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The Illinois Department of Natural
Resources manages more than 8,700 campsites at 81 state parks,
conservation areas, and fish and wildlife areas. Fee increases for
more than 80 percent of the campsites range from $1 to $4 per night.
Fees for Class D tent camping or primitive campsites with no vehicle
access are unchanged. The new fee schedule includes discounts for
Illinois senior citizens, people with disabilities, Illinois
veterans with disabilities and former prisoners of war.
The higher camping fees at most sites
are the first increases approved for state park campgrounds in
Illinois since 1992. The additional revenue will be used for
campground operations and maintenance, the costs of which have
increased steadily during the last 12 years. State sites host more
than 600,000 campground visitors annually.
The new fee schedule for state park
campsites, including campsite fees and hookup fees where utilities
are provided, is outlined below:
Class A -- $15 per night. Includes
electricity hookup, showers and vehicle access. The previous fee was
$11 per night. The fee for Illinois seniors and people with
disabilities (Class 2 or 2a card) will be $10 per night
Monday-Thursday.
Class B-E -- $13 per night. Includes
electricity hookup and vehicle access. The previous fee was $10 per
night. The fee for Illinois seniors and people with disabilities
will be $9 per night Monday-Thursday.
Class B-S -- $10 per night. Includes
showers and vehicle access. The previous fee was $8 per night. The
fee for Illinois seniors and people with disabilities will be $5 per
night Monday-Thursday.
Class AA campsites -- $20 per night.
Amenities include electricity and water hookups, showers, vehicle
access, and sewer hookups. The previous fee was $15 per night. The
fee for Illinois seniors or people with disabilities at these
campsites will be $12.50 per night Monday-Thursday.
Class A premium campsites at
Chain-O-Lakes, Illinois Beach, Kankakee River, Rock Cut and Starved
Rock state parks and at Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area -- $20
per night. Includes electricity hookup, showers and vehicle access.
The fee for Illinois seniors and people with disabilities will be
$12.50 per night Monday-Thursday.
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Class B-E premium campsites at
Chain-O-Lakes, Illinois Beach, Kankakee River, Rock Cut, Starved
Rock and Shabbona Lake -- $15 per night. Includes electricity
hookups and vehicle access. The fee for Illinois seniors and people
with disabilities will be $10 per night Monday-Thursday.
Class B-S premium campsites at
Chain-O-Lakes, Illinois Beach, Kankakee River, Rock Cut, Starved
Rock and Shabbona Lake -- $12 per night. Includes showers and
vehicle access. The fee for Illinois seniors and people with
disabilities will be $6 per night Monday-Thursday.
Class C campsites -- $8 per night.
Includes vehicle access or walk-in with shower access. The previous
fee was $7 per night. No fee for Illinois seniors Monday-Thursday;
no fee any day for Illinois residents with disabilities.
Class D campsites -- $6 per night.
Provides tent camping or primitive walk-in or backpack sites with no
vehicle access. This fee is unchanged from the previous fee
schedule. No fee for Illinois seniors Monday-Thursday; no fee any
day for Illinois residents with disabilities.
Group youth camp -- $2 per person per
night with a $20 per day minimum. The previous fee was $1 per person
and $10 per day minimum.
Group adult camp -- $4 per person per
night with a $40 per day minimum. The previous fee was $2 per person
per night with a $20 per day minimum.
Campground cabins - $40 per night at
Class A campgrounds, or $35 per night Monday-Thursday for Illinois
seniors and people with disabilities; $45 per night at Class A
premium campgrounds, or $37.50 per night Monday-Thursday for
Illinois seniors and people with disabilities.
For more
information on state park campgrounds, check the Illinois Department
of Natural Resources site at
http://dnr.state.il.us.
[Illinois
Department of Natural Resources
news release]
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