Store Gulch Campground

Had a wonderful time here. Beautiful couple of days in March. The river is like glass and there are beautiful beaches along the whole river. Went to swinging bridges and hung out for a bit. The campground only has 5 spots. Fortunately, we were the only people there and very few cars drive by on the main road. I'm assuming this is the off season. Nonetheless, we had a great time. We even brought out blue lights and we're amazed at all the scorpions we found.

Get there early if you want to be able to park. We arrived at 10am on a Saturday and there. We're only a couple spots close by. By the time we left at 4....the lot was packed and people were crammed in on the sides of the road. Wear good shoes with tread for the walk down the path. Take something for shade. This place is amazing.

Really cool that the little store is still there after all of the fires that have occurred out there the fact that they were able to save it is awesome it would be really neat if someone was able to restart it and get it going in the summertime and keep the summer activities going strong out there in this area beautiful location and we love going to the Illinois River just about every weekend from Grants Pass amazing environment

Amazing place to spend the day. Family friendly, easy access.

I went out on a weekday, and arrived at Store Gulch early, 9:00/9:30. That made all the difference because the Illinois gets ALOT of people. So much so, that in my opinion, it can be less enjoyable. But , I’ve been going to Store Gulch for 22 years , and my last trip out was awesome. Only had two adult neighbors and 3 children. All very nice people who were staying at the campground right above the beach. Store Gulch has got not too high rocks to dive from, a couple of little coves on the opposite side of the beach, campground and toilets. I’m not sure about now, but Store Gulch was where you could find a forest ranger or other person working for the forest, I did not see any this trip. I know that (especially) on the weekends , no alcohol is allowed. And it is a very narrow road , in and