Gun Creek

$26.00/night

Gun Creek Campground, 12165 Golf Course Drive
Whittington, IL 62897

Overview

Gun Creek Campground is located on the eastern shore of Rend Lake— the perfect place to enjoy a wide variety of activities, events, and nature at its best. Rend Lake is made up of 20,633 acres of water and 19,523 acres of land. Whether you're looking for high adventure, a peaceful retreat, or something in between, you'll find it here in the heart of Southern Illinois.

Recreation

Gun Creek Campground is conveniently located near the Gun Creek Day Use Area, which includes a boat ramp and a reservable picnic shelter. The area offers abundant opportunities for boating, hiking, fishing, hunting, swimming, and general outdoor exploration. Additional recreation features around Rend Lake include the Rend Lake Bike Trail, an archery complex with a 3D trail and elevated shooting platform, a dog park with a swimming feature, and two public swimming beaches (including the pet-friendly North Marcum Beach).

Facilities

Gun Creek Campground offers 98 reservable campsites equipped with electric hookups, a picnic table, and a firepit. The campground offers a dump station, hot showers, flush toilets, and drinking water to provide a comfortable camping experience for guests. A playground is also conveniently located within the Nighthawk and Eagle camping loops.

Natural Features

The fields, forests and waters of Rend Lake provide a natural haven for wildlife and an outdoor wonderland for you. Woodland areas are made up of hickory, oak, and beautiful maples providing habitat to white-tail deer, turkeys, racoons, and many more native species. The shorelines are an excellent viewing area for waterfowl, shorebirds, and bank fishing our known crappie population.

Nearby Attractions

Rend Lake Golf Complex, which includes a 27-hole golf course, restaurant, and lodge.

Rend Lake Shooting Complex

Rend Lake Archery Complex

Rend Lake Mountain Bike Trail

Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park

North Marcum Day Use (Beach and Boat Ramp)

Camp site features

Across 100 camp sites:

Electric hookups: all 100 sites
Water hookups: 26 of 100 sites
Sewer hookups: 26 of 100 sites
Fire pit: all 100 sites
Picnic table: all 100 sites
Pets allowed: all 100 sites
ADA accessible: 6 of 100 sites
Longest RV: 99 ft
Largest party: 8 people
Power up to 50 amps
Equipment: CARAVAN/CAMPER VAN, FIFTH WHEEL, Hammock, LARGE TENT OVER 9X12`, PICKUP CAMPER, POP UP, RV, SMALL TENT, Tent, Trailer

Directions

From I-57 take exit 77 and turn west on Route 154. Turn left onto Gun Creek Trail/Larry Foster Parkway, then right onto Golf Course Road. Continue 1/2 mile to park entrance.

Stay Limit

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

Reviews

1,199 reviews

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768

4 stars

278

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1 stars

Timothy M

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Reviewed 9 days ago

We have stayed at Gun Creek a handful of times. This time the site we had reserved was littered with a still smoking firepit that smelled of the burning plastic people had put in it. We noticed more trash than usual in the campground. This is a beautiful park so it disturbs me when people trash it. Kudos to the camp host, Diane, who helped us register for a different site as we could not do it on line as we had already arrived. She is kind, goes out of her way to help and is experienced with what she does. We appreciate you! We thoroughly enjoyed biking the trail and look forward to when it is finally all connected. The beautiful fall days and colors made for a nice stay! Tim& Kathy Murphy

mario j

Loop:Card

Site:

Reviewed 9 days ago

Camp Host was very professional and helpful.

Charles E

Loop:Eagl

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Reviewed 9 days ago

Nice site with full hook up

Judy Z

Loop:Eagl

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Reviewed 10 days ago

Absolutely love this spot easy to level and the view is super nice. Shower house is very clean and water is hot. The host is wonderful and the ranger is nice. Overall I love Eagle loop and I plan to book this spot in advance every year!

Daniel C

Loop:Eagl

Site:

Reviewed 10 days ago

Clean and peaceful

Roger B

Loop:Card

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Reviewed 10 days ago

Cardinal loop showers only had cold water

Availability

See the Camp Sites section below to find detailed booking availability.