Wilson Lake, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

06/19/2026

To all the dads out there, Happy Father's Day! Set a good example for your kids and grandkids by always wearing your life jacket.

05/27/2026

Rolling Hills Electric will be installing new power lines to Minooka park today, May 27th 2026.

Electricity will be turned off until 3 or 4 pm today. Thank you for your understanding.

05/22/2026

05/01/2026

A big shoutout and thank you from the Wilson Lake - U.S Army Corps of Engineers to Sylvan - Lucas USD 299 high school students and their teachers, Ben Labertew and Bernie Hlad, for coming out to our public lands to paint and collect trash during their annual community work day.

These Mustangs are the gold standard of combining hardwork and teamwork!!

05/01/2026

From May 1st through September 30, at Wilson Lake, we charge a $5.00 per day, Day Use Fee to launch vessels at the Minooka-East and Spillway boat ramps. This transaction can be made using the QR code at these two boat ramp areas.

Other passes available are a $40.00 annual day use pass available at the Wilson Lake-U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office. America the Beautiful Senior Lifetime, Access and Military Lifetime passes are also accepted and available at our office.

A yellow Day Use hang tag is available at our campgrounds to current Wilson Lake, U.S Army Corps of Engineers campers. This is another acceptable pass for launching vessels at our boat ramps.

All physical passes must be clearly displayed from the rear view mirror of the boat trailer’s vehicle while parked in the boat ramp parking area. This includes overflow parking areas.

04/14/2026

📍 Campground Update – April 14, 2026
Minooka Park

🚱 Water Outage:
Water has been turned off in Loops D, E, and F due to a leak.

Please avoid Site E23 and the surrounding area.

Repairs are expected to be completed by the end of this week.

💧 Water Availability:

Water is still on in the rest of Minooka Park and Lucas Park.

Sylvan Park has water available year-round.

🏕️ Offseason Camping Info (Until May 14)
All Wilson Lake USACE parks remain open for offseason camping.

⚡ Electric / Electric + Water Sites:

$20/night

$10/night for America the Beautiful (ATB) Senior Lifetime & Access Pass holders

💳 Payment is made via Scan & Pay QR codes at park booths.

🌲 Primitive Campsites:

Free until May 14

🚻 Facilities
Minooka Park and Lucas Park:

Restrooms & shower houses are closed during offseason

Vault toilets available

Sylvan Park:

Restrooms & showers are open year-round

04/08/2026

We have a new Wilson Lake-U.S. Army Corps of Engineers digital brochure!

To access our brochure scan this QR code. This new brochure has links imbeded in it so you will be able to access camping reservations, fishing reports, boating regulations, local weather and our lake map.

This QR code will be posted in our campgrounds at our information bulletin boards.

Hard copy brochures will also be available.