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About Opossum Creek
Number of accommodations: 64
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2026 Season availability
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- Dump station on site
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- Potable Water
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- Playground
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Reviews (167)
What Guests Are Saying
Opossum Creek Campground offers a peaceful and well-maintained environment, with friendly and helpful staff enhancing the experience. Campers appreciate the cleanliness of the facilities, including the restrooms and shower house, and enjoy the spacious sites surrounded by nature. While some guests noted the need for updates to the bathrooms and occasional noise disruptions, the overall sentiment is positive, with many expressing a desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Opossum Creek Campground offers a peaceful and well-maintained environment, with friendly and helpful staff enhancing the experience. Campers appreciate the cleanliness of the facilities, including the restrooms and shower house, and enjoy the spacious sites surrounded by nature. While some guests noted the need for updates to the bathrooms and occasional noise disruptions, the overall sentiment is positive, with many expressing a desire to return.
Review Summary
Cindy P
VerifiedAugust 6, 2021 • Stayed at: 67, Loop: OPOSSUM CREEK
People that worked there were friendly and helpful but didn't like the showers.
Jeff T
VerifiedAugust 19, 2021 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: OPOSSUM CREEK
This is our 2nd visit this year and a really great place to stay. The grounds are well maintained and the bathroom/shower house is always kept clean every day. This is one of our favorite places to camp.
Gary A
VerifiedAugust 19, 2021 • Stayed at: 22, Loop: OPOSSUM CREEK
A wonderful place to just sit back and let the world go by. No golf carts, no ATVs, no loud music. Staff and rangers are fantastic.
Victoria A
VerifiedAugust 26, 2021 • Stayed at: 54, Loop: OPOSSUM CREEK
Nice lots with trees. Many full hookups. Campground was kept up nicely. Bath houses were very clean. Was our first time and we will go back.
Charles B
VerifiedAugust 27, 2021 • Stayed at: 52, Loop: OPOSSUM CREEK
good place to camp. great workers, clean!!!!!!
Toni H
VerifiedAugust 30, 2021 • Stayed at: 62, Loop: OPOSSUM CREEK
Hosts, Hilliards and Debbie Thomas, were very helpful.
Gary A
VerifiedAugust 30, 2021 • Stayed at: 22, Loop: OPOSSUM CREEK
Fantastic campground. No golf carts, and other noisemakers. The hosts are the best of any park we have gone to. The Ranger staff was fantastic and nice to talk to. The cleaning staff keeps the facilities top-notch.
The one big problem is that the campground closes the day after labor day. It should stay open into the fall so people can enjoy camping in the fall colors. The Army Corps of Engineers should recognize this need to use one of its prime campgrounds. Opossum Creek is a much better camp than Lithia Springs which is a noisy and less desirable campground.
Opossum Creek is one of those hidden jewels that people who want to camp in peace and quiet, kick back and read a book, have a nice walk, and be away from the pressures of society for a few days. One hates to give the campground such glowing reviews simply the more people who read the good reviews will decide to camp there and suddenly getting a campsite is hard to do.
Wake up AOE, keep Opossum Creek open until the middle of October.
Elizabeth B
VerifiedSeptember 5, 2021 • Stayed at: 68, Loop: OPOSSUM CREEK
The campground was nice. The shower house was in need of a little repair, but they were clean, The sites were little close together, but that really wasn't a problem. Still am not very fond of the reserve website. I know a few friends are talking about selling their campers due to being unable to get a site. Several of the local people that I know have the same complaint. You can't get off work Friday and just go out for some R & R like in the past. This particular stay I would have stayed longer had there been spots available. I will give it another year, but if some major changes in getting sites does not change I may have to sell my camper as well. It is very disappointing that you either can't get spots with friends, or just cant get spots in general. A major disappointment for me is that some of the spots do not even get used. My elderly parents and I tend to camp at the same time, but the "new" camping rules make it almost impossible.
Sean R
VerifiedSeptember 5, 2021 • Stayed at: 62, Loop: OPOSSUM CREEK
Very nice!! Will definitely be back. Too bad season ends so soon
Jody A
VerifiedSeptember 8, 2021 • Stayed at: 09, Loop: OPOSSUM CREEK
Clean & well kept!
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.
Elevation: 200 feet
4.6 mi drive to downtown Shelbyville (about 11 min)
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Last updated: September 7, 2026