Rustic Acres Campground

Maxwell Anders

Just used the shower house here. Speaking from a person in a wheelchair. It is the best handicap shower I've ever used in an RV park. Very accessible portable shower chairs. Great water pressure and hot water. Thank you for that it was truly a blessing.

Lillian Gutierrez Newman

We arrived a little early, not by much and upon arrival the staff said that wasn’t a problem. They did not specify that there was a $3 charge for arriving early. I wish they would have told us to give us an option. It is only $3 but it is the principle of the thing. Please be transparent about this upon arrival. Bathrooms were clean but dated. If you do not have small children this is not the park for you. They put us next to the event center and there was music and noise til 11 pm We note the presence of permanent residents in the park. The area around has little of interest. If you have young kids, this is for you with the playground. However it wasn’t for us for the reasons mentioned and we will not be using this park again. For what it has, they are overpriced. Suggestions: remodel your bathroom. Stop charging incidental fees and bump everyone’s fee up by $3 to compensate. This will help you if you need fund to upgrade the old bathrooms. Sorry. We were not impressed.

Dana Callahan

Campground is absolutely beautiful so much that we grabbed a rental spot two years in a row. The service however is awful and caused us to pull our camper out of there. The first year was just to get our foot in the door, our site was tiny and on a hill but we were able to get a better site the next season, or so we thought. The owners have pages of rules for the campground but only some need to follow them. When it came time for our seasonal spot to renew we decided not to after having issues of people parking at our spot , staff Letting other campers charge items at the camp store to our site so our debit card would be billed at the end of the weekend to our surprise. When we weren't camping the neighbors used our site and moved our picnic tables for their own use and that was just a few issues. The owners are still refusing to return our deposit even though We cleaned our site better than it was given to us but they are holding our deposit hostage because they found some items left( wood, concrete blocks) that were left by the campers before us and even though we submitted proof that the items were there before we moved onto the site and they are giving us the silent treatment and holding our money. We were warned that this is normal behavior for Jen and BJ but we were hopeful it wasn't going to be true because we had already signed a contract with them before we found this out. If your camping for the weekend you probably wont have as many issues as a seasonal spots but beware, Jen and BJ aren't nice people. I'll update if they decide to do the right thing and return out money since we sent proof to their attention.

Amy Smith

Great campground!! So many activities for the kids, and plenty to do for the adults. A safe place that kids can take off on their bikes and play. We had a great time and can’t wait to go back.

De Nacho (DeNacho)

Great campground for our yearly "April 1st Trip Work the Kinks Out" trip. It was only about a 2 hour drive for us to just hang out for the weekend. We brought our gravel bikes and could easily ride to New Douglas to get on the Rails 2 Trails bike path. Nice staff and we saw several activities for the kids going on over the weekend. Looked like several locals/regulars who were very friendly.

Jeremy Morris

The best camp ground we've been too. So much for the kids to do every weekend. Keeps them busy while adults enjoy adult time. Will be a frequent go to spot for our crew!

Doug Mansini

Sent my kid up there one day and he can’t back saying that some “ big guy in a black truck was mean to me.”As a parent, I was furious that some random guy was rude to my only son. It’s a shame! I hope any parent B would understand why I give this place 5 stars… Being rude to any minor is a bad look on a business!!!!!

M V

Rustic Acres Campground New Douglas, IL Very nice campground. Stayed two nights, as we were just passing through. RV sites were shaded with lots of trees. Relaxing and quiet, as campground is in a very rural area with very little around except farmland. Reliable WIFI. Lots of families. Great entertainment for the kids. One night they had a country music dance with a DJ. Music was great and you could request songs. Previous reviews talked about seasonal camping area looking rundown - we walked around campground, and seasonal camper area looked just fine. We enjoyed it!

Evan Miles

Me and my family love coming here! We came first back in May and just went again this past weekend. We will definitely come back next season! Great staff, plenty of activities all weekend long for adults and children. The campsites are clean and well maintained.

Joey Brannon

Great service. James accompanied me to our site and when we discovered it only had 30 AMP power he and I went back to the office where he found two others that would work. This was on a Thursday and he said they had 30 sites being filled the next day. He was super patient and helpful. Both of the alternative sites were less money and he drove me to both so we could take our pick. The kids got a nice credit to spend on ice cream and firewood during our stay. Rustic Acres is very family oriented with a calendar full of activities and kids everywhere. Our six year old absolutely loved it and our 13 and 16 year old boys had a good time as well. The golf carts are pricey but contributed to some memories they will keep forever, long after the money was spent. All in all, a great place, convenient for day trips into St Louis or for just kicking back at the campsite and letting the kids do their thing.