Illinois lake trips
Where to stay at 17 of Illinois’s biggest and most popular lakes. Each destination shows the lake’s water-quality grade, nearby state parks, and live lodging prices, so you can book a trip where the water is actually clean.
CLake of Egypt
Williamson County · 2,265 acres
FCarlyle Lake
Clinton County · 24,580 acres
FDecatur Lake
Macon County · 3,335 acres
FLake Springfield
Sangamon County · 4,224 acres
BKinkaid Lake
Jackson County · 2,500 acres
FLou Yaeger Lake
Montgomery County · 1,410 acres
DSara Lake
Effingham County · 586 acres
FGovernor Bond Lake
Bond County · 900 acres
FMattoon Lake
Cumberland County · 980 acres
DOtter Lake
Macoupin County · 760 acres
FRaccoon Lake
Marion County · 730 acres
CGeorge Lake
Rock Island County · 167 acres
DJacksonville Lake
Morgan County · 477 acres
DCentralia Lake
Marion County · 300 acres
BRound Lake
Lake County · 242 acres
FParadise Lake
Coles County · 174 acres
DKinmundy New Lake
Marion County · 100 acres
Where to stay for a Illinois lake trip
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