About Gun Creek
Number of accommodations: 99
Nearby Activities & Attractions
Boating
Fishing
Swimming
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
- Showers
On Site Services
- Playground
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (613)
What Guests Are Saying
Gun Creek is a well-maintained campground with stunning views, friendly staff, and clean facilities, making it a highly recommended destination for campers. Many visitors appreciate the peaceful environment, spacious sites, and clean restrooms, with several noting the exceptional cleanliness of the fire pits. While some minor issues like tall grass and occasional maintenance concerns were mentioned, the overall positive experiences highlight Gun Creek as a desirable location for camping.
What Guests Are Saying
Gun Creek is a well-maintained campground with stunning views, friendly staff, and clean facilities, making it a highly recommended destination for campers. Many visitors appreciate the peaceful environment, spacious sites, and clean restrooms, with several noting the exceptional cleanliness of the fire pits. While some minor issues like tall grass and occasional maintenance concerns were mentioned, the overall positive experiences highlight Gun Creek as a desirable location for camping.
Review Summary
Judson K
VerifiedAugust 21, 2022 • Stayed at: 055, Loop: CARD
Site was great for lake front. But it does have a good amount of slope so if you have a larger unit, it could be difficult to get level.
Mike H
VerifiedAugust 9, 2022 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: NIGH
This is a nice campground, but there were several negatives concerning our site. We were in site 18. First, the positives. This site is a full hookup site with water and sewer. There are only a few full hookup sites in the park. There is a golf course with a restaurant in close proximity. A local winery is only a couple of miles away. They have a tasting room, and food trucks that come in on Sunday afternoons where you can also listen to live music.
Now the negatives. The gnats and mosquitos were horrible. You could hardly breathe without a mask to keep them out of your body. They would swam inside when we opened the door. We bought some tiki torches which helped a little, but not a lot. The picnic table and fire ring were behind the coach, and we had very little patio area. The camper on our patio side was extremely close. The trees around our campsite had some kind of parasite which formed golf ball sized fungus nodules on stems which covered the patio, and dropped down on the roof of the RV. And possibly because of the large gnat population, we had a huge herd of spiders that built webs all over our RV. We parked the coach near enough to the patio side of the asphalt parking pad so that the steps hung past the edge, and used our portable step to overcome the drop down. We did not use the restrooms or shower facilities. We did notice that many of the other sites, particularly the ones with waterfront access, were extremely slanted and unlevel. We saw some travel trailers with the hitch almost on the ground, and the rear stabilizers on blocks.
If you stay here, take time to drive a few miles north to Burton's restaurant. They have great food, and are famous for their white pie, which is kind of like a light custard. I would give it a rating of 4 yummies.
We had decent wifi connection with our Verizon hotspot. Cell phone signal over AT&T was spotty, and we had to drive over to the golf course to get a good enough signal to make phone calls.
Kenneth W
VerifiedAugust 8, 2022 • Stayed at: 062, Loop: EAGL
great place but to many skunks at night have to stay in camper can not enjoy the camp fire.
Scott P
VerifiedAugust 7, 2022 • Stayed at: 027, Loop: NIGH
Great site plenty of shade, family loved our 2 week vacation and always look forward to the next one!
Darin P
VerifiedAugust 1, 2022 • Stayed at: 079, Loop: EAGL
We always enjoy our time at Gun Creek and will certainly be back. However, this review is more of warning to fellow campers. Be aware of your surroundings as there are A LOT of skunks throughout the campground! In a one hour evening walk, we saw 6 then had one try to pass through our site around 10:30 pm so 7 were counted in total.
Romanas M
VerifiedAugust 1, 2022 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: NIGH
Beautiful, immaculate campground with large well maintained sites. The only thing lacking is Wifi......
Karen E
VerifiedJuly 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 027, Loop: NIGH
Gun Creek Campground is an awesome campground. Campground Host and Gate Attendants were very friendly and helpful. One night a very bad storm was coming in, and the Host went around each campsite to warn of them upcoming storm. Bathrooms were very clean and grass was mowed while we were there. We love the location because it is the closest campground to the fish cleaning station at a local bait shop. Gun Creek is our first choice of all of the Rend Lake Campgrounds.
Robert K
VerifiedJuly 24, 2022 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: NIGH
The Campground was very clean , the beach was wonderful, and the bike trail was very nice.
Steve C
VerifiedJuly 24, 2022 • Stayed at: 061, Loop: EAGL
Always a pleasant stay
Linda K
VerifiedJuly 22, 2022 • Stayed at: 083, Loop: EAGL
The site where Great.
The overall campsites are excellent rest rooms shower houses are keep very clean! Nice play ground for the Kids
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.
Latitude & Longitude: 38.0786 / -88.9303
Elevation: 143 feet
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Last updated: June 3, 2026