play outside without being harrassed. This man Dave who is married to the night manager is a pervert. He follows all children into the bathroom. Many have told thr park district. Many have told the police. Nothing has been done. When he followed my daughter into the womens bathroom. I called the police myself. Nothing was done. He shines his flashlight into your campers windows. The police and park district back this behavior. They call the police on everyone. If your trash is left out for more than 15 mins. They alowed gang member's to pull out knives on 2 men at thr bathrooms and the men attacked went to jail??? Not safe place for your kids and not

Some may have their individual thoughts and that is expected. This perspective saw a great place to stop for a food break. Seems their is a BMX Rally that takes place near the entrance which is probably a smart visit. A local Farmers Market going through Sept. 22 or 24th....(don't quote me😮‍💨) has a business with a featured croissant that is square....if I'm not mistaken. Would be nice to stop their also at some point. Overall I prefer the positives of the location verses other options to side with. Saw plenty of wildlife and a group in horseback. In sure there is a way to look into that also which is a for sure draw. Not many pictures.... (much like the museums)....so the judge can be the onlooker(s).

Hidden gem I read the reviews after booking the site for Memorial Day after a cancellation by another park. 1. There is no playground here. So I have no clue what other posters are saying. (Probably the trailer park nearby) no one stalked us. 2. Camp host was friendly and did have one dog (didn't bark or act aggressive). 3. The roads are equivalent to most in springfield-il, so they are terrible. But they are travelable. 4. Sites are well taken care of but could use a makeover with updates. 5. We were one of very few here so it was peaceful and quite. 6. Lots of natural foliage keeps it secluded.

Only campers there were us and camp host. It was a good location. Very quiet. All gravel. Not level sites, but not unmanageable. Water and electric. Fairly easy to get to, a little confusing, but we found it. No traffic noise. Bathhouse needed the spider webs wiped out but were clean, needed an update. It was an overnight stop for us. Didn't even unhook from the truck. Our choice of over 50 sites.