Marseilles, Illinois
Glenwood RV Resort

551 Wilson Street
Marseilles, Illinois 61341
(815) 795-6000
Central Time
 

Open year-round
High-Use Seasonal Period: June 1 through September 30

Sites: 6 Full / 25 Partial
Check in: 2 PM to 10 PM
Check out: Noon
Maximum Electrical: 30 amps
Maximum RV Length: 100 ft.

Directions:
Take I-80 to the Marseilles Exit (97).Go south and follow the signs to the resort.

 

Accommodations   Facilities and Amenities

35 ft. Trailers with 2 tip outs, Sleep 4, $34.50.
Notes: Visitor mail not accepted. Linens not provided. No pets in rental units.

 

 

  
This resort has a swimming pool, beach area, ball fields, horseback riding and pony rides, golf cart rentals, country store, gift shop, horseshoes, ice skating, pavilion, snack bar, tennis, and live entertainment on certain weekends. Dump station.

 
Resort Profile

Glenwood RV Resort is nestled deep in the Illinois River Valley just a mile from the Illinois River and only 16 miles from the famous Starved Rock State Park. Fully-improved RV sites are sprinkled throughout this resort’s lush 400 acres.

Visitors to Glenwood RV Resort can enjoy plenty of local sightseeing offered at area state parks and at LaSalle Lake and along the Fox and Illinois Rivers. Starved Rock State Park has 18 canyons that were formed by meltwaters from glaciers some 15,000 years ago. In early spring and after heavy rainfalls, waterfalls form at the head of each canyon. The spring-fed falls at St. Louis Canyon usually flow all summer. More than 15 miles of hiking trails lead to the canyons and traverse the park; hiking in unmarked areas is not permitted.

The park is spread over 2,630 acres of wooded bluffland, and the rocky eminence that gives the park its name rises to a height of 125 feet. The French explorer, La Salle, built Fort St. Louis at this site in 1682; the fort was closed in 1702 after the murder of La Salle. In 1769, a band of Illinois Indians took refuge on the summit of the rock, where they were surrounded by their foes They died from lack of food and water.

The Matthiessen State Park Nature Area offers canyon trails, waterfalls, cliffs, a stockade, and a pioneer blockhouse. Any sightseeing excursion in this area should include the Illinois and Michigan Canal. The nearby city of La Salle was named for the French explorer who came down the Illinois River to this region in 1679. The city was founded when plans for the canal were implemented in 1827. Before the completion of the Illinois Waterway, this canal, along with mule-drawn barges that plied it, served as the first link between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi waterway systems.