ILLINOIS CITY — Improvements continue at Loud Thunder Forest Preserve, with concrete pads recently poured for 35 new pull-through RV camping sites and installation of a new playground at the ...

Loud Thunder, a 1,621-acre preserve located at 19406 Loud Thunder Road, Illinois City, dates to 1944. Lake George was created in 1967 when the Big Branch Creek was dammed.

Originally, Loud Thunder planned on opening the fourth campground this spring, but decided to postpone once the pandemic hit. Then, after witnessing a demand all summer long, they decided to open ...

At 1,621 acres, Loud Thunder is the largest of the five forest preserves in Rock Island County. It has 21 miles of trails, and its 167-acre man-made lake, Lake George, is stocked with fish and ...

ROCK ISLAND — The Forest Preserve District has received a $400,000 grant to install a new playground and RV campground at Loud Thunder Forest Preserve.