Can you reserve a site at Coon Creek (Il)?

Yes, Coon Creek (Il) is reservable through Recreation.gov.

How many campsites does Coon Creek (Il) have?

185 sites in total, of which 180 can be booked.

What is the maximum RV length at Coon Creek (Il)?

99 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.

Are pets allowed at Coon Creek (Il)?

Yes, pets are allowed at Coon Creek (Il).

Are campfires allowed at Coon Creek (Il)?

Campfires are allowed at Coon Creek (Il). Check for a current fire restriction before you go.

Coon Creek (Il)

Campground · Illinois · 180 bookable sites ·

Managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers

180
Bookable sites: 99 ft
Max rig length: up to 16
People per site: 665 ft
Elevation

Coon Creek Campground — Photo: USACE · Recreation.gov

Overview

Coon Creek is a large campground that sits on the western shore of Lake Shelbyville in the heart of central Illinois. Families enjoy the playground, swimming area and shaded campsites within the facility. The lake and surrounding land offer outdoor activities for people of all ages, including fishing, swimming, picnicking and simply relaxing.

Visit the Lake Shelbyville, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for News Releases, Event Information, & Emergency Updates. https://www.facebook.com/LakeShelbyvilleUSACE

Visit it our USACE Lake Shelbyville Website for more information on Lake Shelbyville. https://www.mvs.usace.army.mil/Missions/Recreation/Lake-Shelbyville/

Recreation

Lake Shelbyville offers a multitude of fishing opportunities for catfish, crappie, largemouth bass, muskie, walleye, white bass and bluegill.

Coon Creek provides a boat ramp, and for those without a boat, several ponds with farmed fish are available around the lake. Hunting areas within a short drive offer numerous game species, including quail, rabbit, pheasant, deer, dove, turkey, waterfowl and woodcock.

Visitors can also explore the lake shore on foot via a 0.7-mile Hide N Seek at Coon Creek nature trail within the Campground. The trailhead can be located across from the amphitheater near the main shower house.

Facilities

Coon Creek Campground is 100% reservable with 181 campsites. All sites are equipped with electric hookups. The facility has flush toilets, showers, a playground, bicycle pump track, basketball court, sand volleyball court, swimming beach, Hide N Seek Nature Tail, dump stations, and boat ramp.

Natural Features

This facility overlooks the lake shore and is heavily forested with plenty of shade.

Oak and hickory are the lake region's dominant tree species, and foliage turns a variety of red, orange, purple and yellow each fall, while prairie flowers dot the landscape in spring and summer.

Numerous species of songbirds, shorebirds, waterfowl and raptors inhabit the lake area, as do mammals such as cottontail rabbit, white-tail deer, gray and fox squirrel, muskrat and mink.

Nearby Attractions

Eagle Creek State Park, Little Illini & Chief Illini Hiking Trails, the city of Findlay, and Forrest Park in Shelbyville all provide great opportunities to explore Lake Shelbyville.

The nearby Hunter & Fishermen Parking Lots, Woods Lake Waterfowl Refuge and Okaw Bluff Wetlands Complex are popular locations for wildlife watching, birding, and hunting near Lake Shelbyville.

The facts

180 bookable sites
185 sites in total, including non-bookable
Vehicles up to 99 ft
Up to 16 people per site
Loops: ALEG, BLEG, CLEG, DLEG, ELEG, FLEG, GLEG, HLEG

Site types

168 Standard Electric
12 Tent Only Electric
5 Management

Amenities

Electric hookups
Water hookups
Sewer hookups
Campfires allowed
Fire pits
Picnic tables
Grills
Shade
Pets allowed

Book on Recreation.gov

185 campsites at Coon Creek (Il)

Check-in 5:00 PM · Check-out 4:00 PM

Site	Loop	Type	Entry	Surface	Grade	Water	Max rig	People
001	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	Lakefront	55 ft	8	🐾
002	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	Lakefront	55 ft	8	🐾
004	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	Lakefront	55 ft	8	🐾
005	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	Lakefront	55 ft	8	🐾
006	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Lakefront	65 ft	8	🐾
007	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	Lakefront	55 ft	8	🐾
008	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	Lakefront	50 ft	8	🐾
009	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	Lakefront	55 ft	8	🐾
010	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	Lakefront	75 ft	8	🐾
011	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	Lakefront	50 ft	16	🐾
013	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	Lakefront	55 ft	8	🐾
014	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	Lakefront	60 ft	8	🐾
015	ALEG	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Paved	—	Lakefront	70 ft	8	🐾
016	ALEG	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Paved	—	Lakefront	70 ft	8	🐾
017	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	Lakefront	85 ft	16	🐾
019	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	Lakefront	55 ft	8	🐾
020	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	45 ft	8	🐾
021	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	50 ft	8	🐾
022	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	60 ft	8	🐾
023	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	75 ft	8	🐾
024	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	—	55 ft	8	🐾
026	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	80 ft	8	🐾
028	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	—	35 ft	8	🐾
029	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	50 ft	8	🐾
030	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	70 ft	8	🐾
032	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	65 ft	8	🐾
033	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	75 ft	8	🐾
034	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	45 ft	8	🐾
035	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	60 ft	8	🐾
036	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	55 ft	8	🐾
037	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	75 ft	8	🐾
038	ALEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	75 ft	8	🐾
040	BLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	65 ft	8	🐾
041	BLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	60 ft	8	🐾
042	BLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	65 ft	8	🐾
043	BLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	60 ft	8	🐾
044	BLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	60 ft	8	🐾
045	BLEG	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Paved	—	—	65 ft	8	🐾
046	BLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	65 ft	8	🐾
047	BLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	65 ft	8	🐾
048	BLEG	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	—	—	90 ft	8	🐾
049	BLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	80 ft	8	🐾
050	BLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	80 ft	8	🐾
051	BLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	55 ft	8	🐾
052	BLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	55 ft	8	🐾
053	BLEG	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	—	—	70 ft	8	🐾
055	BLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	60 ft	8	🐾
056	BLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	65 ft	8	🐾
057	BLEG	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	—	—	90 ft	8	🐾
058	BLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	40 ft	8	🐾
059	BLEG	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	—	—	90 ft	8	🐾
060	BLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	60 ft	8	🐾
061	BLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	65 ft	8	🐾
062	BLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	70 ft	8	🐾
063	BLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	60 ft	8	🐾
117	BLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	75 ft	8	🐾
118	CLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	90 ft	16	🐾
120	CLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	35 ft	8	🐾
121	CLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	40 ft	8	🐾
122	CLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	50 ft	8	🐾
123	CLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	55 ft	8	🐾
124	CLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	55 ft	8	🐾
126	CLEG	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	—	—	85 ft	8	🐾
128	CLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	50 ft	8	🐾
129	CLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	35 ft	8	🐾
130	CLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	35 ft	8	🐾
131	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	60 ft	16	🐾
133	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	40 ft	8	🐾
134	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	50 ft	8	🐾
135	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	45 ft	8	🐾
136	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	65 ft	8	🐾
137	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	50 ft	8	🐾
138	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	55 ft	8	🐾
139	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	55 ft	8	🐾
143	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	45 ft	8	🐾
144	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	45 ft	16	🐾
146	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	60 ft	16	🐾
149	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	Lakefront	45 ft	8	🐾
150	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	Lakefront	55 ft	8	🐾
151	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	Lakefront	65 ft	8	🐾
152	DLEG	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	Moderate	—	65 ft	8	🐾
153	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	60 ft	16	🐾
155	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	60 ft	8	🐾
156	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	50 ft	8	🐾
157	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	25 ft	8	🐾
158	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	55 ft	8	🐾
159	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	Lakefront	40 ft	8	🐾
160	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	Lakefront	40 ft	8	🐾
161	DLEG	Tent Only Electric	Parallel	Paved	—	—	20 ft	8	🐾
163	DLEG	Tent Only Electric	Parallel	Paved	—	—	20 ft	8	🐾
164	DLEG	Tent Only Electric	Parallel	Paved	—	—	20 ft	8	🐾
166	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	40 ft	8	🐾
167	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	50 ft	8	🐾
169	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	65 ft	8	🐾
170	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	35 ft	8	🐾
171	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	40 ft	8	🐾
172	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	45 ft	8	🐾
173	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	45 ft	8	🐾
174	DLEG	Management	Back In	Paved	—	—	50 ft	8	🐾
175	DLEG	Management	Back In	Paved	—	—	55 ft	8	🐾
176	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	70 ft	8
225	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	65 ft	8	🐾
226	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	55 ft	8	🐾
227	DLEG	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	—	—	99 ft	8	🐾
228	DLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	55 ft	8	🐾
177	ELEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	30 ft	8	🐾
178	ELEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	35 ft	8	🐾
179	ELEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	30 ft	8	🐾
180	ELEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	45 ft	8	🐾
181	ELEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	35 ft	8	🐾
182	ELEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	Lakefront	55 ft	8	🐾
183	ELEG	Tent Only Electric	Parallel	Paved	—	Lakefront	20 ft	8	🐾
184	ELEG	Tent Only Electric	Back In	Paved	—	Lakefront	20 ft	8	🐾
185	ELEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	Lakefront	55 ft	8	🐾
186	ELEG	Tent Only Electric	Parallel	Paved	—	Lakefront	20 ft	8	🐾
187	ELEG	Tent Only Electric	Parallel	Paved	—	Lakefront	20 ft	8	🐾
188	ELEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	Lakefront	50 ft	8	🐾
189	ELEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	Lakefront	35 ft	8	🐾
191	ELEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	Lakefront	35 ft	8	🐾
192	ELEG	Tent Only Electric	Parallel	Paved	—	—	20 ft	8	🐾
193	ELEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	40 ft	8	🐾
194	ELEG	Tent Only Electric	Parallel	Paved	—	—	20 ft	8	🐾
195	ELEG	Tent Only Electric	Parallel	Gravel	—	—	20 ft	8	🐾
197	ELEG	Standard Electric	Parallel	Paved	—	—	65 ft	8	🐾
199	ELEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	Lakefront	45 ft	8	🐾
200	ELEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	Lakefront	40 ft	8	🐾
201	ELEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	Lakefront	50 ft	8	🐾
202	ELEG	Standard Electric	Parallel	Gravel	Moderate	—	75 ft	8	🐾
203	ELEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	40 ft	8	🐾
204	ELEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	45 ft	8	🐾
205	ELEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	30 ft	8	🐾
206	ELEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	65 ft	8
229	ELEG	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	—	—	70 ft	16	🐾
207	FLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	40 ft	8	🐾
210	FLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	30 ft	8	🐾
212	FLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	60 ft	8	🐾
215	FLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	Lakefront	40 ft	8	🐾
216	FLEG	Standard Electric	Parallel	Paved	—	Lakefront	40 ft	8	🐾
217	FLEG	Tent Only Electric	Parallel	Paved	—	Lakefront	20 ft	8	🐾
218	FLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	Lakefront	45 ft	8	🐾
219	FLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	Lakefront	50 ft	8	🐾
220	FLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	Lakefront	45 ft	8	🐾
221	FLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	Lakefront	35 ft	8	🐾
064	GLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	80 ft	8	🐾
065	GLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	80 ft	8	🐾
066	GLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	55 ft	8	🐾
067	GLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	85 ft	8	🐾
068	GLEG	Management	Back In	Paved	—	—	65 ft	8	🐾
069	GLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	65 ft	8	🐾
070	GLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	65 ft	8	🐾
071	GLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	55 ft	8	🐾
072	GLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	60 ft	8	🐾
073	GLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	60 ft	8	🐾
074	GLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	55 ft	8	🐾
075	GLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	75 ft	8	🐾
076	GLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	60 ft	8	🐾
079	GLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	50 ft	8	🐾
080	GLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	55 ft	8	🐾
081	GLEG	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	—	—	55 ft	8	🐾
082	GLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	85 ft	8	🐾
112	GLEG	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	—	—	85 ft	8	🐾
113	GLEG	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	—	—	85 ft	8	🐾
114	GLEG	Management	Pull Through	Gravel	—	—	85 ft	8	🐾
115	GLEG	Management	Pull Through	Gravel	—	—	85 ft	8	🐾
116	GLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	75 ft	8	🐾
084	HLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	60 ft	16	🐾
086	HLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	55 ft	8	🐾
088	HLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	55 ft	8	🐾
089	HLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	75 ft	8	🐾
090	HLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	40 ft	8	🐾
092	HLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	40 ft	8	🐾
093	HLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	65 ft	8	🐾
094	HLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	60 ft	8	🐾
095	HLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	75 ft	8	🐾
096	HLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	60 ft	8	🐾
097	HLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	65 ft	8	🐾
098	HLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	—	70 ft	8	🐾
099	HLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	65 ft	8	🐾
100	HLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	50 ft	8	🐾
102	HLEG	Tent Only Electric	Parallel	Gravel	—	—	20 ft	8	🐾
103	HLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	45 ft	8	🐾
104	HLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	35 ft	8	🐾
106	HLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	60 ft	16	🐾
108	HLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	45 ft	8	🐾
110	HLEG	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	—	85 ft	8	🐾

Getting there

From Shelbyville, Illinois: Go 4.5 miles north of Shelbyville on State Route 128 to County Road 1750 N. Turn right (east) and drive 0.9 miles to County Road 1900 E. Make a left (north) and go 0.35 mile to County Road 1785 N. Turn right (east) and drive 1.75 miles to County Road 2075 E. Turn right (south) and go 1.7 miles to the facility.

39.45139, -88.76250 · 39°27'5.0"N 88°45'45.0"W

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Typical weather

Typically 86°F in Jul, down to 36°F in Jan.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °F	36	41	52	64	74	83	86	85	80	67	52	41
Low °F	19	23	32	43	54	63	67	65	57	45	34	25
Precip in	2.6	2.1	2.7	4.3	4.7	4.7	4.1	3.4	3.1	3.6	3.7	2.6

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 3.1 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

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Basketball Half Court — Photo: USACE · Recreation.gov

C Leg - Coon Creek Campground — Photo: USACE · Recreation.gov

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Common questions about Coon Creek (Il)

Can you reserve a site at Coon Creek (Il)?: Yes, Coon Creek (Il) is reservable through Recreation.gov.
How many campsites does Coon Creek (Il) have?: 185 sites in total, of which 180 can be booked.
What is the maximum RV length at Coon Creek (Il)?: 99 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.
Are pets allowed at Coon Creek (Il)?: Yes, pets are allowed at Coon Creek (Il).
Does Coon Creek (Il) have hookups?: Electric, Water, Sewer.
Are campfires allowed at Coon Creek (Il)?: Campfires are allowed at Coon Creek (Il). Check for a current fire restriction before you go.

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Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-05-15.

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