Waverly Lake Campground

I really enjoy this place. We usually just fish but have camped a time or two. Like most places when camping it's difficult to find a decently level campsite for a tent. There's no electricity or potable water but camping is free. There's not an abundance of shore fishing spots but it is a small lake. There are three or four porta potty' s that for the most part are clean but like everything camping there's a few bugs. There are quite a lot of picnic tables and adequate trash receptacles. I've caught channel catfish, yellow bullhead catfish, striped bass, large mouth bass and plenty of panfish here. There seems to be a lot of shad baitfish and from what other fisherman in the area have told me, the channel cats love live shad. I have had really good luck with ordinary night crawlers for bullhead and channel cats. Nightcrawlers seem to get me more bites than stink bait or other store bought baits. I haven't had much luck with strawberry Jello hotdogs. Ground fires are permitted and some camp sites have makeshift fire rings. There's is a small pavilion/ shelter at one of the camp sites. There is a train track to the west of the lake and the few times that I tent camped overnight I was woken up multiple times by the trains that came through. Just be aware that might happen. There's a boat ramp with a dock. All in all this is one of my favorite places to spend time outdoors that is in close proximity to my home.

Great view, peaceful, and free for 4 days..includes a nice little fishing spot.

Nice free 4 day camping by Waverly Lake..one bathroom..that's not kept clean..3 camping spots upon entering Nice shade .and a shelter with 2 picnic tables .fire pits and trash cans....as I walked around saw trash on the ground and cans and glass in the fire pits..with all the garbage cans there ..that tells me people is so friggy lazy they can't walk a few steps to the garbage can ...There is a boat dock down the road where IL residents can fish ..it's a dead end and small turn around ..A 19 ft travel trailer could turn around but nothing bigger..I did my part by picking up the trash and cleaning glass and cans of the fire pits ..I believe in leaving a place cleaner then I found it..And as a FYI ...a local cop patrols the campground to make sure No One over stays their 4 days....I will definitely return some day.

Any size rig will fit in the first two sites, no services but full internet Vz and ATT. Quiet with occasional train, no other free options nearby. Quite nice!

It's not perfect but it is free. Bring your earplugs for the trains that go by frequently.

Spent a couple days here traveling from Arizona to Maine. A few people drove through but we were the only overnighter. Train noise occasionally, porta pottys and trashcans spread out across the park.