Dale Miller Youth

11623 TRAILHEAD LANE
Benton, IL 62812

Overview

Dale Miller Youth is located on the south-eastern shore of Rend Lake— the perfect place to enjoy a wide variety of activities, events, and nature at its best. Rend Lake is made up of 20,633 acres of water and 19,523 acres of land. Whether you're looking for high adventure, a peaceful retreat, or something in between, you'll find it here in the heart of Southern Illinois.

Recreation

Within the area, visitors can access the Rend Lake Bike Trail—over 20 miles of paved pathways that guide riders through scenic woodlands and across views of Rend Lake and the Big Muddy River. The area offers abundant opportunities for boating, hiking, fishing, hunting, swimming, and general outdoor exploration. Additional recreation features around Rend Lake include an archery complex with a 3D trail and elevated shooting platform, a dog park with a swimming feature, and two public swimming beaches (including the pet-friendly North Marcum Beach).

Facilities

Dale Miller Youth Campground has five cabins with open floorplans to accomodate air mattresses or other sleeping equipment. There are also nine (9) RV campsites and several tent sites available, bringing the total capacity to 200 guests. A large enclosed picnic shelter with electricity, tables, a fireplace and grill is provided, along with a private beach, playground, baseball field, basketball court, and tennis court.

Natural Features

The fields, forests, and waters of Rend Lake provide a natural haven for wildlife and an outdoor wonderland for you. Woodland areas are made up of hickory, oak, and beautiful maples providing habitat to white-tail deer, turkeys, racoons, and many more native species. The shorelines are an excellent viewing area for waterfowl, shorebirds, and bank fishing the known crappie population.

Camp site features

Across 1 camp site:

Electric hookups: all 1 sites
Fire pit: all 1 sites
Picnic table: all 1 sites
Pets allowed: all 1 sites
Group sites: all 1 sites
Longest RV: 99 ft
Largest party: 200 people
Power up to 30 amps
Equipment: Boat, FIFTH WHEEL, LARGE TENT OVER 9X12`, PICKUP CAMPER, POP UP, RV, SMALL TENT, Tent, Trailer, VEHICLE

Directions

From I-57 take take exit 71 and turn west onto Route 14. After 3 miles turn right on Rend City Road, then right again on Main Dam Road. Continue 3 miles to the camp entrance on the left.

Stay Limit

Check in from 4 PM, check out by 2 PM.

Reviews

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Julia D

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Reviewed 3 months ago

Good Site for Our Big Group

sheri m

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Reviewed 2 years ago

Price for this area has went way up in a couple years. Now you cannot put window AC units in the cabins. It was around 95-98 degrees during our visit with very high humidity. Verizon cell phone signal is very poor and seems to only work in the mornings. Rangers were very friendly. Get tired of paying a high price for a private area that uninvited people drive though or ride through. It is nice that the pavilion has a refrigerator. Shower/bathroom is not ventilated very good and is very hot. Be nice if it at a mini split heating and cooling system. Same for the cabins. Camp host came around daily to check on if we needed anything or had any problems. Stores are located not far away if forget to take something.

Joshua S

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Reviewed 4 years ago

Water faucet, cabin door handle, and window were broke, when we arrived. Four days later they fixed the faucet. They told us someone would fix the other two, and no one did. The only other problem is the cabins had a lot of spiders.

Terry H

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Reviewed 4 years ago

3 of the 30 amp breakers kept tripping. Other than the one issue very nice facility, fun for the kids on the beach.

Jonna W

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Reviewed 4 years ago

The location is great but the breakers need to be replaced. Had minimal things running and kept throwing breakers. They are loose and need to be replaced and it would be an amazing place to stay. One of our guests didn’t realize his breaker tripped and his camper was hot hot hot when we came in that afternoon.

Donna W

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Reviewed 5 years ago

We always enjoy camping at Dale Miller. Grounds were in good shape.

Availability

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Reserve

Popularity: Very quiet