About Opossum Creek
Number of accommodations: 64
Campground Amenities
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Potable Water
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Dump Station
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Playground
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
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Reviews (142)
What Guests Are Saying
Opossum Creek is highly praised for its friendly and helpful camp hosts, particularly Connie, who ensures a welcoming atmosphere. Campers appreciate the spacious and clean sites, as well as the peaceful environment, making it a favorite spot for many. However, some reviews mention the need for upgrades to the bathrooms and showers, which have been criticized for cleanliness and maintenance issues.
What Guests Are Saying
Opossum Creek is highly praised for its friendly and helpful camp hosts, particularly Connie, who ensures a welcoming atmosphere. Campers appreciate the spacious and clean sites, as well as the peaceful environment, making it a favorite spot for many. However, some reviews mention the need for upgrades to the bathrooms and showers, which have been criticized for cleanliness and maintenance issues.
Review Summary
Brian H
VerifiedJuly 12, 2024 • Stayed at: 35, Loop: OPOSSUM CREEK
Very peaceful and relaxing. With lots of things to do outdoors: fishing, hiking, boating, swimming just to name a few.
Lyle L
July 12, 2024
It was a very peaceful and serene. Just need to do a little upkeep to the shower house and restroom.
Jamie C
VerifiedJuly 10, 2024 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: OPOSSUM CREEK
The camp sites are great the bathroom is disgusting. Showers overflow, water running out the doors, faucets don't work, dirty floors and cracked walls. We have been coming here every year for the past 30 years and the bathrooms get worse and more disgusting every year.
Jonathon C
VerifiedJune 3, 2024 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: OPOSSUM CREEK
Let’s just start with it was a rainy memorial weekend so it was kinda rough tent camping. There doesn’t seem to be anyone actually at the gate anymore for info or checking in. Site 13 had a pretty large hole in the tent pad from erosion, apparently site maintenance isn’t happening anymore either. Everything just turned to mud since there isn’t much grass anywhere. Was happy to see a new Porto potty at the lane, the last one barely had a door.
Sarah M
VerifiedMay 31, 2024 • Stayed at: 39, Loop: OPOSSUM CREEK
Very private site #39. The showers were the best!
Jeff K
VerifiedSeptember 11, 2023 • Stayed at: 22, Loop: OPOSSUM CREEK
We were in spot 22 so our pad was pretty level, there was a new bathroom with flush toilets just down from our site about 150 feet that was really clean and nice, my wife and I did use the shower house a few times and the showers were hot and were roomy but it was in bad need of repainting because the foors and wall were dingy with mold stains from years of use so it wasn't a great experience there and the shower heads needed replaced as the spray went in several directions but down, overall the park is nicely kept, it could use dumpsters in each arm as the only one was at the park entrance or over by the boat launch area!
Jennifer S
VerifiedSeptember 11, 2023 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: OPOSSUM CREEK
Beautiful site for tent camping. The campsites are large and there's plenty of space between each site. It was a hot weekend during our stay, but there was plenty of shade and each site is only a short walk from the lake. The camp hosts and rangers are very friendly and helpful. I'm not aware of a supply store close by, so make sure to get all supplies one of the nearby towns or be prepared for a short trip into town (about a 10-minute drive) during your stay, if needed.
Sheila P
VerifiedSeptember 4, 2023 • Stayed at: 02, Loop: OPOSSUM CREEK
Not the parks fault but the power went out in the whole campground everyone was leaving we were told we would get a refund from Recreation.gov and that never happened- would like to be contacted about this sense we had to pay to be able to stay at Lone Point
Christopher B
VerifiedSeptember 1, 2023 • Stayed at: 02, Loop: OPOSSUM CREEK
What a fantastic campground. We very much enjoyed our stay. Next time we are traveling in the area we will plan a stop, this time longer
margaret r
VerifiedAugust 27, 2023 • Stayed at: 23, Loop: OPOSSUM CREEK
Smaller cosier campground along the lake. Very well kept up with level roads for walking.
Location Opossum Creek
Address:
1989 State Hwy 16
Shelbyville, IL, 62565
United States
From Shelbyville, Illinois, take State Route 128 north for 3.5 miles. Turn right onto County Road 1650 N. Continue nearly a mile to County Road 1880 E. Turn right and travel 0.5 mile to County Road 1600 N. Turn right again and drive one mile into the Opossum Creek facility.
Latitude & Longitude: 39.4456 / -88.7725
Elevation: 200 feet