Friends Creek Campground — Hotel in Monticello

Stayed here for several nights in late August 2024. Very clean and spacious sites, especially for a County campground. Landscaping was top notch. Bathrooms were very clean and well kept if a little dated (shower water smelled and tasted heavily of iron). Host Pete was very friendly and helpful. Huge beautiful oak trees all over the campground. Electric and water at RV sites and a dump station and trash bins are available. Fire rings at all sites. The surrounding area (corn and soybean fields and quaint small towns) is a big bonus. I-72 is about 3 miles south and beautiful Clinton Lake is about 5 miles north. Decatur is just west about 15-20 minutes on I-72 and Champaign is east on I-72 about 20-25 minutes. Big box store shopping in either city. Loved staying here and it's a hidden gem amidst the rural central Illinois towns....

By far the cleanest, easiest campground I've ever stayed at. Reserving a site online was so easy, and when we pulled into the campground, our site was already labeled for our reservation. The campground also has firewood available for purchase.

The restrooms are either brand new or extremely well taken care of. There was no bug, trash item, grime or dirt in these restrooms. My husband's words were, and I quote, "I don't need to shower, but I feel like I'm missing out if I don't take a shower here".

This campground is clearly well taken care of and we will definitely stay here again when on a road trip through the area. I appreciated that this campground accepts tent campers and one-night reservations. Perfect for a road trip when you just need a...

Wonderful Campground and the facilities are excellent. Have been going there for years. The 2024 opening weekend ended with a different opinion. The playground, restroom and showers were still excellent, but the park maintenance as far as mowing, trimming back trees and spaying for insects was less than adequate. Park personnel were applying chemicals on the day of arrival of all the guest, and it was evident that the grass had not been mowed for awhile as it was several inches high. The application of chemicals just hours before children and pets arrive is a questionable decision. Blue residue was all over the roadway, campsites, and trees, , making it impossible to prevent tracking the chemical into the...