Thousand Trails Pine Country - Belvidere, Illinois

John S.

Everything went as we had hoped. The online check in was easy. the campsite we were assigned was good, the park was clean & well maintained. The location is close to shopping, if necessary. It is a good location for us to visit family & friends.

Deb B.

We are Thousand Trails members and stayed here one night in Sep 2024 while on a cross-country trip.

Since we were there “off-season” the pool was closed and there wasn’t much happening in the resort. The facilities are nice - outdoor pavilions, pool, playgrounds, etc. - it would be a nice destination in season. The community room was open, but there is no camp store and the office was closed.

The “rooms” (sites) are nice. Our pull-thru site was roomy enough and level, we had electric, water, and septic. There was also a little shade. We walked around most of the campground taking our dog on walks, so we saw many sites and found them all to be good.

On the critical side, there are many sites which are “annual” or “seasonal” sites which are occupied by full-timers. These sites have patios, sheds, park models, golf carts, and personal items stored on site. As someone who paid thousands of dollars for my membership and pays annual dues, it is disappointing to see so many sites being used for permanent residents. This is increasingly making it difficult for members to get reservations, as does the policy to allow “commercial” (non-member) campers. I would guess that 25-35% of the 256 sites are not available for members. We were not impacted on this stay because it was off-season. The regular season is 4/15 - 10/15, but it seems the seasonal/annual campers can stay there year-round.

I can’t comment on “service” because we never encountered any staff during our stay. I booked online and checked-in online. When we arrived at 3PM the office was closed and our check-in package was waiting for us at the entrance.

The location is convenient to the I-90, but the campground is quiet. It is located near the town of Belvidere. I can’t speak to nearby activities because we never left the park until our departure the next morning.

C C.

I just wanted to say thank you to thousand trails for opening these places for people to be able to get memberships for such a great value it really helps be able to get out and do things. Of course no place in the world is perfect but they do a good job at all the sites.

ImPippi25

Campground is clean and staff is amazing! Weekend activities for the kids was superb -- they had a blast! The pool is WOW! Very clean and well taken care of. Keep up the great work Pine Country, we will be back!

Brandy S.

This is an absolutely beautiful campground. Lits of green space and trees. Esther plans fun activities and is a joy to be around. I have 2 complaints.There is no dog park. Chain link fence is not expensive and there are at least 10 different spots that would make an epic dog park. My second complaint is this is a Thousand Trails Park not an Encore park and 85% of the sites are reserved for seasonals. This is unaccetpable. Many of the spots were empty and could easily acommodate members who pay thousands of dollars for our memberships.

Evan L.

This resort was amazing. Bathrooms were spotless. Staff was friendly and the sites were very spacious. We only stayed one night on our way to rapid city, but recommend it to anyone making a similar trek.

TodayIsOurAdventure

General Impression: A large campground with transients assigned to the gravel parking lot at the front
Cost $89
Value: 1 – The sites available for transient and retail are not worth this amount. We’d be fairly upset if we were paying $89/night for this spot.
Campground: Large campground branded Thousand Trails but only 12% of sites actually dedicated to TT members. The sites that are available for TT members are the less desirable sites that are difficult to navigate in or out of the park and the furthest from the amenities.

Campsite # 14
Our campsite was gravel back in with very little grass between the sites. It was wide, but not really long enough for our big rig.
The campsite was level left to right, but definitely not front to back. We had full hookups with 50 & 30 #thifty
It had a picnic table and fire ring with layover grill attachment.
They offer propane refill and dump station.
No wifi in the campground, but they offer it at the clubhouse. It is good enough for email and Googling.
Starlink is capable of streaming.
Verizon is okay for barely email.

Noise level: moderate noise road noise heard outside which was impressive because it wasn’t next to a major road. While we were there they had a concert at the clubhouse until after 11:30PM. We could hear it inside the RV and white noise could not drown it out.

Amenities: Only 3 bathhouses for this large campground. The bathhouse close to the front gate and the one near the pool had been newly renovated. The one at the front was clean. The one at the pool was dirty, had questionable stains, and reeked of sewer.
Multiple dumpsters scattered throughout the facility and easily located though some of them were getting quite full.
We did find a Laundry room even though it wasn’t listed on the map. It was located in the clubhouse, (not open 24 hours) with only 2 washers and 2 dryers. $1.75 per cycle that requires cash. They have a change machine as well as signs posted that their water contains a lot of iron and be warned against washing whites.

They have a large pool and a playground for small kids.
Other facilities: Basketball, volleyball, tetherball, horseshoes, and shuffleboard. Inside the clubhouse they had tabletop shuffleboard, foosball, and pool.

Dog friendly: While they allow dogs, there were no pickup stations and no off-leash area. They did have green space located away from the camping areas to walk your dogs.

Camp store: No camp store they sell ice, firewood, and they have an empty vending machine.

Camp staff interactions: We had several camp staff interactions. The person who called us prior to check in with information was friendly, the one who checked us in seemed confused and unsure about how to give me directions to our site.

Clay H.

Janet with Pine Country provided me with exceptional service when booking a reservation. She went repeatedly above and beyond helping us find a site to fit our RV and timeline plans. I am very much looking forward to our upcoming stay.