Campgrounds and RV parks near Port Byron, IL

Port Byron sits on the Illinois bank of the Mississippi River in Rock Island County, directly across from Le Claire, Iowa, and about 20 miles upstream of the Quad Cities. RV renters use it as a base for river recreation, the Great River Road, and the Hennepin Canal corridor to the south. Options run from riverfront electric-and-water sites to full-hookup resort parks. Camp Hauberg sits on a wooded 40-acre parcel along the Mississippi River about 2 miles north of Port Byron, with 30-amp electric service and water hook-ups, a dump station, and river access. Lundeen's Rock River Landing and Lundeen's Landing Campground and Tube Rentals are on the Rock River and cater to tubers and paddlers as well as RVs. Sun Retreats Rock River, a larger resort in Hillsdale, offers full hookups and family amenities. Geneseo Campground, roughly 25 miles south along the Hennepin Canal, has 72 sites for tents, RVs, cabins, or a yurt, giving renters a quieter inland base.

The parks around Port Byron are privately operated, so reservations go directly through each campground rather than a single state or federal portal. Geneseo Campground takes online bookings and accepts same day reservations until 6pm CST. Sun Retreats Rock River books through its resort site and phone line. Camp Hauberg and the Lundeen's properties are typically reserved by phone or through third-party listings. For summer weekends and holidays, book eight to twelve weeks out; full-hookup pull-throughs go first. Note the low-clearance warning for Geneseo Campground: GPS may route large RVs under a 10 foot railroad overpass on Hwy 82, so follow the posted blue camping signs on Hwy 82 that lead safely around the overpass to the campground.