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  3. Thomson Causeway

Camping at Thomson Causeway

Public campground · Thomson · 126 campsites

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

About this campground

5 miles from bank to bank. The campground sits in the backwaters and slow-moving eastern arm of the river, a quiet mosaic of channels, shallow flats and reedy shorelines that supports abundant fish and waterfowl; eagle watching is a winter ritual here.

5.0 on Recreation.gov · 691 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 75 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • Electric on many sites

    Some sites have no hookups.

  • Pets welcome
  • Vault toilets

    Dump station on site.

OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

0 available sites

0 open of 126 sites
No sites offered for these dates.

We checked every night of your stay on Recreation.gov: no site is open for all 2 nights. Some sites are open on some nights.

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Check dates on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 126 sites.

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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 Pit Toilets
  • Amphitheater
  • Biking
  • Boat Ramp
  • Day Use Area
  • Drinking Water
  • Dump Station
  • Firewood
  • Picnic Area
  • Playground
  • Water Spigot
Check-in
2:00 PM
Checkout
12:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 121 electric, 5 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

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Thomson Causeway: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Thomson Causeway?
Longest RV site listed: 75 ft (118 of 121 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Thomson Causeway have RV hookups?
121 electric, 5 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Thomson Causeway?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Thomson Causeway?
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: 75 ft (118 of 121 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 121 electric, 5 no-hookup individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 2 pull-through, 124 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 93 paved, 33 gravel site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 3 (323 reports), T-Mobile 3 (83 reports), AT&T 3 (81 reports)
Water
Listing Water at 102 sites
Shade
Listing 125 of 130 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 Thomson, IL (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (691 reviews, ★ 5.0). Not written or edited by us.

“site 17 isn't a good one 'cuz of dead tree limbs falling with one hitting our camper. We then moved to a different site.”

Richard S 3 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov

“Very nice small campground with a great view of the Mississippi river!”

Brian M 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov
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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 nights8 sites open for every night

Seven Eagles Resort & Campground

8.1 mi from Thomson Causeway (straight-line)
Sites from $55/night
$110 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site
View Campsites
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights9 sites open for every night

Foley's 4x4 Timber Trail Camping

18.6 mi from Thomson Causeway (straight-line)
Sites from $12/night
$24 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
View Campsites
Check dates on Illinois State Parks

Morrison Rockwood State Park

10.5 mi from Thomson Causeway (straight-line)
Check dates on Illinois State Parks
Rates & availability from Illinois State Parks · you book on their site
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Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 126 sites take tents. See open sites ↑
  • Electric sites: 121 sites have power.

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 75 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 · 31 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 · 91 mi from campground

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

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2021 Jayco Flight QBS294
2021 Jayco Flight QBS294

Travel trailer · 37 ft · sleeps 7 · 106 mi from campground

$149/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 $26, Tent $14 per night
  • Peak season May 1–Oct 21: RV & Tent $26, Tent $14 per night

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

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Thomson Causeway

For May weekends, book about 146 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 74 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
May74 days ahead146 days ahead46 days ahead140 days ahead
June27 days ahead123 days ahead27 days ahead127 days ahead
July20 days ahead105 days ahead23 days ahead129 days ahead
August14 days ahead66 days ahead14 days ahead102 days ahead
September21 days ahead82 days ahead20 days ahead147 days ahead
October42 days ahead129 days ahead26 days ahead138 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 (34,833 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

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

Standard sites with electric

Tent or RV, with power

121 sites · $26/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Tent-only sites

Tents only, no power

5 sites · $14/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15