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Directions and Factoids
Directions: Located 113 miles east of St. Louis, MO, 208 miles south of Chicago, IL, 87 miles west of Terre Haute, IN, and 35 miles south of Decatur, IL.

Factoid: Lake Shelbyville is located in east-central Illinois about 3 hours south of Chicago and 2 hours east of St. Louis. This lake is well-known for excellent crappie fishing and offers a wide variety of outdoor activities including picnicking, camping, swimming, hiking, fishing, and hunting. Lake Shelbyville consists of 11,100 acres of water, with an average depth of 18 feet, and 23,000 acres of land. There are numerous public boat launching facilities with courtesy docks, several public swimming beaches, and 3 marinas on the lake. Camping opportunities are available in 6 federal campgrounds and 2 state parks.

NOTICE: Many states are discouraging or banning movement of firewood to control spread of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). Not bringing wood from home to your campsite and not taking unused wood you procure while camping home with you is recommended -- required in some states. Check the following website to learn more: http://www.emeraldashborer.info/

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Services Status
The list below includes Recreation Services Status of USACE managed areas (lines that contain the Corps Castle icon). Others, such as state or private marina operators, run additional parks. Please contact those agencies or individuals for information on the areas they manage.

Open    Partially Open    Closed    Status Unknown

	Area Status
Area F
Arrowhead Point
Beaver Lake
Bethany Access
Bruce East
Bruce West
Camp Camfield Bridge
Camp Camfield Environmental Study Area								A GS			M
Coal Shaft North
Coal Shaft South
Coon Creek   $				X			C		X		H
Reserve Coon Creek
Dam East   $								A GS	X		M
Reserve Dam East
Dam West   $				X			D C	A GS	X		M
Reserve Dam West
Dam West Overlook   $								GS	X		M
Reserve Dam West Overlook
Depot Road Access
Eagle Cove Road											H
Eagle Creek State Park		E N P G D		X	X		D C	A	X		H
F.W. Bo "Wood"   $				X			D C	A GS	X
Reserve F.W. Bo "Wood"
Findlay Bridge
Findlay Marina				X	X	X
Gun Club Parking
Hugh's Ridge
Hulick Addition								GS			M
Hunter Lake
Ivan's Bean Field
Johnson's Bluff
Jonathon Creek Access
Ken Kenny Access
Kirksville Access
Liberty Access
Lithia Bridge Access
Lithia Springs   $				X			D C		X
Reserve Lithia Springs
Lithia Springs Chautauqua
Lithia Springs Marina						X		GS
Lone Point   $				X			D C	GS	X		H
Reserve Lone Point
Mahoney Road
Mcclure Pond
North Crooked Bridge
North Findlay
Okaw Bluff   $			X	X				A			H
Old Nelson Access
Opossum Creek   $				X			D C P		X
Reserve Opossum Creek
Rees Ridge
Sand Cove Road
Sand Creek Bridge
Sand Creek Rock Pile
Slaughterhouse East
Slaughterhouse West
South Crooked Bridge
South Findlay
South Sand Creek
South Shores
South Wilborn Access
Spillway   $							C P	A GS	X		M
Reserve Spillway
Spillway West   $								A
Strickland Access
Sullivan Beach   $				X				A GS	X
Reserve Sullivan Beach
Sullivan Marina and Campground		E P D	X		X	X		A	X
Visitor Center								GS
West Okaw Wildlife Management Area					X
Whitley Bridge Access
Whitley Creek   $							D C
Wilborn Creek   $				X			D C	A GS	X
Reserve Wilborn Creek
Wolf Creek Bridge
Wolf Creek State Park		E N P G D			X		D C	A	X	BE	Q H S
Wolf Road
Woodard Road
Wood's Lake East
Wood's Lake West							P	A
Wright Cemetery
Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected