Dam East Rec. Area (day Use) is a national park campground at Carlyle Lake in Clinton County, Illinois. Reservations are managed through Recreation.gov. When a booked site here is cancelled it can vanish within minutes, so Campsite Tonight monitors it 24/7 and auto-adds the opening to your Recreation.gov cart before anyone else.
Sites here are tent or walk-in (no RV access).
Other campgrounds at Carlyle Lake include Dam East - McNair Campground, Dam East Spillway (day Use), Dam West Spillway, Dam West Campground and Dam West Day Use.
Total reservations in May — 2023: 2 · 2025: 3
Address
Carlyle, Illinois
Coordinates
38.6083, -89.3083
Very high demand - sites typically fill up immediately when the booking window opens. Plan to book the moment reservations open.
Carlyle Lake
Carlyle Lake
Carlyle Lake
Carlyle Lake
Carlyle Lake
Carlyle Lake
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