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Pull-thru
USACELake Shelbyville · Illinois
Opossum Creek
Overview Opossum Creek Recreation Area has a quiet campground that sits on the western shore of Lake Shelbyville in the heart of central Illinois.
Sites7064 reservable
Elev.656ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rig100 ft1 pull-thru
Electric7025×50-amp
From Springfield1h43real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 656 ft, Opossum Creek has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 24°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 70 sites total: 64 reservable and 6 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 1 pull-through, 25 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 100-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Nov
Mar-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
70%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 20
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 29.
69°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Springfield
64 mi
1h43
02
Chicago
213 mi
4h22
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.8 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 70 SITES
Color byShow only
68 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
25
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
70
Sites
★ The standout
Site 43
OPOSSUM CREEK · shaded.
To neighbor
149 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
94
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2.8 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.