Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights44 sites open for every nightA forested campground near hiking, and mountain biking. RV fit varies by site.
Blanding Landing sits on the east bank of the upper Mississippi in a quiet river valley about 13 miles south of Galena, Illinois. The approach from Highway 20 takes you west on Blackjack Road follow the posted signs and avoid Diggin Hill Road through winding country lanes that pass the remnant hills left where Ice Age glaciers diverted around northwest Illinois.













Length limits vary by campsite.
Some sites have no hookups.
Showers on site. Dump station on site.
Check dates on Recreation.gov.
| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 07 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 03 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 04 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 01 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 06 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 02 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 12 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 35 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 30 standard electric |
Hookups (individual campsites): 30 electric, 7 no-hookup individual sites.
BLANDING LANDING RECREATION AREA
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Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (43 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.
“Wonderful campground and the main bathrooms offed private showers. ”
“I was orginally going to site 11, all the sites on that side had a drop off. Our class c would have bottomed out if we tried to pull into that site. I was able to book us into site 21, which worked out great. ”
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| $24 |
| 26 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 08 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 11 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 29 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 27 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 34 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 15 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 28 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 19 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 16 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 32 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 10 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 24 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 14 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 25 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 22 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 37 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 13 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 31 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 33 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 09 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 20 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 21 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 17 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 36 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 18 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
| 23 standard electric | – | – | $24 |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights44 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights8 sites open for every nightRentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 40 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

Class C motorhome · 23 ft · sleeps 5 · 44 mi from campground
$200/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 37 ft · sleeps 8 · 83 mi from campground
$164/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 34 ft · sleeps 8 · 83 mi from campground
$164/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
View rentalstays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).
For May weekends, book about 41 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 20 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.
| Arrival month | Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least | A quarter at least | Other days: half booked at least | A quarter at least |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 20 days ahead | 41 days ahead | 7 days ahead | 48 days ahead |
| June | 10 days ahead | 32 days ahead | 6 days ahead | 39 days ahead |
| July | 6 days ahead | 24 days ahead | 6 days ahead | 17 days ahead |
| August | 4 days ahead | 15 days ahead | 2 days ahead | 14 days ahead |
| September | 10 days ahead | 25 days ahead | 0 days ahead | 17 days ahead |
| October | 9 days ahead | 25 days ahead | 0 days ahead | 6 days ahead |
Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.
Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (2,633 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.
37 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 8. Rates are the listed nightly rates.
Tent or RV, with power
30 sites · $24/night
Loops: BLANDING LANDING loop (30)
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15
Tent, van or small RV, no power
7 sites · $14/night
Loops: BLANDING LANDING loop (7)
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15