Hey all, I'm trying to get back into windsurfing after a few years off. I was a beginner/intermediate and first learned while camping out by a lake in South Carolina. I'm looking for something similar where I can pitch a tent and keep my gear rigged within a short walk from the water. Has anybody stumbled onto anything of the sort near the city?

You need to get over to the other side

Wilderness State Park (north of Harbor Springs) is a great place for this:
www.google.com/maps/@45.7464409,-84.9014517,145m/data=!3m1!1e3

Mears State Park (Pentwater) is just about as good, especially the northernmost sites:
www.google.com/maps/place/Mears+State+Pa...829965!4d-86.4395821

I can highly recommend both!
Drew

Illinois Beach State Park (near Zion)
https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks/Pages/AdelineJayGeo-KarisIllinoisBeach.aspx


Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach Campground
https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks/Camp/Pages/AdelineJayGeo-KarisIllinoisBeach.aspx


Illinois Beach Campground Map
https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks/Documents/IllinoisBeachCampgroundMap.pdf



Illinois Beach (near Zion)



Illinois Beach (near Zion)