WEB SITE
Fisherman's Corner

MANAGING ORGANIZATION
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

CONTACT
Thomson Ranger Station

PHONE
815-259-3628, Fee Booth: 309-496-2720

E-MAIL
mvrodmn13@usace.army.mil

CAMPING RESERVATIONS
877-444-6777 or www.recreation.gov

PARKING/ACCESS
Park in gravel parking lot to the left (downstream) after entering the park and crossing railroad tracks, just off Illinois Route 84, east of Hampton.

SITE AMENITIES
Camping (56 sites), fishing, picnicking, restrooms with no water, canoe/kayak trail head, bike path access and levee river overlook

HOURS
Camping available May 1 through the third Sunday in October. Fee booth open from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. daily, and from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday and Saturday.Also open from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Sunday on holiday weekends.

SPECIAL CLOSINGS
May be closed during periods of flooding for visitor safety.

SITE CHARACTERISTICS
Shallow water marsh on upstream side of levee containing frogs, turtles, muskrats, Blue Herons, and waterfowl in the fall. Downstream of the levee are fishing waters containing all species native to the area.

SITE SIZE
About 2 acres of park, 20 acres of marsh.