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  3. Blanding Landing

Camping at Blanding Landing near Hanover

Public campground · Hanover · 37 campsites

A forested campground near hiking, and mountain biking. RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

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.

4.0 on Recreation.gov · 43 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 40 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • Electric on many sites

    Some sites have no hookups.

  • Pets welcome
  • Flush toilets

    Showers on site. Dump station on site.

OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

0 available sites

0 open of 37 sites
No sites offered for these dates.

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SiteFr
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14
Price
05
standard nonelectric
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07
standard nonelectric
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03
standard nonelectric
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04
standard nonelectric
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01
standard nonelectric
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06
standard nonelectric
––$14
02
standard nonelectric
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12
standard electric
––$24
35
standard electric
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30
standard electric
No site is open for every night of your stay

You book directly on Recreation.gov. Rates and availability can change until reserved. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

No sites offered for these dates
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Amenities & location

  • Accessible Flush Toilets
  • Accessible Showers
  • Accessible Vault Toilets
  • Boat Dock
  • Boat Ramp
  • Boat Trailer Parking
  • Campfire Rings
  • Day Use Area
  • Drinking Water
  • Dump Station
  • Electric Hookups
  • Horseshoe Pit
Check-in
2:00 PM
Checkout
12:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 30 electric, 7 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

BLANDING LANDING RECREATION AREA
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Blanding Landing: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Blanding Landing?
Longest RV site listed: 40 ft (37 of 37 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Blanding Landing have RV hookups?
30 electric, 7 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Blanding Landing?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Blanding Landing?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 40 ft (37 of 37 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 30 electric, 7 no-hookup individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 0 pull-through, 1 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 1 gravel site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): AT&T 3 (14 reports), Verizon 3 (13 reports), T-Mobile 3 (5 reports)
Water
Listing Drinking water listed
Shade
Listing 28 of 37 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $14/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 14 nights max
Getting there
Listing BLANDING LANDING RECREATION AREA (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Selected reviews

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. ”

Bruce R 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov

“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. ”

Annemarie D 4 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov
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  • Camping with dogs
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standard electric
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standard electric
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standard electric
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29
standard electric
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27
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standard electric
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standard electric
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standard electric
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standard electric
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standard electric
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32
standard electric
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10
standard electric
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24
standard electric
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14
standard electric
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25
standard electric
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22
standard electric
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37
standard electric
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13
standard electric
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31
standard electric
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33
standard electric
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09
standard electric
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standard electric
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standard electric
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standard electric
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standard electric
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standard electric
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23
standard electric
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✓ 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

Bellevue State Park

2.8 mi from Blanding Landing (straight-line)
Sites from $12/night
$24 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Iowa State Parks · you book on their site
View Campsites
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every night

Fergedaboudit Vineyard and Winery

5 mi from Blanding Landing (straight-line)
Sites $25/night
$50 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
View Campsites
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights8 sites open for every night

Seven Eagles Resort & Campground

20.7 mi from Blanding Landing (straight-line)
Sites from $55/night
$110 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site
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Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 37 sites take tents. See open sites ↑
  • Electric sites: 30 sites have power.

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals 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.

“Beauty” 2015 Four Winds 22E
“Beauty” 2015 Four Winds 22E

Class C motorhome · 23 ft · sleeps 5 · 44 mi from campground

$200/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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"Teton" Happy Glamper
"Teton" Happy Glamper

Travel trailer · 37 ft · sleeps 8 · 83 mi from campground

$164/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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"Glacier" Happy Glamper
"Glacier" Happy Glamper

Travel trailer · 34 ft · sleeps 8 · 83 mi from campground

$164/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Peak season May 1–Oct 23: RV & Tent $14–$24 per night
  • Peak season May 1–Oct 21: RV & Tent $14–$24 per night

stays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Blanding Landing

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.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
May20 days ahead41 days ahead7 days ahead48 days ahead
June10 days ahead32 days ahead6 days ahead39 days ahead
July6 days ahead24 days ahead6 days ahead17 days ahead
August4 days ahead15 days ahead2 days ahead14 days ahead
September10 days ahead25 days ahead0 days ahead17 days ahead
October9 days ahead25 days ahead0 days ahead6 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.

Compare site types

37 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 8. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites with electric

Tent or RV, with power

30 sites · $24/night

Loops: BLANDING LANDING loop (30)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

7 sites · $14/night

Loops: BLANDING LANDING loop (7)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15