Rend Lake Rest Area Southbound

Rest Area

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I-57 South Whittington, IL 62897 Official Website

GPS: 38.0977, -88.912

Location submitted by: RL

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Overview of Rend Lake Rest Area Southbound

Illinois Rest Areas have a 3-hour stay limit. No overnight parking or camping.

Elevation 393 ft / 119 m

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Reviews of Rend Lake Rest Area Southbound 3 people have reviewed this location.

Ratings Summary

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Cell Phone Coverage

Verizon 4G
Confirmed by 1 User
Last reported 1/30/2021
AT&T 4G
Confirmed by 1 User
Last reported 7/9/2020
T-Mobile 4G
Confirmed by 1 User
Last reported 8/25/2023
HighwayFroggies
HighwayFroggies
Opelika, AL
41 reviews
“Rest area, really”

Reviewed 8/25/2023

Nightly rate: FREE!
Days stayed: 1
RV Length: 24' (Travel Trailer)
Overall Rating

Look at the picture, the lake, the picnic tables, the trees.
We parked into the loop, plenty of space for our trailer and nobody there, everybody stops and stays in the main parking, close to the truck area.
One of the best rest areas we ever found !

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T-Mobile 4G

HighwayFroggies would stay here again

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4 reviews
“Free, lake views”

Reviewed 1/30/2021

Nightly rate: FREE!
Overall Rating

Regular highway rest area with facilities, but with a great lake view and plenty of outdoor picnic tables. Truck parking is overflowing, but there is plenty of space for cars and RVs.

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Verizon 4G

rdrgoB would stay here again

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RL
RL
TN
26 reviews
“A Trick to a Good Rest...”

Reviewed 7/9/2020

Nightly rate: FREE!
Days stayed: 0
Site Number: N/A
RV Length: 16' (Travel Trailer)
Overall Rating

Traveling through the area too late to want to attempt a campground, and only needing a few hours’ rest, we found the car loop provides a second-tier turnout to the right (zoom in on maps) which allows adequate room for a full sized rig to ingress and egress easily, along with parallel parking. The ease of access and the ability to ge... more

Access
Location
Cleanliness
Site Quality
Noise
AT&T 4G

RL would stay here again

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Amenities

Recreation
  • picnic area
Site Amenities
  • big rig
  • pull thru
Facilities
  • restrooms: flush
  • trash

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