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Pull-thru
USACELake Shelbyville · Illinois
Wilborn Creek (Group Camp)
Overview Wilborn Creek Group Camp sits on the northern shore of Lake Shelbyville in the heart of central Illinois.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.673ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rig80 ft
Electric11×50-amp
From Springfield1h33real 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 673 ft, Wilborn Creek (Group Camp) has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 24°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 1 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 80-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 big-rig fit.
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.
69%
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
65 mi
1h33
02
Chicago
202 mi
4h08
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 3.4 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
1
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
2
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
3.4 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.