Motorists traveling in Kickapoo State Park will need to use caution over the next few weeks as some major improvements continue. Workers from the Cross Construction Company have been busy improving roads and parking lots.
Julie Elliott and her husband Doug serve as hosts at the main campgrounds at Kickapoo. She describes some of the improvements….
Audio Player{‘’They’re doing all the roads in the campground and out front – are all being redone. All the camp sites, the gravel pads are being redone. Our bathrooms will be redone this year. And we have three pavilions that will be tore down and replaced,’’ said Elliott.}
(Kickapoo campground hosts Doug and Julie Elliott take a break before going to work to prepare camping areas.)
Elliott adds it is unknown when the campgrounds will be allowed to re-open. The campgrounds, playgrounds and concession areas at Kickapoo remain closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But when they re-open, Elliott says Kickapoo has a lot to offer for camping….
Audio Player{We have 182 spots. We have primitive camping and we also have the power hook-ups. We have two shower houses, (and) the one stays open all winter,’’ said Elliott.}
(This stretch of the main road through Kickapoo State park is among areas to be improved.)
Elliott adds some people camp during the winter months….
Audio Player{‘’We camp out here year-around. We’re open year-round. And we have the back shower house open during the winter, and we have a lot of winter campers,’’ said Elliott.}
Some of the campers who spent time at Kickapoo State Park during the winter that just concluded were from Canada, Britain and Australia.
(Workers from the Cross Construction Company work on a parking lot at Kickapoo on May 1, 2020. You can click on the photos to enlarge them.)
Kickapoo State Park is located northwest of Danville. It partially re-opened on May 1st after being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visitors there can now do such activities as hiking, biking, fishing and watching wildlife – but it is still unknown when campgrounds, concession areas and playgrounds will be allowed to re-open.
