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 Lake Shelbyville Sign

    1989 State Highway 16
    Shelbyville, IL 62565-9387
    Phone: (217) 774-3951

See the Lake Shelbyville website for additional information. Primary recreational opportunities are listed below.

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Lake Shelbyville Visitor Center (217) 774-3951    

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

 Recreation Area Column Header Image Area Status  Campsite Column Header Image  Lodging Column Header Image  Showers Column Header Image  Ramps Column Header Image  Marina Column Header Image  Fishing Column Header Image  Picnic Column Header Image  Playground Column Header Image  Swimming Column Header Image  Trails Column Header Image
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Area F                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Arrowhead Point                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Beaver Lake                  
Bethany Access                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Bruce East                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Bruce West                  
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Camp Camfield Bridge                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Camp Camfield Environmental Study Area             A GS     M
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Coal Shaft North                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Coal Shaft South                  
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Coon Creek   $   X   C   X H
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Dam East   $             A GS X   M
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Dam West   $     X   D C A GS X M
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Dam West Overlook   $             GS X   M
Depot Road Access                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Eagle Cove Road                   H
Eagle Creek State Park E N P G D   X X   D C A   X   H
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area F.W. Bo "Wood"   $   X   D C A GS X    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Findlay Bridge                    
Findlay Marina     X X X          
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Gun Club Parking                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Hugh's Ridge                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Hulick Addition             GS     M
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Hunter Lake                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Ivan's Bean Field                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Johnson's Bluff                  
Jonathon Creek Access                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Ken Kenny Access                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Kirksville Access                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Liberty Access                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Lithia Bridge Access                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Lithia Springs   $   X   D C   X  
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Lithia Springs Chautauqua                    
Lithia Springs Marina         X   GS      
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Lone Point   $   X   D C GS X   H
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Mahoney Road                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Mcclure Pond                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area North Crooked Bridge                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area North Findlay                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Okaw Bluff   $   X X       A       H
Old Nelson Access                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Opossum Creek   $   X   D C P   X    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Rees Ridge                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Sand Cove Road                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Sand Creek Bridge                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Sand Creek Rock Pile                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Slaughterhouse East                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Slaughterhouse West                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area South Crooked Bridge                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area South Findlay                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area South Sand Creek                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area South Shores                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area South Wilborn Access                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Spillway   $           C P A GS X   M
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Spillway West   $           A        
Strickland Access                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Sullivan Beach   $     X       A GS X  
Sullivan Marina and Campground E P D X   X X   A   X    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Visitor Center             GS      
West Okaw Wildlife Management Area       X            
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Whitley Bridge Access                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Whitley Creek   $         D C        
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Wilborn Creek   $     X   D C A GS X  
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Wolf Creek Bridge                    
Wolf Creek State Park E N P G D     X   D C A   X BE Q H S
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Wolf Road                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Woodard Road                  
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Wood's Lake East                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Wood's Lake West         P A        
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Wright Cemetery                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area   Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected
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XExists at lake
Camping
EElectric Campsites
NNon-electric Campsites
PPrimitive Campsites
GGroup Camping
DDump Station
Fishing
CFish Cleaning Stations
DFishing Docks
PFishing Piers
Picnic
APicnic Area
GGroup Picnic
GSGroup Picnic Shelter
Swimming
BEBeach
PSwimming Pool
Trails
BBike Trails *
QEquestrian Trails
HHiking Trails
IHiking Trails - Interpretive
ROff Road Vehicle Trails
FFitness Trails
WWater Trails
SSnow Mobile Trails
CCCross Country Skiing Trails
MMultipurpose Trails

* Bike trails upgraded with help from International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA). Visit www.imba.com for more information.


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