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Herod
Weather
34 Ranch Campground
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100
Rigorous 
 
 
 
200   Details==>
 
Harrisburg
Weather
Bay Creek Ranch, Inc.
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75
More Difficult 
 
Lodging, elec., showers, toilet, water , dump station
 
63 stall, tie-up, pen, corral, water Details==>
Eddyville
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Circle B Ranch
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100
More Difficult 
 
 
 
20   Details==>
 
Grand Tower
Weather
Devils Backbone Horse Camp
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160
Not Rated 
  (Not Star Rated)
 
  (Not Star Rated)
12   Details==>
Junction
Weather
Double M
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100
Rigorous 
 
 
 
0   Details==>
 
junction
Weather
double m campground
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120
More Difficult 
 
 
 
135   Details==>
 
Franklin Grove
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Franklin Creek trails and campground
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18
More Difficult 
 
 
 
30   Details==>
Eddyville
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Hayes Canyon
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300
  
 
elect, water, septic, toilet, shower, ice, firewood
 
0 tie up or pens, water Details==>
Eddyville
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Hayes Canyon Campground
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300
Rigorous 
 
Elect; Water; Septic; Shower; Toilet; Ice; Firewood
 
0 Water; Pens; Hay; Feed with advance notice Details==>
Stonefort
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Little Lusk Trail Lodge
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100
Rigorous 
 
Elect, Shower, Toilet, Water, Septic
 
0 Stall, Tie-up, Water Details==>
Oakwood
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Middlefork State Fish & Wildlife Area
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35
Not Rated 
 
 
 
    Details==>
Leroy
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Moraine View
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10
More Difficult 
 
 
 
50   Details==>
Morrison
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Morrison Rockwood
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20
Easy 
 
 
 
0   Details==>
chicago
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national park
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20
More Difficult 
 
 
 
0   Details==>
Marion
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Shawnee National Forest
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200
More Difficult 
 
 
 
300   Details==>
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Eddyville
Weather
Shawnee Natl Forest - Bear Branch Campground
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100
  
 
Elect, Water, Shower, Toilet
 
80 Stall, Tie-up, Water Details==>
Junction
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Shawnee Natl Forest - Double M camp ground
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100
Easy 
 
 
 
15   Details==>

Notes:
Human facilities codes   

Day = Day Use Only
Elect = Electric Hookups
Primitive = Primitive Camp Only
Shower = Showers Available
Toilet = Toilets Available
Water = Water Hookups
Pump = Potable Water - No Hookups

Lodging = Cabins, bunkhouse, etc.

Horse facilities codes

Day = Day Use Only
Stall = Stalls Available
Tie-up = Tie-ups Available
Water = Water
Stream = Stream or creek, check in dry weather


Difficulty rating 
 Easy
(Gently sloping or level terrain; trails are groomed or wide open; shallow or no creek crossings. )
 More Difficult (Moderate hills over consistent surface; possibly some narrow trails and short steeper slopes)
 Rigorous (Easy to More Difficult for rider but physically challenging for horse such as on a level surface through deep sand)
 Challenging (Possible rocky, uneven surface, steep slopes, uncleared trails, faster flowing streams and other obstacles that lead to more difficult riding for rider and horse)


Additional sites with lists of trails and camps

Website Description
Chicago Wilderness Online brochure (using Acrobat) of equestrian trails in the 8 counties surrounding Chicago.
Horse & Mule Trails Listing and description of trails and campgrounds offered by a variety of contributors.
Illinois Horse ONLINE Listing of Illinois horse trails and organisations dedicated to preserving the Illinois Horse Trail
Illinois State Parks - Dept of Natural Resources Listing of Equestrian Camping opportunities
McHenry County Conservation District List of hore trails in the McHenry County Conservation District
Trails, Stables, Stopovers Listing of various trails and stopovers. Information ranges from a name and phone number to a fairly good description of the site.