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Railroad creek camp ground

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· Hamilton, Hancock, Illinois

7 acres hosted by Johnny V.

4 RV/tent sites

Learn more about this land: Come enjoy primitive camping while you commune with nature and hunt geodes and fossils in the famous Keokuk Geode region. Property is within close proximity to Nauvoo, Illinois and within a very short distance to the Mississippi River. The camping area is level ground and surrounded by trees. The property has a hillside geode mine on it and there is a creek running through it that has a lot of geodes in it.Come enjoy primitive camping while you commune with nature and hunt geodes and fossils in the famous Keokuk Geode region. Property is within close proximity to Nauvoo, Illinois and within a very short distance to the Mississippi River. The camping area is level ground and surrounded by trees. The property has a hillside geode mine on it and there is a creek running through it that has a lot of geodes in it.

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54 ratings · 44 reviews

Connie C.recommends

October 29, 2024

Railroad creek camp ground

Well kept small campground. Only 4 sites but adequate distance between. Dispersed camping but each site had a picnic table and trash barrel. The Merlin Bird ID app identified numerous species of birds in the area.

Jon Claude L.recommends

September 28, 2024

Railroad creek camp ground

Nice spot. Great value. Pretty quiet, hardly any road noise. Lots of fire wood to buy. I stayed on a Friday night, early Saturday morning there was quite a few people geode hunting. Would camp here again if in the area.

Beth C.

September 20, 2024

Railroad creek camp ground

A nice camp site

The camp site was very nice. and clean. We camped near the creek. It has been so dry lately that the creek wasn’t flowing but we did take time to walk along it looking for geodes and that was fun. We have never searched for geodes and didnt really know what we were looking for but grabbed a few things that seemed promising from the mine. We didn’t spend a lot of time searching due to the heat and our long drive, but we had a great time relaxing at our camp site into the evening. We heard quite a few Barred owls after dark. there is some road noise but it wasn’t too bad. I wouldn’t recommend the on site bathroom, however, there were plenty of fire rings, picnic tables and trash cans.

David T.recommends

August 27, 2024

Railroad creek camp ground

Beautiful shady camping spots. And we had a great time hunting for geodes. Thanks, Johnny!

Tammy T.recommends

July 8, 2024

Railroad creek camp ground

Great Tent Camping

I enjoyed camping at Johnny's land, location was beautiful and he was accommodating and met us on the first night. The creek was easily accessible and could of been walked if I had brought my boots! Overall a great place to slow down and take in nature. Thanks Johnny for your hospitality

Samantha F.recommends

June 4, 2024

Railroad creek camp ground

Geodes Galore!

If you love geodes and nature, this is the spot for you! This was our first time looking for geodes so we were underprepared with proper equipment to dig them out, but we still found some gems nonetheless! Campsite was right by the creek where there was lots of nature and it was nice to hear the water flowing in the early morning. If you like to hike check out Cedar Glen Natural preserve in Warsaw. There is also a nice lookout of the Mississippi River and the Warsaw brewery just up the road. Everything was less than a 10 min drive from camp. You can cross the river and check out Iowa as well. Johnny was quick to respond anytime I had questions. Only downfall is the campsite backs up to a neighborhood so not super secluded. And the bathroom was not ideal, but we were well aware of that going into this camp. Can hope into town if necessary. Overall, we had a great time and would definitely come back!

Location

Hamilton, Hancock, Illinois, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Peoria, 𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰𐓓𐒷 𐒼𐓂𐓊𐒻 𐓆𐒻𐒿𐒷 𐓀𐒰^𐓓𐒰^(Osage), Bodwéwadmi (Potawatomi), oθaakiiwaki‧hina‧ki (Sauk) & Meškwahki·aša·hina (Fox), Myaamia, Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, and Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo) First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking