Army Corps of Engineers · Illinois
Lithia Springs
Army Corps of Engineers · Illinois, United States
- Sites
- 109
- Hookups
- 102 electric, 42 with water
- Season
- April 16 to October 24
- Max RV length
- 100 ft
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 666 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · Verizon weak · AT&T good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Lake Shelbyville
- Nearest town
- SHELBYVILLE
- Address
- 1989 State Hwy 16, SHELBYVILLE, IL, 62565-9378
- Phone
- 217-774-3951
- Activities
- Biking, Birding, Boating, Camping, Canoeing, Day Use Area, Fishing, Hiking, Kayaking, Paddling, Swimming, Swimming Site
107 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Lithia Springs Campground sits on the eastern shore of Lake Shelbyville in the heart of central Illinois. This facility has a variety of amenities and offers outdoor activities for people of all ages, including fishing, swimming, picnicking and simply relaxing.
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Visit it our USACE Lake Shelbyville Website for more information on Lake Shelbyville. https://www.mvs.usace.army.mil/Missions/Recreation/Lake-Shelbyville/
Recreation
Lake Shelbyville offers a multitude of fishing opportunities for catfish, crappie, largemouth bass, muskie, walleye, white bass and bluegill.
Lithia Springs provides a boat ramp, and for those without a boat, several ponds with farmed fish are available around the lake.
Hunting areas within a short drive offer numerous game species, including quail, rabbit, pheasant, deer, dove, turkey, waterfowl and woodcock.
Facilities
Lithia Springs Campground is 100% reservable. It has more than 100 campsites, all of which have electric hookups. Some campsites are on the lake shore within a short walk of the water. Amenities include flush toilets, showers, a playground, swimming beach, fish cleaning station, dump station and boat ramp. A full-service marina is located adjacent to the recreation area.
Natural Features
The campground lies in an oak and hickory forest. Foliage turns a variety of red, orange, purple and yellow each fall, while prairie flowers dot the landscape in spring and summer.
Numerous species of songbirds, shorebirds, waterfowl and raptors inhabit the lake area, as do mammals such as cottontail rabbit, white-tail deer, gray and fox squirrel, muskrat and mink, raccoons, & opossums.
Nearby Attractions
Wolf Creek State Park, General Dacey Trail, Forrest Park, Community Cove, and Lithia Marina all provide great opportunities to explore Lake Shelbyville.
The nearby Hunter & Fishermen Parking Lots, Woods Lake Waterfowl Refuge, Wolf Creek State Park, and Okaw Bluff Wetlands Complex are popular locations for wildlife watching, birding, and hunting near Lake Shelbyville.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 22° | -3° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 42° | 25° | -6° | 70° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 55° | 36° | 13° | 78° | 9 of 11 |
| April | 66° | 46° | 27° | 83° | 3 of 11 |
| May | 77° | 58° | 42° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 84° | 66° | 49° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 70° | 61° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 68° | 57° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 81° | 64° | 50° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 66° | 47° | 31° | 83° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 53° | 36° | 13° | 73° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 43° | 28° | -7° | 65° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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