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About Gun Creek
Number of accommodations: 99
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2026 Season availability
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- Dump station on site
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- Potable Water
- Showers
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- Playground
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- Pet friendly
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Reviews (727)
What Guests Are Saying
Gun Creek Campground offers beautiful lake views, well-maintained grounds, and spacious, clean campsites, making it a great spot for families and outdoor enthusiasts. Many reviewers praised the friendly staff and the campground's quiet atmosphere, ideal for relaxation and enjoyment. While some noted issues with outdated shower facilities and site leveling, overall experiences were positive, highlighting the campground's charm and convenience for camping trips.
What Guests Are Saying
Gun Creek Campground offers beautiful lake views, well-maintained grounds, and spacious, clean campsites, making it a great spot for families and outdoor enthusiasts. Many reviewers praised the friendly staff and the campground's quiet atmosphere, ideal for relaxation and enjoyment. While some noted issues with outdated shower facilities and site leveling, overall experiences were positive, highlighting the campground's charm and convenience for camping trips.
Review Summary
tim o
VerifiedAugust 19, 2024 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: NIGH
Nice campsites. Shower facilities were good. Generally quiet overall.
Gayla T
VerifiedAugust 23, 2024 • Stayed at: 024, Loop: NIGH
Very nice and clean campground.
Andrea W
VerifiedAugust 26, 2024 • Stayed at: 080, Loop: EAGL
We reserved this site last minute and was happy to get a site. The view of the lake and the breeze was wonderful. The site is pretty level and no additional leveling was needed. The site was private and we had plenty of room. Nice table and firepit. Close walk to the bathroom facilities. The boat dock was very nice and we used each day.
Bernhard S
VerifiedAugust 30, 2024 • Stayed at: 042, Loop: BLUE
Very pleasant stay. Site was close to level, electricity at site. At check in the Gate attendant pointed us to the water spigot to fill up our freshwater tank. Dump station at the park.
Walter W
VerifiedSeptember 1, 2024 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: NIGH
Beautiful Park and lots of wildlife to view.
Denise s
VerifiedSeptember 3, 2024 • Stayed at: 080, Loop: EAGL
I have never been to Gun Creek. But I will definitely go back. It was a beautiful place. Shower houses were nice. There was a playground for the kids.
Patrick G
VerifiedSeptember 5, 2024 • Stayed at: 024, Loop: NIGH
Everything was great except the weather near 100 everyday,but that comes with it
Sarah E
VerifiedSeptember 12, 2024 • Stayed at: 071, Loop: EAGL
I had not been to Rend Creek before except to picnic 40 years ago when we were driving from Chicago to southern Illinois. It was lovely that day and the pheasants were memorably everywhere! At Gun Creek, the facilities are clean and nice and lake was lovely. The beach at Sandusky was beautiful! The week after Labor Day we had almost everywhere to ourselves. Our biggest problem with tenting at gun creek that the highway noise at night was almost unbearable. It kept me awake the first night. To be fair, the campground was not heavily used by other tenters. Everyone else seemed to stay inside their large RVs and probably didn’t hear it. I only saw 1 other tent when we were there. I like to go to the woods to camp and relax and hear the birds and night creatures but this was nothing enjoyable like that. It got nice and quiet during the day but the trucks must use I 57 heavily at night. Our site had not been cleaned. The previous occupants selfishly left little bits of trash everywhere and allowed their children to use chalk all over the stone picnic table (everywhere excessively and aggressively to the point that we could not use it to sit or put anything on it until we finally poured water on it to wash it off). Gun Creek is not a campground I will return to because of the proximity to I57. The west side of the lake, north or south Sandusky seemed much quieter and closer to facilities we liked to use but once you bother to pitch a tent, you don’t want to have to move it. Tenters, this is not likely the place for you.
Mary M
VerifiedSeptember 16, 2024 • Stayed at: 036, Loop: NIGH
We had a wonderful time camping at Gun Creek at Rend Lake. Great time fishing and enjoying Beautiful evenings at the campfire.
PAMELA P
VerifiedSeptember 21, 2024 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: NIGH
Loved it ! Beautiful site nice have camped there several times gate host are friendly and helpful. Paved roads and concrete pads full hook ups and water & electric hookups , clean and nice showers will be back for sure.
Location Gun Creek
Address:
Gun Creek Campground
Whittington, IL, 62897
United States
From I-57 take exit 77 and turn west on Route 154. Turn left onto Gun Creek Trail/Larry Foster Parkway, then right onto Golf Course Road. Continue 1/2 mile to park entrance.
Gun Creek Campground is accessible from I-57 via exit 77, approximately 1 mile away. Illinois Route 154 runs directly in front of the campground, providing further access.
Elevation: 143 feet
2.7 mi drive to downtown Whittington (about 5 min)
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Last updated: September 4, 2026