a) The
full amount of the camping fee and, if applicable, the utility fee shall be
collected at the time the permit is issued. If checks are taken, they shall be
made payable to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the site
identified. Camping fees vary according to the type of campground and are as
follows:
1) Spring-Summer Camping (rates apply
May 1 through September 30, except at the WSRC during sanctioned shooting
events when camping is reserved for event participants via a licensing
agreement between the event sponsor and the Department)
A) Class AA Sites: Camping fee of $15 per
night per site, $10 utility fee. Sites having availability to showers,
electricity, water hookups, sewer hookups, and vehicular access. The camping
fee shall be $25 per night on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the Memorial Day
and Labor Day holiday weekends and on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights of the
Independence Day weekend if July 4 falls on a Friday, Saturday, Sunday or
Monday.
B) Class A Sites: Camping
fee of $10 per night per site, $10 utility fee. Sites having availability to
showers, electricity and vehicular access. The camping fee shall be $20 per
night on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the Memorial Day and Labor Day holiday
weekends and on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights of the Independence Day
weekend if July 4 falls on a Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday.
C) Class A Premium Sites: Camping fee of $15
per night per site, $10 utility fee. Sites having availability to showers,
electricity and vehicular access. The camping fee shall be $25 per night on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the Memorial Day and Labor Day holiday weekends
and on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights of the Independence Day weekend if
July 4 falls on a Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday.
D) Class B-E Sites: Camping fee of $8 per
night per site, $10 utility fee. Sites having availability to electricity and
vehicular access.
E) Class B-E
Premium Sites: Camping fee of $10 per night per site, $10 utility fee. Sites
having availability to electricity and vehicular access.
F) Class B-S Sites: Camping fee of $10 per
night per site. Sites having availability to showers and vehicular
access.
G) Class B-S Premium Sites:
Camping fee of $12 per night per site. Sites having availability to showers and
vehicular access.
H) Class C Sites:
Camping fee of $8 per night per site. Sites having vehicular access or tent
camp/primitive sites (walk-in or backpack) having availability to
showers.
I) Class D Sites: Camping
fee of $6 per night per site. Tent camping or primitive sites with no vehicular
access.
J) Youth Group Camping: $2
per person, minimum daily camping fee of $20.
K) Adult Group Camping: $4 per person,
minimum daily camping fee of $40.
L) Each member of an organized group
utilizing facilities furnished at Dixon Springs State Park, Horseshoe Lake
State Fish and Wildlife Area (Alexander County) and Pere Marquette State Park
shall pay a fee of $4 per night. At Dixon Springs and Horseshoe Lake State Fish
and Wildlife Area (Alexander County), a deposit of $40 will be required before
confirmation of a reservation. The deposits will be credited to the total
camping fee. At Pere Marquette, a deposit of $100 will be required before
confirmation of a reservation. The deposits will be credited to the total
camping fee. At Pere Marquette and Dixon Springs, deposit balances will not be
refunded until inspection is made of the facilities after the group departs. If
damages warrant, Pere Marquette and Dixon Springs will have authority to retain
this deposit. Fees for day use of the group camps at Dixon Springs, Horseshoe
Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (Alexander County) and Pere Marquette shall
be $75 per day.
M) Rent-A-Camp
Tents at Primitive Sites
If resources and funding allow, the Department, or the
Department's concessionaire (see 17 Ill. Adm. Code 150), will make available
Rent-A-Camp Tents for use at primitive sites at designated State parks and
recreational areas throughout the Department's statewide system. A Rent-A-Camp
Tent will provide, at a minimum: an already erected tent on a platform, one
sleeping mattress, one charcoal grill, one picnic table, and one trash barrel.
The overnight fee for a Rent-A-Camp Tent will be based on the basic fee of $6
per night for a primitive (Class D) camping site (see subsection (a)(1)(I)) and
the per-night fee charged by the Rent-A-Camp Tent concessionaire for access to
the camping amenities listed in this subsection (a)(1)(M) and set-up costs.
Depending on availability, and at the concessionaire's discretion, a camper may
obtain additional amenities, including additional sleeping mattresses, from the
concessionaire for an additional fee for each amenity.
N) Rent-A-Camp Cabin areas will provide, at a
basic cabin rental fee of $25 per night, one 2-bedroom cabin with 2 bunk beds,
one full-sized bed, ceiling fans, electric heaters, table with chairs, one
charcoal grill, one picnic table, and one trash barrel. The total overnight fee
for a Rent-A-Camp Cabin will be based on the basic fee plus Class specific
utility and camping fees, as follows:
i)
Rent-A-Camp Cabins at Class A Sites:
$25 cabin rental plus $10 utility fee and $10 camping fee per
night, per site at all sites having availability to showers and vehicular
access.
ii) Rent-A-Camp
Cabins at Class A Premium Sites:
$25 cabin rental plus $10 utility fee and $15 camping fee per
night, per site at all sites having availability to showers and vehicular
access.
iii) Individual
Rent-A-Cabins at Dixon Springs State Park: rented individually - not by
organized groups pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(L); $60 cabin rental, $45
barrack fee per unit.
iv)
Individual Rent-A-Cabin (boathouse) at Siloam Springs State Park: $80.00 cabin
rental.
O) A $5 per
campsite non-refundable reservation fee must be remitted at those facilities
offering reservation services. This fee applies to reservations for group
campsites as well as individual site reservations and individual Rent-A-Camp
Cabin and individual Rent-A-Camp Tent reservations. In addition to the $5
non-refundable fee, the full amount of the camping and utility fee (if
applicable) is required at the time reservations are made.
P) Dumping of wastewater from recreational
vehicles and camping trailers by persons who are not registered campers will
cost $5 per vehicle.
2)
Fall-Winter Camping (rates apply October 1 through April 30, except at the WSRC
during sanctioned shooting events when camping is reserved for event
participants via a licensing agreement between the event sponsor and the
Department)
A) As long as buildings, water and
electrical service are available, regardless of the date, the regular camping
fee will apply.
B) When cold
weather requires closing down buildings and shutting off water in any Class A
or B campgrounds, the fee shall be reduced commensurate with the services and
facilities available for use.
C)
The fee for primitive campsites shall be $6 per site. When a change in
facilities is made and a campsite is reclassified, the fee for a site will
change automatically.
