Opossum Creek

1989 State Hwy 16
SHELBYVILLE, IL 62565

Overview

Opossum Creek Recreation Area has a quiet campground that sits on the western shore of Lake Shelbyville in the heart of central Illinois. The lake and surrounding land offer outdoor activities for people of all ages, including fishing, swimming, picnicking and simply relaxing.

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Recreation

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

Opossum Creek provides a fishing pond for children age 12 and under with an accessible fishing dock. There are also several other ponds with farmed fish available around the lake.

Hunting areas located within a short drive offer numerous game species, including quail, rabbit, pheasant, deer, dove, turkey, waterfowl and woodcock.

Facilities

Opossum Creek Campground is 100% reservable. Most of the campsites have electricity and accommodate both RVs and tents, though there are several tent-only non-electric sites as well. Flush toilets, showers, a playground and dump station help create a comfortable camping environment.

Natural Features

Opossum Creek overlooks the lake shore and provides plenty of shade. Oak and hickory are the lake region's dominant tree species.

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.

Camp site features

Across 64 camp sites:

Electric hookups: all 64 sites
Water hookups: 15 of 64 sites
Sewer hookups: 13 of 64 sites
Picnic table: all 64 sites
Pets allowed: all 64 sites
Longest RV: 100 ft
Largest party: 16 people
Power up to 50 amps
Equipment: RV, Tent, Trailer

Directions

From Shelbyville, Illinois, take State Route 128 north for 3.5 miles. Turn right onto County Road 1650 N. Continue nearly a mile to County Road 1880 E. Turn right and travel 0.5 mile to County Road 1600 N. Turn right again and drive one mile into the Opossum Creek facility.

Stay Limit

Check in from 5 PM, check out by 4 PM.

Reviews

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Jodi L

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Reviewed 2 months ago

The bees were extremely bad during this stay but nothing the campground could do. It was a good stay

Stephanie F

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Best camp bathrooms!

Jaiden T

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Reviewed 2 months ago

We tent camped at site 40. The campsite was very nice, the showers and bathrooms were super clean and easily accessible. And our Host was AMAZING, very friendly and helpful in many ways. This was our first time at opossum creek and we will definitely be back in the future.

Mariann A

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Campground was beautiful, very clean and well kept. Nice spacious sites, was even really quiet on a holiday weekend. Great visitor center for Lake Shelbyville, a must visit stop. We encountered two volunteers, one at visitor center and one at campground - both were very friendly, informative about the area, and provided various materials about the Lake. Great volunteers!

Barbie T

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Reviewed 2 months ago

We had an outstanding camp host Ms Connie She was super helpful, she made rounds regular just to check on everyone. The campground was super clean and peaceful. If we pass by again we will stay there.

Janice J

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Excellent!!

Availability

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