Oak Ridge Group Camp

Very well-shaded campground with adequate-sized sites that don't feel piled on top of one another. Three different trails allow campers to access the Crabapple Lake for fishing (or canoeing or kayaking, if you brought your own). We stayed in the park's only cabin, a nice little A-frame probably about 150 square feet. Inside were bed frames for two twins and a double bed; a picnic table; a couple o... Very well-shaded campground with adequate-sized sites that don't feel piled on top of one another. Three different trails allow campers to access the Crabapple Lake for fishing (or canoeing or kayaking, if you brought your own). We stayed in the park's only cabin, a nice little A-frame probably about 150 square feet. Inside were bed frames for two twins and a double bed; a picnic table; a couple of chairs; and a nightstand. Air mattresses or sleeping bags with some sort of pad beneath would suffice. No A/C, though the unit does have both a ceiling fan and exhaust fan, as well as four windows that can be opened. Outside, there's a small deck containing another picnic table, with both a park-style charcoal grill and fire pit a few paces away. Also, though I'm not positive about this, I'm reasonably confident that a separate deck containing a pad for a tent is included in the cabin's rental, as they share parking spaces. Noise from other campers, particularly after quiet hours commenced at 10pm, was never an issue. Latrines throughout the Oak Ridge and Pine Grove campgrounds are positioned such that each latrine is shared by only a small handful of sites; both campgrounds (which have a singular entrance and host) share a shower house that consists of two showers (one is handicapped-accessible), toilets, and sinks apiece for both the men's and women's facilities. The facilities here were definitely better-maintained than at another Illinois SP which shall remain nameless where we spent two nights immediately prior to the one night here. Based on the conversation we had with one of the DNR rangers, it sounds as though they intend to build five brand-new cabins in the near future, though it sounds as though the state's budgetary issues might be constraining them somewhat. Overall, a very pleasant two days and one night we spent here, and will likely return in the future.