City, County & Regional Parks · Illinois
Lake Canton Campground
City, County & Regional Parks · Illinois, United States
- Sites
- 75
- Hookups
- 70 electric, 70 with water, 5 no hookups
- Season
- April 15 to October 15
- Cost
- Cabins: $50/night weekdays, $150 Friday-Saturday.
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 640 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Lake
- Canton Lake
- Nearest town
- Canton
- Address
- East Chestnut St / County Highway 27, Canton, IL
- Phone
- 309-219-1345
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About
City-run campground just east of Canton via East Chestnut St/County Highway 27. 60 RV sites and 15 primitive sites (all with water and electric except a small area of 5 primitive sites); weekly-pumped dump station. Shower house, first-aid station, vending, playground, seasonal weekend food vendors, picnic areas, hiking trails, boat slips and kayak launches, and a lake-view observation deck. Cabin rentals also available. Open April 15-October 15. Full payment due at reservation; contact the campground host directly.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 17° | -14° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 37° | 22° | -11° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 51° | 34° | 7° | 76° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 62° | 41° | 25° | 82° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 74° | 57° | 41° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 84° | 65° | 50° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 69° | 59° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 68° | 57° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 80° | 61° | 51° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 63° | 46° | 31° | 84° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 52° | 34° | 10° | 74° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 40° | 26° | -10° | 69° | 9 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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