Lillydale Campground

Location for tent camping is beautiful but the walk to the island is a little bit of a walk in sand and grass..they have two wagons you can use to help get your stuff to your camp site but when we got there Friday it was just one and we had to wait until someone got done using it. The camp site are kinda close together.the lady behind us was complaining that our light was shining right it her tent. Port-a potties was nasty nasty and the closest bathrooms was up pass where you have to park..clean bathroom in the morning time by afternoon bring some toilet paper just in case.decent showers..

We camped on the island. The only way to make it better is to install permanent facilities on the island for those campers. The portable toilets were very clean though!

I actually love this place! This was my first time ever camping out at Lillydale. It was a pretty awesome experience. Had a little (kinda) conversation with a squirrel lol, saw a family of Deer and an Eagle, all in the same spot of the campground. The weather was very nice, the area that we placed our tent in was an amazing shaded spot and had a view of the lake from our tent. We reserved spots 31 and 32. They were right across from the restrooms/shower rooms, which made it better with having kids that don't like to walk anywhere lol. I will say that if you need anything from the store like groceries, you may have to stop before getting there. There aren't any big name stores in the area like Walmart or anything, but there is a little store called "Triple D" on 294, or if you just want to eat, there's a restaurant called The Fork at the beginning of the road that leads to Lillydale's campground. For those pulling campers and trailers, please be careful on the roads leading to the campground, they are a little curvy. I will definitely be going back one day! If you like artwork, I have attached a few photos of drawings that I've done over the years. You can also view my artwork on social media. Instagram: @kenwesttheartist YouTube: @kentheartist89 Facebook: Ken West the Artist

After navigating the very long and very winding and hilly entrance road 🫣😬 You will be greeted by a very nice couple who is more than happy to give you a generous amount of information with a smile 😃 The campground is very nicely laid out in three large loops, plus an island oasis.🏝️ One is exclusively for tenting⛺, and of course, so is the island which is completely primitive. A couple of the tent sites are right on the water!🌊 In another loop. Several of the pads are concrete located right on the water.🌊 Apparently the story is here that for many years this was a pine tree forest until it got attacked by beetles🪲 and killed all the trees.🌲 The park had to be shut down and completely rebuilt. New trees were planted. 🎋 The bathrooms🚻 are very large, very clean, And have automatic lighting when you enter. 👍🏻 They are cleaned every morning.🧹🧽 Two of the bath houses have a complimentary full size washer and dryer for use! 😲 With a complete 45 minute or longer cycle. You know how I feel about "short-timed" tiny pay washers 😡 There is a conveniently located inbound and outbound dump station as well as dumpster with a recycle bin. Kind of funny to see so many beer cans in the recycle bin. 😲🤫 But hey, at least they're being recycled. 🫢 ☹️ I see a lot of children running back and forth and riding their bicycles between the sites! 😲 A strict violation of proper campground etiquette. But their parents are also doing it!!🫣 Some of the people I see here could use the extra walk 🚶🏻‍♂️of going around and staying on the street.... 🫢 It gets light early here in the central time zone on daylight savings time in the summer. There's always someone with an obnoxiously loud diesel truck who decides to get on the road before 6:00 a.m., ignoring the quiet hours and enjoying the sound of his vehicle🙉 as he races out of the park! Maybe he's thinking that if he goes faster the noise won't last as long? 🤷🏻‍♂️ 😖Unfortunately, this appears to be something new for some of my reviews👉🏻🚬

This is a very well kept campground. The staff is very friendly and helpful and they take great care of the grounds. The bathrooms were scrubbed daily, we never had a problem with neighbors or noise. We have thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. Site 33 was perfectly level side to side and easy to get into with our 27' TT. The hookups were good (only 30 amp electric, which is exactly what we needed), not hard to get to as some other campgrounds are. The bathhouse is just a few steps away, really from anywhere on the grounds as there are several bathhouses. If you stay here, you must eat at the Fork, you'll see it on your way in. There isn't much within 25 to 30 minutes of the grounds but that wasn't a problem for us. We will definitely be back!