KOA Journey campgrounds offer the perfect oasis after a day on the road. Whether it’s along the way or a quick getaway, they’ve got you covered. Located near the highways and byways of North America with long Pull-thru RV Sites, they deliver convenience to the traveling camper. Pull in, ease back and take a load off.
KOA Journey campgrounds offer the perfect oasis after a day on the road. Whether it’s along the way or a quick getaway, they’ve got you covered. Located near the highways and byways of North America with long Pull-thru RV Sites, they deliver convenience to the traveling camper. Pull in, ease back and take a load off.
Southbound, Westbound or Eastbound: Exit 94 off I-55 and go left at red light, follow signs 7 miles.
Northbound: Exit 88 off I-55 and go right, follow signs 5 miles.
Get Google DirectionsThank you for visiting the Springfield KOA. We would like to direct you to these local attractions to help you along your visit. Most are located within Springfield which is just 7 miles from us. Maps and books available in the office
The 4200 acre reservoir is the largest municipally owned lake in Illinois. Lake Springfield is a major central Illinois recreation center offering boating, fishing, and water sports. The 57 miles of shoreline includes over 735 residential sites, eight public parks, and several public boat docks and launches. The lake and lake-area parts are host to some 600,000 recreational visitors each year.
The Lincoln Home is a great starting point for your tour of Springfield. Visitors will get a look into the Lincoln family during the seventeen years(1844-1861) they lived in the house on the corner of Eighth and Jackson Streets, now located in the midst of a four-block historic neighborhood. Visitors will get a glimpse into Lincoln's life as a family man, as well as explore his rise as a successful lawyer and politician through the context of the Lincoln Home. Admission to tour the house is free, but tickets are issued on a first-come, first-served basis and often fill up quickly. Each tour is limited to 15 individuals. Pick up a ticket inside the Lincoln Home Visitor Center for the 20-25 minute tour of the home. Your tour of the only home the Lincoln's ever owned will be conducted by National Park Service rangers.
Can't make it to a tour during your stay? Take a look through the home with the Virtual Tour!
426 S 7th St
Springfield, IL 62701
Watch Illinois politics in action, in this beautiful Renaissance Revival/Second Empire style building topped with a stunning 405-foot dome. All tours are free.
In 1867, the ground was broken on the current Illinois Capitol Building, with the first general assembly held there in 1876. The capitol sits on the highest elevation in Springfield, and to this day, no structure in Springfield is allowed to be taller than its zinc-covered dome. The majestic French Renaissance style building serves as the center of Illinois politics and government. Spectators can watch the House and Senate proceedings from public galleries, see the Governor's office, visit legislative offices and learn about both the history and current use of the building.
401 S 2nd St
Springfield, IL 62701
The Garden represents the landscape Abraham Lincoln would have known growing up in the Midwest.
Designed by internationally-known landscape architect Jens Jensen, this 100-acre site features over 6 miles of scenic trails that wind through the Garden's restored prairies, woodlands and wetlands. The garden beckons to thousands of visitors year round—families, birdwatchers, photographers, artists, nature enthusiasts, and school children—to learn about nature and enjoy the wildflowers, trees and wildlife.
2301 E. Lake Shore Dr.
Springfield, IL 62712
The Henson Robinson Zoo began as a dream of a prominent Springfield citizen by the name of Henson C. Robinson. In 1967, a tract of land was donated to the Springfield Park District by the City of Springfield to fulfill his dream. Construction of the zoo began in 1968 and on August 29, 1970, the Henson Robinson Zoo was officially opened. Over the years, the zoo has grown and expanded with the addition of several new animals as well as exhibits.
The Zoo is open mid-March to mid-October. For more information please call (217) 585-1821
1100 E Lake Shore Dr
Springfield, IL 627123
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is a 200,000 sq. foot complex situated in downtown Springfield, Illinois, and is complemented by a meticulously restored Union Station Visitors Center (completion scheduled 2006) and an adjacent parking facility.…Next door, designers have created a presidential museum of unparalleled size, originality, and educational promise. The Museum contains 46,000 square feet of permanent exhibits - double the size of their counterpart at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, until now the nations largest. Combining impeccable scholarship with brilliant showmanship, the new museum's permanent exhibit galleries carry visitors on twin journeys from a crude, overcrowded Indiana cabin to Ford's Theater and a reproduction of the House Chamber in the Old State Capitol where Lincoln's flag-draped casket lies in state. Along the way, you will be treated to a 250 seat multi-stage and screen presentation, a stunning holographic theater bringing Lincoln documents and artifacts, literally, to life; a Treasures Gallery housing icons like the Gettysburg Address; and a separate children's area called Mrs. Lincoln's Attic.
212 N 6th St
Springfield, IL 62701
Abraham Lincoln practiced law in these law offices above Seth Tinsley's dry goods store from 1843 until 1853. It was an ideal location for a rising young law firm - near the Capitol and Springfield's finest hotel of the day, and just above the local post office and Federal Courtroom. Stephen Logan (1843-1844) and William Herndon (1844-1865) were his partners during this time. This is the only surviving structure in which Lincoln maintained working law offices.
6th & Adams Streets
Springfield, IL 62701
The Lincoln Tomb is located on the grounds of Oak Ridge Cemetery. The site is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from March through October and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from November through February. This beautiful monument marks the final resting place of Abraham, Mary Todd, Tad, Eddie and Willie Lincoln. (Oldest son, Robert, is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.) Abraham Lincoln was buried in Springfield's Oak Ridge Cemetery at the request of Mrs. Lincoln after his assassination in 1865. The monument was designed by sculptor Larkin Mead, completed in 1874, and paid for with public donations. The original receiving vault in which Abraham Lincoln was buried can be seen on a tour of the cemetery. (Be sure to ask about the special Civil War Retreat Ceremony held at the Tomb each Tuesday evening during the summer.)
1500 Monument Ave
Springfield, IL 62702
Oak Ridge is the second most visited cemetery in the U.S. People from across the country and throughout the world come to see the tomb of Springfield's most famous citizen. But, this beautiful 300-acre cemetery is also the final resting place for other notable historical figures including labor leader John L. Lewis, the famous poet Vachel Lindsay, four Illinois governors, and Lincoln's law partner, William Herndon.
1441 Monument Ave
Springfield, IL 62702
"A house divided against itself cannot stand..." These immortal words were spoken by Abraham Lincoln in the historic Old State Capitol Hall of Representatives in the turbulent days preceding the Civil War. Lincoln's association with this building spanned the years 1837-1860. He tried several hundred cases in the Supreme Court, borrowed books from the state library, and read & swapped stories with other lawyers and politicians in the law library.
1 Old State Capitol Plaza
Springfield, IL 62701
This beautiful house has served as the official residence of Illinois' Governors and their families since Governor Joel Matteson took up residence here in 1855. The Illinois Executive Mansion is one of the oldest historic residence in the state and one of the three oldest continuously occupied Governor's Mansions in the country.
410 E Jackson St
Springfield, IL 62701
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1902 for Susan Lawrence Dana, a forward-thinking socialite living in Springfield, Illinois. The home, the 72nd building designed by Wright, contains the largest collection of site-specific, original Wright art glass and furniture. Wright's first “blank check” commission, the home has 35 rooms in the 12,000 square feet of living space which includes 3 main levels and 16 varying levels in all. The Dana Thomas House is the best preserved and most complete of Frank Lloyd Wright's early "Prairie" houses. Open for tours on Wednesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The last tour begins each day at 4 p.m. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
301 E Lawrence Ave
Springfield, IL 62703
The Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial, dedicated in 1988, honors the almost 3,000 Illinoisans killed or listed as missing in action during the Vietnam War.
The center of the Memorial is an eternal flame supported by five vertical gray granite walls, each representing a branch of the armed services. Radiating from the vertical walls are five polished black granite horizontal walls, enclosed by a low circular wall forming five courtyards. The names of the dead and missing in action are carved into the black granite.
Visiting hours at the Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial are 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. from the first Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October and open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. the remainder of the year.
1500 Monument Ave.
Springfield, IL 62702
Knights Action Park and Carribean Adventure in Springfield is Central Illinois' favorite family fun spot. With over 62 acres of Splish-Splashin' Rip-Roarin' family fun, Knights is in a class by itself when it comes to family recreational value. Water Slides, Bumper Boats, Go Karts, Mini Golf, Pirate Ships, Giant Sea Creatures, Batting Cages, Laser Tag, a 7-Acre Lake with Peddle Boats, and a 50 tee-slot Driving Range is only the beginning of the adventures you'll find at Knights. There are four private picnic areas for large Group Outings from 50 to 3,000. Plus Knight's offers full on-site catering services and a professional party staff dedicated to making your special outing, nothing but Fun, Fun, Fun. Open 9:00 AM - 11:00 PM 7 days a week
1700 Knights Recreation Dr
Springfield, IL 62711
"No one, not in my situation, can appreciate my feelings of sadness at this parting." Bittersweet words spoken by President-elect Abraham Lincoln as he departed from his beloved Springfield for an uncertain future in Washington, D.C. The special train that would take him there left the Great Western Depot on the rainy morning of Monday, February 11, 1861. The Depot contains restored waiting rooms (one for ladies and one for the luggage and tobacco-spitting men), exhibits of people and places dear to Lincoln, and an audio-visual show recreating the 12-day journey to his inauguration.
930 E Monroe St
Springfield, IL 62701
America's Main Street, Is Alive And Kicking In Springfield, IL. It winds from Chicago to L.A., more than 2,000 miles all the way, Route 66. Once the definitive road that connected the country, Route 66 has now become a legend. Since 1926, this ribbon of asphalt and concrete has provided a unique way for travelers to follow their dreams of adventure. No other highway has been so immortalized in song, prose, or film. To songwriter Bobby Troup, it was "My way...the highway that's the best." To novelist John Steinbeck, it was The Mother Road, the Road of Flight, and the Glory Road to the Land of Second Chance. To desperadoes and bootleggers including the likes of John Dillinger, Al Capone, and Bugs Moran, Route 66 was the ultimate escape route. It was the highway of kicks.
No planes, no trains, no highway noises. Located on Historic Lincoln's door step.
Open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. No admission fee charged. Located 60 miles northwest of Springfield between Lewistown and Havana, Illinois.
Springfield, Illinois is a city that offers you everything you're looking for in an unforgettable vacation. From our historical Lincoln attractions to our national art shows, from the Illinois State Fair to the ethnic festival - great adventures await your discovery. Overflowing with small town friendliness & big city sophistication, Springfield - the capital of Illinois - is located midway between Chicago & St. Louis along historic Route 66.
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