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Carlyle Lake - COE/Coles Creek Rec Area
Carlyle Lake Coe Coles Creek Recreation Area is a popular outdoor recreation area located in Carlyle, Illinois. The area is situated on the shores of Carlyle Lake, a large man-made lake created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the 1950s. The lake is a popular destination for fishing, boating, swimming, and other water activities. The recreation area also features a variety of trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding, as well as picnic areas, campgrounds, and boat ramps. The area is also home to a variety of wildlife, including bald eagles, ospreys, and white-tailed deer.
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User Reviews
D Cookie
Site 125 was pretty level and we had plenty of room for our 40’ motorhome and toad. Beautiful sunset views. It’s rocky going down to water, but doable. It’s the only way to fish from shore.
Christine Rotondo
Awesome beautiful campground with clean bathrooms and free showers!!!! We camped at a spot right on the lake. Water is warm and calm and clean! Very swimmable. The grounds are very clean and spotless well manicured and flat for tent set up. Super elevated camping experience. Booked online $20. Each spot has electric hook up. No issues here!!! Everyone friendly and quiet. Highly recommend.
Barbie Benton
Not enough shade trees so it was really hot for most of the day until the sun started setting. Other than that, it is a really nice campground. There is a playground that is kind of in the middle of loops 4 & 5 that we could watch or kids play from our campsite. There were flush toilets on every loop that were clean and a shower house at the entrance to loops 4 & 5 that was also clean.
Nathan R. Parker
Great spot. Park was awesome. Ranger and sheriff patrols. They also have evening programs for the kids to learn about animals and the park.
H. Yee
A real gem of a rv campground. Of all the locations we’ve been, this is in the top 2 (the other NW Atlanta GA). Huge spacious lots, and plenty of grass space from your neighbors. Fairly open, not forested but seems like 300 sapling trees planted so more shade and privacy in the works. We visited early September after summer season, and very peaceful and mostly adults. Very quiet, no blaring music, mostly seniors so a more mature and friendly crowd. $5/day parking at water where b2 boat launch ramps are. Definitely a huge body of water, top of our future list to launch our inflatable boat as at this time of year plenty of space to maneuver and water traffic minimal. Wish we had a huge body of water as this at home and remote enough to keep the noise down. Only suggestions, don’t allow fishing from boat launch ramps as someone parked at one and set up 3-4 chairs down the ramp as if their property. And need walking trails. Also why reservation checkin confirmation states 5 pm but doesn’t state office closes at 6 pm? Awkwardly we departed at 10:30 am well before the published 4 pm checkout but the next occupants arrived before we departed and front office told them we had left already? Hmmmmmm.