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Illinois Beach State Park and Campground
We recently visited Illinois Beach State Park and Campground in Zion, IL for a summer camping weekend. We really enjoyed the beach and opportunities for fishing and as always appreciated being able to bring our dog along. At just an hour north of Chicago just south of the Wisconsin border you can’t beat the convenience of that location. We will share our experiences here of this well loved State Park. Campground We booked two nights for tent camping in the campgrounds. We had a lovely site, right up against some woods and it was a large space. This is a pretty popular campground, full of lots of families. Somewhat because…
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How to Vacation Every Weekend
Sounds amazing right? Too good to be true. But you can really make it happen. Weather permitting, you can vacation every weekend. What I am talking about is going camping. I know, I know but don’t write it off just yet. I know what some of you may be thinking, camping, bugs, sleeping outside… no thanks. But I promise you, if you prep with the right supplies it is not a hardship. And the more times we went the easier and more enjoyable it got. We discovered last summer that what had previously been a very occasional , big hassle kind of activity could be our way to have a…