A clean and well run park with friendly staff. It has nice sized lots. A very good overall experience, and we are looking forward to going back again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
We stayed for a Halloween themed weekend. The kids loved it, lots of fun activities. The campground is not being maintained very well. One of the shower buildings was very dirty and run-down. Something is killing the trees. Over 300 trees have been removed. A large branch fell on a neighbor's RV the day we arrived. We would not stay here again. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
This is a great place to camp with a large group. Many open and shaded sites for just about any type of camping you wish to do. Rental park models are also available. I always check out the shower and bath faciliites first. Not only are these clean, they have several convenient locations for the bath houses. Propane and firewood is avail. There is also a small store that can supply those forgotten items. All in all a very nice place to pull in and relax for a while. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Not too much to do, but the frog jumping contests are wonderful for the kids. Two fishing lakes, one lake w/beach. Lots of land to run around. We will be back. Quiet place with lots of trees. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
We have 3 kids 5 & under, they enjoyed the pools, painting, flying kites, riding bikes up and down the street. The staff was helpful, they showed up in minutes when I needed a pair of pliers to take down the awning. We lucked out as we where in a sparsely populated area of the park with no immediate neighbors. The only two problems was trying to get garbage picked up by the guys on the golf carts flying up and down the road. I finally had to wave them down. At one point there where a bunch of drunks speeding around the camp ground honking horns and making a ruckus on golf carts, but at least it didn't come directly by us. I'd consider going back. I enjoyed bike riding around the lake myself. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 10 / 10 ]
June 2008
$27
Great campground. Lots to do! Great place for the family. Golf-cart rental is expensive. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Most games in arcade were broken. Store, comfort station and playground areas are in need of repair. On the bright side, swimming pools (3) were is good conditions. Golf karts were excessive running up and down the roads at all hours. Our site had no grass, luckily it didn't rain during our stay. Sewer connections were 4 inch pvc pipe sticking out of the ground, with out proper fitting, so the sewer gas smell got strong at times. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Horrible! The staff is the worst I have ever experienced. We rented a golf cart for 10 minutes. I allowed my 4 year old grandson to sit in my lap and pretend to drive. They came to the pool and publicly took the cart from me and kept my security deposit because I broke the rules and allowed a 4 year old to drive. The staff was rude, crabby, and not helpful. It was rather ironic that we were treated like trouble makers for allowing a 4 year old to pretend to drive and the partiers that blasted songs with [obscene] lyrics were left alone. I expected it to be a nice family place. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We camped in an open area that was way too crowded, and there was no policing on noise. The staff was tired and crabby, and not helpful in any way. We couldn't wait to get out of there, and were gone within 36 hours. We won't be back. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Our favorite campground. Very friendly staff. Huge sites. Lots of activities for families. You pay more but you get lots and lots more. We love the security and enforcers of quiet hours. Excellent campground! We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This place has gotten too big for itself. It used to be a relatively quiet campground with lots of activities for the kids. In recent years it has expanded into a former cornfield with very little shade. They began renting golf carts and this has turned the place into a speedway. All day and evening, teens are zooming around in overloaded carts not paying attention to the road. I've nearly been hit several times. Games in the game room tend to just take your money, and good luck finding an employee who cares. Since the owners retired last year, the new managment leaves a lot to be desired. The water electric sites are ridiculously crowded and sometimes inaccessible if you didn't get there early enough. Bathrooms and showers tend to be dirty, especially on popular weekends. They should have enough staff to handle this. Also in the last few years, there seems to be a lot lower standard of clientele that tends to make the park uncomfortable. We have been coming here since 1993, but I dont think we'll be coming much more. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 9 / 10 ]
September 2006
$50
This was a great weekend, we were here with a large group and we were not cramped at all. They had large sites, clean restrooms/showers, 3 pools. Activities to keep everyone busy, outdoor movies, bingo, a dance, mini golf. We had our 2 little dogs and this campground was the great with them, people walking and socializing with their dogs, we felt like we belonged, not social outcasts. We did go on a weekend but school had started so only some kids but you can get away from the kids, the hot tubs are 18 and older only and they have lifeguards to enforce this. The lifeguards also supervise the kids at the pools so they are not out of control, which was great, since some kids can get pretty wild. The only problem I saw was their WiFi didn't work long enough to log on, when asked they said it should, I was at a couple different sites and it never worked. Staff was friendly and always around so if you had a problem they would be there to help. This is a great campground for a family. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
We found the park to be great for the kids. They had a great time in the pools, water slides, paddle boats, mini-golf. The kids said the arcade had defective games. We are usually picky about the campsites we choose. The site we were on had a couple of trees and was near the boggy part of the lake. When we first arrived we thought the mosquitos were going to have a feast on us but to our surprise there was not a single bite between us... We were located on a corner lot so the autos, and golf carts were always driving by. We will return. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
Definitely a lot of activities for the kids, including a craft buidling where you can buy craft and assemble them while you are there. I had heard great things about this campground and was a little dissapointed mostly because of the poor cleanliness of the bathrooms and shower house. The lake is nice, though the young kids giving out the lifejackets were a little too young and didn't know how to adjust them. Finally, the small town of Amboy itself has nothing to do. Very few restaurants and certainly no social activities. So only go if you want to stay at the campground for all your entertainment and meals. It's a long drive to any towns with more facilities. We camped here in a Tent.
Amboy is the best campground I have ever been to. It has good facilities, also has good
people. If you are going during summer with your friends, best place to spend it is at amboy. I went downtown for a fest they had called Depot Days. Me and my family go to amboy every year. If you are a teenager and your tired of going to boring campgrounds with nothin to do, go to amboy, it has a dance on saturdays. All teens come out after 10. No little kids, no parents, and if they are there, they are drunk. Thats what amboys all about, having fun. I will never stop going there. Everybody there is so welcoming, and everything is just what I hoped it to be. I would rather go to Amboy, I camp at yogi bears then go to Hawaii or Florida or whatever. Amboy just has that effect on me. Best campground ever. We camped here in a Tent.
Review Rating
[ 6 / 10 ]
2003
$45
I have to agree with the first review.....if you have kids this is a great campground. But, for just going and relaxing.....not going to happen. The shade is mainly in the permanent site area, we were in a big open field with no shade at all, just alot of barking
dogs which management didn't seem to care to stop even when notified. Restrooms were very wet due to all the swimmers using them. For the price, probably won't return. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 9 / 10 ]
2003
$42
We had a wonderful time. Our children ages 5, 11, and 13 had a great time at mini golf, the pool, waterslides, paddle boats, bingo, arts and craft, and "hey-ride". The only bad thing that happened was some of our neighbors were loud and drunk. I guess stupid people can be anywhere. We plan on going back soon! Hopefully our neighbors will be better. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 4 / 10 ]
2003
$45
Aaaaaaaaaattention Campers! This resort-style campground had the loudspeakers going all day long to announce activities (usually with an extra fee), small, cramped sites and just too many campers. Not our style. Others with tweens love it for the pool and the activities which include a waterslide, mini-golf, paddle boats, a kids fishing lake and more. Just not our cup-of-tea. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
Unbelievable. Most terrible camping experience we've ever had. The owners were rude and belligerent. Do not come here and do not bring your children. The owners screamed and yelled at us and my children, threatening to throw us out of the campground for singing children songs on the hay ride. My 5 and 7 year old were in total fear...screaming, crying. I argued with the owner after we were threatened and accused of using profanity...something we never did, nor did anyone else on the hay ride. I cannot explain their behavior, but they did call the sheriff to have us thrown out. This is a place for regulars...yearly and seasonal guests. I suggest if you consider coming for a weekend stay, that you do not. You will be an outsider and they will throw you out for any reason they wish, truthful or not. The bathrooms and showers were disgusting. I felt that my family was in danger staying there. Signs all over the grounds read "we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone". The playground sign reads "if you are older than 6 years old, and caught playing here, you will loose your playground privileges" How can they even prove age? Do they ask for the child's drivers license? The pond is considered "great for swimming". I wouldn't let my kids put one toe in that disgusting water. We camped here in a Tent.
If you like quiet, this seems to be the place. The sites are shaded by tall pines. Some sites are a little tight. We have camped here three times now and it has never been crowded. They have a great park for little and big kids. They do have a swimming "hole" and a fishing pond. This park would be perfect if it had a pool. We camped here in '04, '05, and '06. We plan on coming back again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This is camping in a pine forest in the middle of Illinois corn fields. It is 40 acres of tall standing pines. The campground is small -- only 30 sites available for transients. It has a small swimming lake/pond and separate fishing lake/pond. The playground area is beautiful. They have a separate playground for 6 year olds and younger with well maintained equipment along with a sandbox. The playground for bigger kids/adults include standard playground equipment along with volley ball, shuffleboard, and basketball equipment. The camping sites are a variety of sizes (usually long and narrow) since you are camping in/around the pine trees. Since the ground is covered with dry pine needles and pine cones, all fire rings are in-ground with steel covers. There are two toilet and one shower stall (with locking door) per gender. According to the seasonals and owner, the campground only gets filled on holiday weekends, so there really isn't a big contention for bathroom facilities. The grounds are very well kept. There is a very small on-site camp store. This is not a camping resort or high-key/fast-paced environment. This is a great campground to kick back and relax under the pines. I would have given this campground a 10 if they had better swimming facilities. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.