Wilborn Creek (Group Camp) in IL -- Campground & RV Camping

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Wilborn Creek (Group Camp) in IL

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5.2 mi from Bethany

Maps 664 ft

Official campground & reservations ↗

217-774-3951

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Rig fit

  • Maximum published vehicle length: 80 ft.
  • Longest published RV site: 80 ft.
  • Longest published trailer site: 80 ft.
Flush toiletsElectric hookups

Campground details

1 siteWater hookupsShowersFires allowedFire rings / grills

Setting

Fairly secluded

Wilborn Creek Group Camp sits in an oak and hickory forest on the northern shore of Lake Shelbyville. Designed for group stays, the loop features 10 paved sites equipped with 50-amp electricity, water, and sewer hookups, plus picnic tables and grills for tent campers. The site includes a dual unisex shower facility with flush toilets and an electric picnic shelter. A boat ramp, courtesy dock, and fish cleaning station operate a mile away, granting access to the lake for catfish, crappie, and bass fishing. Sullivan Beach is a 15-minute drive from the camp.

Getting there: From Sullivan, Illinois, go west on State Route 121 for 5 miles. Turn left on County Road 5 and drive 3.5 miles, then make a right on County Road 18 and drive 0.75 miles to the campground.

  • Well separated here, a single-site campground with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
  • The Lake Shelbyville shoreline is 0.2 mi off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • A group campground, with most of them shaded.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

Rules

  • Amenities: Listed amenities · water hookups, sewer hookups, showers.

Climate averages

October normals 44–68°F, 3.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 99 of 100.

Tree cover65%30m sat. est.