Fish Lake Beach Camping Resort

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Family Camping, Lake Swimming, Beach, Fishing
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Fish Lake Beach is located on over 100 acres of Illinois prairie and features an 85 acre lake with campsites for both overnight and seasonal camping. Camper amenities include a heated pool, kiddie pool, hot tub, playgrounds, fishing, rental rowboats, kayaks and paddle boats, hayrides, mini golf, off-leash dog park, sandy beach, roped off swimming area, giant sand hills, picnic area, concessions, hot showers and restrooms. Our beach is open to the public for a daily admission . www.fishlakebeach.com

Fish Lake Beach was purchased by Alfred Keil while his wife, Emilie and daughter, Yvonne, were visiting relatives in Switzerland. When his family returned, Al, who was a butcher in Chicago, was very excited to show them the "fishing camp" he had purchased. His wife had a feeling she knew what property he was talking about and said "I hope it's not that Godforsaken Fish Lake!"

Emily and Yvonne moved from their comfortable apartment in the city to an old house on the property when Yvonne was 9 years old to run Fish Lake full-time. Al stayed in the city during the week to continue to run his butcher shop and came out to Fish Lake on weekends to help out.

Over the years, more cabins were added to the camp and eventually a campground was formed in the 1960's. Yvonne went off to college at Valparaiso where she met her husband Del. They both became teachers, but eventually came back to Fish Lake to help run and grow the business.

Today their daughters Yvonne & Desiree, son-in-law Randy and grandchildren Christi & Joshua all continue to work together to make Fish Lake a home away from home for campers every season. They are so thankful their Grandpa Al made the decision 73 years ago to take a chance on a dream, work hard and provide this beautiful place to raise their families.