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 Reserve Your Campsite

There are a variety of camping opportunities at JEPC. Prairie Lake Campground has 84 sites -- 19 are full hookup sites with sewer drops and water at the sites. The other sites all have electricity. There are also nine rent-a-cabins located in the campground. The cabins are located on the shore of Prairie Lake. The cabins have two rooms with the back room containing two bunk bed frames. The front room has a double bed frame, drop down table and a couple of chairs. There are bed frames, however, you must bring your own mattress and bedding (no cooking or smoking inside the cabins). A concrete patio outside each cabin has a grill/fire pit and table. All cabins have electricity, ceiling fans, and a 1000-watt heater.

The site also have an equestrian campground, Questing Hills, with 51 electric sites.
A Class AA campground has 18 sites that have sewer drops and water hookups at the sites and an additional 64 class A sites. A new shower building is available.

A primitive camping area at Jim Edgar Panther Creek has seven three-sided shelters to camp near or in for a fee of $6 per night. Hikers and mountain bike riders must travel approximately a quarter-mile from the nearest parking lot to access the shelters.

Reservations for campsites, cabins, and picnic shelters may be made at ExploreMoreIL™.