Minooka Park, located on the south side of Wilson Lake, is the most
highly developed area on the lake. Amenities include 165 campsites of which 52
have water and electrical and 66 have electrical hookups. Facilities available
include a reservable group camp, one reservable day use shelter, a fish
cleaning station, a playground, a sand volleyball court, three boat ramps, a
beach, two shower buildings, two sanitary dump stations, and numerous vault
toilets. Fees are $18 for a water and electric site, $16 for an electric site,
and $12 for a basic site. Our recreation season runs from May 1st to
September 30th. There is an $8 utility fee charge during the
non-recreational season (October 1st to April 30 th) at
sites that provide electrical hookups. Standard sites without utility hookups
are free.
Group Camp Area
This reservable group camp area currently consists of 12 RV campsites, all
sites are back-in. The average width and length for the majority of these sites
would be 24’ X 55’ with a few sites offering 20’ X 120’ widths and lengths.
There are 6 campsites that offer electrical hook-ups and 6 campsites that
consist of water/electrical hook-ups, one of these sites being handicapped
accessible. This area includes playground equipment, large ground fire ring,
upright grill, group shelter (20’ X 36’) and waterborne facility (2 flush
toilets and 2 wash basins with hot/cold running water). Established campsites
were constructed to provide utility services to an individual camping unit.
Customers (not visitors) utilizing the camping facilities at Minooka Park
will be entitled to complementary passes which will allow them free access to Corps
of Engineers managed boat ramps presently under the “day use fee system”. These
passes may be obtained at the Park Attendant station. Check-in time for the
group camp is 2:00 p.m. and checkout for the day of departure is 2:00 p.m.
Gates to the group camp area will not be unlocked earlier than 2:00 p.m.
Customers reserving the area and wishing to utilize it prior to 2:00 p.m. will
need to make arrangements through the project office by calling 785-658-2551.