Boulder Recreation Area

This is a great place to stay!
We were in a full sun spot for half a week, (hottt) and we moved to a lake side spot with a killer view.
I would gladly stay here again. I work remotely and I had great cell service that didn’t hold me back.
The bathrooms and showers are so clean and nice, we will be staying here again.
Campers around us are so kind and quiet, we have no complaints.
AT&at coverage is one-two bars but bars don’t mean anything!
Speeds are upwards of 19-20 Mbps download and around 1-2 upload and that’s perfect in my book.
No issues streaming either just on mobile data.

We were able to get one of the first-come-first-served spots on a Sunday afternoon. Most of the sites are reservable but there are about 8 or so that are not so coming on a Sunday or Monday when the weekenders are leaving is perfect. The sites are long enough for almost any rig although there are low branches in a few of them.

The bathrooms are clean and air conditioned. The laundry room is simple but clean and everything worked.

We did need to use our cell booster in order to get usable internet for working (8-12 Mbps on Verizon and 5 on AT&T) T-Mobile was very weak and mostly unusable.

Arrived at Boulder Rec Area and aside from making a wrong turn and driving through the cornfields of Illinois (which was fun) had no problems finding it. Sites were fairly level and very nicely sized, had plenty of room. Campground was clean and the staff friendly. The lake is really nice and it seems very well used. We camped in A Motorhome.

We arrived on a Tuesday evening as a walk up and caught a host just as he was about to close for the day. We chose an open spot that was miraculously available through the weekend (we looked online) due to a cancellation. Site 50 was spacious, paved and level with a gorgeous view of a green field and the lake.

There is a very nice little marina filled with sailboats next to the park that has a Florida feel to it. You’ll forget you’re in the middle of corn country!

The shower houses are very clean with hot push-button showers with a common dressing area that lacks privacy. There are 2 washers and 2 dryers at $1 each that work well.

The weekdays were lovely and peaceful. The weekend was the opposite, as the locals filed in ready to party. Radios blared all day and night and drunken people could be heard well past midnight. Many sites had multiple cars and people staying in them and the whole place took on the look of a trailer park.

Come on Sunday - Thursday for sure.