angelaplagge

So many trees, open spaces mixed with campsites, level spacious campsites (some paved, some pull-throughs), a playground, picnic pavilions, paved roads, clean bathrooms/showers, huge variety of interesting birds, lake views and boat/fishing access, hiking trails, and a helpful friendly host. The campground was uncrowded on a Thursday in July. No campground WiFi but a good cell signal with T-Mobile.
Terrific campground but we did have a problem. Every time that we plugged in, the breaker tripped. We changed sites and had the same problem. It turns out that the electricity in the campground is GFCI protected. Turns out that our inverter is itself GFCI protected and didn't work with the campground electrical setup. So no electricity for us. Our camp host said that all Illinois campgrounds have the same electrical setup. We camped at Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area in a campervan.

Lots of open common space mixed with campsites. Some trees in the central area but most of the shade was around the perimeter. Some campsites had great views of Lake Erie and all campsites were fairly large. Because there weren't many trees at each site, neighbors were very visible. Campers had tents, small /RVs and trailers, no pull throughs and few big rigs. Bathrooms were right in the middle and were individual rooms with a toilet and sink. We didn't check out the showers. Roads were well paved and kids were having a lovely time riding their bikes around. Campers were friendly and many strolled the campground roads in the evening. Lots of dogs. The "beach" was large rocks and boulders with an occasional dead fish. Not a swimming beach, rough water, no lifeguards.
We needed an overnight stay in the area. Unfortunately for us, you had to book two consecutive nights. We did that and left after one, leaving a note for the ranger that our site could be used by someone else for the second night.
Orchards and vineyards are plentiful in the area. Dunkirk is the closest big town. It's rather run down but at the pier there are some good restaurants. We ate at Demetri's on the Lake and had a good plentiful Greek meal.On the outskirts of Dunkirk are several national chains