Chicago, IL: camping and road guide
Within 30 mi of Chicago there are 12 campgrounds and 1 rest area. Nearby, 424 roads have a posted clearance or length limit, or no trailers allowed. They're listed first.
Will your vehicle fit? Check its height and length against every posted limit near Chicago.
Every posted low clearance around Chicago, with its height
Low clearances and road limits near Chicago
Posted limits within 15 mi, for anything tall or long: an RV, a fifth wheel, a truck camper or a rooftop tent.
- West Harrison Street · 13'0" clearance · in town
- West Polk Street · 13'0" clearance · in town
- East Madison Street · 12'6" clearance · in town
- East Washington Street · 13'0" clearance · in town
- East Randolph Drive · 12'6" clearance · 1 mi NE
- North Lower Michigan Avenue · 12'10" clearance · 1 mi N
- East Hubbard Street · 12'4" clearance · 1 mi N
- East Illinois Street · 12'6" clearance · 1 mi N
- East Lower Illinois Street · 12'6" clearance · 1 mi N
- South State Street · 13'0" clearance · 1 mi S
- West 18th Street · 11'10" clearance · 1 mi S
- West Wayman Street · 12'6" clearance · 1 mi NW
- and 412 more in the app
Campgrounds near Chicago
- Des Plaines Methodist Camp Ground · 17 mi NW
- Camp Bullfrog Lake · 18 mi SW · fees apply
- Camp Shabbona Woods · 19 mi S
- Camp Sullivan · 19 mi SW · fees apply
- Camp Baden Powell (Defunct) · 19 mi NW
- Camp Dan Beard · 24 mi NW · fees apply
- Greene Valley Forest Preserve Youth-Group Campgrounds · 26 mi SW
- Blackwell Campground · 28 mi W
- Von Oven Scout Reservation · 29 mi W
- Blackwell Youth Campground · 29 mi W
- Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp Resort · 29 mi SE
- Camp Reinberg · 29 mi NW · fees apply
Rest areas
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis · 21 mi S · restrooms · water
Fuel and travel centers
- Road Ranger · 5 mi SW
- Thorntons · 5 mi SW
Route guides through Chicago
- Route 66: Chicago to Santa Monica · 2,175 miles
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