McCormick Place Lot B
Parking Lot
Write a Review Moe Drive Chicago, IL 60290 312-808-3161 Official WebsiteGPS: 41.8427, -87.6118
Overview of McCormick Place Lot B
Last Price Paid: $25
Reported by camper-625632 on 7/9/2023
Longest RV Reported: 45 feet
Reported by Rick on 9/4/2017
Pad Type asphalt
Reservations yes
Elevation 590 ft / 179 m
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To ask questions of the owner or manager please contact the campground directly. (312) 808-3161
Kbywater asked on 6/2/2022
Is it safe to park my 27’ Airstream and Truck for a few days?
TeamRVG asked on 9/11/2023
Hi all. I just tried to reserve a spot online for this Saturday night (9/16/2023) and was not able to. I called the...
Hart asked on 4/26/2023
With “no in and out privileges” does this mean we cannot unhitch our Airstream and use our Truck to sightsee during t...
Marie asked on 3/30/2022
Hi! Does anyone know if the parking lot honors an online reservation? We were planning on boondocking here over July ...
Dave asked on 1/31/2022
I've stayed here twice (October 2020 and July 2021) but just looked to reserve parking and it appears they don't allo...
Reviews of McCormick Place Lot B 17 people have reviewed this location.
“A Place To Park . ”
Reviewed 7/9/2023
Nightly rate: | $25 |
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Days stayed: | 5 |
A parking lot. With lots of big rigs. Online reservation didn’t give me a barcode which made getting in and out a challenge. Stayed for 5 days just to park the trailer and visit friends. Didn’t stay in the lot myself but the rig wasn’t bothered and there’s security and plenty of fencing. Anyone with a big rv or trailer need to come ... more
A parking lot. With lots of big rigs. Online reservation didn’t give me a barcode which made getting in and out a challenge. Stayed for 5 days just to park the trailer and visit friends. Didn’t stay in the lot myself but the rig wasn’t bothered and there’s security and plenty of fencing. Anyone with a big rv or trailer need to come in via the office else you’ll get stuck under the McCormick center :-)
camper-625632 would stay here again
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“Right Next To Downtown, Even Ride Our Bikes”
Reviewed 10/10/2022
Nightly rate: | $38 |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
RV Length: | 42' (Fifth Wheel) |
Perfect location for our downtown experiences with my family of 5 towing our 41ft 5th wheel. Right off the freeway and easy to get too. Be sure to enter the parking lot for trucks and not the one further north towards the city cause that’s for cars. We were able to ride our bikes down the River walk trail to many museums, sites and foo... more
Perfect location for our downtown experiences with my family of 5 towing our 41ft 5th wheel. Right off the freeway and easy to get too. Be sure to enter the parking lot for trucks and not the one further north towards the city cause that’s for cars. We were able to ride our bikes down the River walk trail to many museums, sites and food. The staff at the lot were very kind to us going in and out of the gate too. Be sure to have paid online before you come at the link others have mentioned in the Q&A
The Chapman Crew would stay here again
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“Worked very well for me”
Reviewed 9/1/2022
Nightly rate: | $38 |
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Days stayed: | 6 |
You simply cannot beat the location. 10 minutres bike ride to Grant Park, the heart of downtown. We also have a dog and there was a doggy daycare a five minute drive away. We felt safe and could run our generator. There were also porta potties at the north end of the lot, so I could conserve water. Lightly used and very clean. High... more
You simply cannot beat the location. 10 minutres bike ride to Grant Park, the heart of downtown. We also have a dog and there was a doggy daycare a five minute drive away. We felt safe and could run our generator. There were also porta potties at the north end of the lot, so I could conserve water. Lightly used and very clean. Highly recommend.
Michael would stay here again
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“Safe spot close to the city”
Reviewed 4/15/2022
Nightly rate: | $38 |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Site Number: | 1 |
RV Length: | 22' (Class B) |
Yes it’s only a parking lot (no hookups!), yes it’s extremely expensive. But where else are you going to park this close to downtown?! We parked just for the day and only paid $25 since we stayed less than 16 hours. It’s walking distance to the McCormick Place metro (which cost $2/ticket to go downtown), and we felt our RV would be saf... more
Yes it’s only a parking lot (no hookups!), yes it’s extremely expensive. But where else are you going to park this close to downtown?! We parked just for the day and only paid $25 since we stayed less than 16 hours. It’s walking distance to the McCormick Place metro (which cost $2/ticket to go downtown), and we felt our RV would be safe here considering Chicago can be pretty rough in some places. If you go to their website you can “reserve” a spot, but we just showed up with no reservation and there was essentially endless parking spots. I wouldn’t reserve online if you’re just there for the day in case your plans change and you decide to leave early!
Lauren would stay here again
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“Great way to visit Chicago with your RV”
Reviewed 3/22/2022
Nightly rate: | $38 |
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Days stayed: | 5 |
RV Length: | 26' (Travel Trailer) |
We stayed here in October 2020 and July 4th weekend, 2021 while visiting my daughter. If you want to be close to downtown Chicago with your RV this is a great option. As others have commented, there are areas where trucks are parked and could be noisy but we have always parked away from them and never had an issue. Our only issue wi... more
We stayed here in October 2020 and July 4th weekend, 2021 while visiting my daughter. If you want to be close to downtown Chicago with your RV this is a great option. As others have commented, there are areas where trucks are parked and could be noisy but we have always parked away from them and never had an issue. Our only issue with noise was July 4th weekend when the fireworks never seemed to stop. You can walk or ride your bike to Lake Shore Trail along Lake Michigan and easily visit any of the downtown attractions. Or call an Uber to pick you up right from the parking lot unless you want to drive your own vehicle. This is not a camping spot it's a parking spot and there are absolutely not hook-ups so be ready to bring what you need and take everything with you. They don't allow "leisure camping" so no setting up camp but I've pulled out a chair and enjoyed the morning with a cup of coffee with no problem. We've seen some people drop their RV and drive off then come back to hook-up and leave several days later. The website to reserve a stay is: mcccormick.parkingguide.com
UPDATE FROM 6/2022 STAY. Still a great location for visiting Chicago with the trailer but this stay surprised us with a lot more semi-trucks in the lot. It was a busy concert weekend in Chicago and so there were many Prevost tour busses and semi-trucks with equipment for the stadium concerts. But even without all the extra trucks and buses the lot was much busier than our previous stays. We will still use this location when visiting Chicago because it's the only location in the city where you can bring an RV and for $38/day.
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“It's a truck parking lot.”
Reviewed 9/9/2020
Nightly rate: | $35 |
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RV Length: | 32' (Class C) |
I can't believe that people are rating this place anything above ONE star. This is a Semi-Rig Parking Lot. It's noisy and YOU GET NOTHING. I've paid much less than the $35 and gotten way more. The thing is, in Chicago this is the only place to park an RV. There are other places but they're a few miles away. There are no marked RV... more
I can't believe that people are rating this place anything above ONE star. This is a Semi-Rig Parking Lot. It's noisy and YOU GET NOTHING. I've paid much less than the $35 and gotten way more. The thing is, in Chicago this is the only place to park an RV. There are other places but they're a few miles away. There are no marked RV spaces and some of the trucks run the engines for hours. The trucks are coming and going ALL NIGHT LONG. Walmart would rate a 10 next to this place. I've stayed here twice.......my first time and my last time all at the same time.
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“Awesome boondocking in the middle of Chicago ”
Reviewed 9/4/2020
Nightly rate: | $35 |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
Only 2 miles from Downtown Chicago, we walked there everyday, secure lot, is a parking lot but COVID has this place empty since no events are going on, loved it, will definitely stay here again.
Jv would stay here again
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“Great place to bas for Chicago visit”
Reviewed 8/6/2019
Nightly rate: | $35 |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
Site Number: | NA |
RV Length: | 25' |
We had a great experience staying in the truck marshaling lot south of McCormick Place. We found that the $35 per day fee covered 24 hours each day for us. We arrived around 5 PM on a Thursday and left just before 5 PM on Saturday. Noise level was certainly acceptable to us. The lot is situated between Lakeshore Drive and the metro... more
We had a great experience staying in the truck marshaling lot south of McCormick Place. We found that the $35 per day fee covered 24 hours each day for us. We arrived around 5 PM on a Thursday and left just before 5 PM on Saturday. Noise level was certainly acceptable to us. The lot is situated between Lakeshore Drive and the metro line. Once we were asleep neither of those caused us any problem. There was a little traffic of which we were aware during the night in the lot itself. We were fortunate that the weather was nice enough that we did not require use of air conditioning. There were about a dozen RVs in the area when we were there. Many came in during the late evening and left the next day. About eight were there the entire time we were.
KerryG would stay here again
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“Can’t beat the location!”
Reviewed 6/7/2019
Nightly rate: | $27 |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Who knew you could “camp” in Chicago!? This gets 5/5 for location, safety, and convenience. We were literally only here to sleep, as we spent the whole day exploring the city. We live in the Chicago suburbs; staying in the city rather than heading home after a long day was so awesome! A few tips: 1. Take the metra train downtown from... more
Who knew you could “camp” in Chicago!? This gets 5/5 for location, safety, and convenience. We were literally only here to sleep, as we spent the whole day exploring the city. We live in the Chicago suburbs; staying in the city rather than heading home after a long day was so awesome!
A few tips:
1. Take the metra train downtown from inside McCormick place. So cheap and convenient!
2. It’s loud (trains + helicopters) and bright at night. Put blankets on your windows and sleep with white noise.
3. Easy access to the bike path - it’s beautiful!
4. We walked to McCormick (3 minutes) for fast food breakfast.
LaurDoorlag would stay here again
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Reviewed 5/27/2019
Nightly rate: | $35 |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
RV Length: | 24' (Class B Plus) |
No non-sense convenient boondocking to take in the city! We parked and got Uber everywhere. Close to everything but not really walkable — so we used Uber to take us to the train in the morning and then back in the late evening. We were able to put out our slides and it was great to come back and crash at the end of a long day... more
No non-sense convenient boondocking to take in the city! We parked and got Uber everywhere. Close to everything but not really walkable — so we used Uber to take us to the train in the morning and then back in the late evening. We were able to put out our slides and it was great to come back and crash at the end of a long day in Chicago. It’s just a paid parking lot for semis and bus/trolleys that are out of service You are right in the city and just off I-55 so it is loud — if our windows were closed and we ran the air — you couldn’t really hear it. We used ear plugs and it was fine if we wanted to leave the windows open. It felt safe and secure and there was an attendant. We made reservations and paid in advance but think you can pay there also. Would do again!
BellaVentures would stay here again
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