Coon Creek (IL)
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.
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Coon Creek has 181 campsites, about 50 percent of which are reservable. All sites are equipped with electric hookups. The facility has flush toilets, showers, a playground, swimming beach, dump station and boat ramp.
Need to Know
Attention – Customers who do not arrive at the campground by 4 p.m. on the day after scheduled arrival date will be No Showed. Please Review the R1S No Show policy for complete details.
Must have a reservation prior to setting up on site.
Must check-in at fee booth during normal operation hours.
- No alcohol permitted in beach area.
- Tent camping is always permitted, but not recommended for some sites
- One RV and three tents or four tents per site
- Two RVs and six tents, or eight tents for double sites
- The banks are steep and it may be difficult to get to the water from many sites
- No outside firewood allowed; obtain or purchase firewood at or near your camping destination and burn it on-site; firewood can carry invasive insects and diseases that destroy forests; learn more
- Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
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
Wolf Creek State Park, Woods Lake Waterfowl Refuge and Okaw Bluff Wetlands Complex are popular locations for wildlife watching, birding and hunting near 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 nature trail within the facility.
Contact Information
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1989 State Hwy 16 SHELBYVILLE IL 62565-9378
Phone Number
For campground inquiries, please call: 217-774-3951
Rental Options
Learn more about gear rental options for your trip
Driving Directions
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.
Available Campsites
- Site 065, Loop GLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 150, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 010, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 179, Loop ELEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 026, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 088, Loop HLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 017, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 049, Loop BLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 075, Loop GLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 131, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 136, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 005, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 074, Loop GLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 092, Loop HLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 129, Loop CLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 153, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 221, Loop FLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 004, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 061, Loop BLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 096, Loop HLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 045, Loop BLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 056, Loop BLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 226, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 079, Loop GLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 120, Loop CLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 014, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 210, Loop FLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 067, Loop GLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 216, Loop FLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 110, Loop HLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 084, Loop HLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 173, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 121, Loop CLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 113, Loop GLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 006, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 013, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 104, Loop HLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 044, Loop BLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 217, Loop FLEG, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 095, Loop HLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 100, Loop HLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 218, Loop FLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 016, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 126, Loop CLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 151, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 047, Loop BLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 205, Loop ELEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 149, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 138, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 219, Loop FLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 155, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 163, Loop DLEG, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 080, Loop GLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 157, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 033, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 023, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 102, Loop HLEG, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 192, Loop ELEG, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 063, Loop BLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 229, Loop ELEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 170, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 215, Loop FLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 206, Loop ELEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 052, Loop BLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 072, Loop GLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 164, Loop DLEG, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 090, Loop HLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 212, Loop FLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 201, Loop ELEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 069, Loop GLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 171, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 070, Loop GLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 160, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 057, Loop BLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 064, Loop GLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 182, Loop ELEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 037, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 187, Loop ELEG, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 180, Loop ELEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 189, Loop ELEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 098, Loop HLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 034, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 041, Loop BLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 062, Loop BLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 178, Loop ELEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 073, Loop GLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 144, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 203, Loop ELEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 055, Loop BLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 176, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 058, Loop BLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 020, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 124, Loop CLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 015, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 032, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 103, Loop HLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 166, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 197, Loop ELEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 042, Loop BLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 202, Loop ELEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 053, Loop BLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 022, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 128, Loop CLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 002, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 106, Loop HLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 019, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 043, Loop BLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 139, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 094, Loop HLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 186, Loop ELEG, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 191, Loop ELEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 007, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 134, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 082, Loop GLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 097, Loop HLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 030, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 038, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 181, Loop ELEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 040, Loop BLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 048, Loop BLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 051, Loop BLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 024, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 066, Loop GLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 137, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 185, Loop ELEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 227, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 167, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 099, Loop HLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 021, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 029, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 193, Loop ELEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 071, Loop GLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 059, Loop BLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 184, Loop ELEG, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 172, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 036, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 108, Loop HLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 118, Loop CLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 046, Loop BLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 188, Loop ELEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 207, Loop FLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 194, Loop ELEG, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 112, Loop GLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 135, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 228, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 093, Loop HLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 050, Loop BLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 035, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 143, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 220, Loop FLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 011, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 177, Loop ELEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 200, Loop ELEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 146, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 116, Loop GLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 225, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 161, Loop DLEG, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 028, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 076, Loop GLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 183, Loop ELEG, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 130, Loop CLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 117, Loop BLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 060, Loop BLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 159, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 009, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 001, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 122, Loop CLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 169, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 081, Loop GLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 156, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 199, Loop ELEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 158, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 086, Loop HLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 123, Loop CLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 008, Loop ALEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 152, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 195, Loop ELEG, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 133, Loop DLEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 204, Loop ELEG, Type Standard Electric
- Site 089, Loop HLEG, Type Standard Electric
