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Lake Shelbyville is an 11,100-acre reservoir spanning throughout Shelby and Moultrie Counties, created from the damming of the Kaskaskia River in Shelbyville in the 1960s. The lake is overseen as a public recreational area by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, with its surrounding Shelbyville State Fish and Wildlife Area managed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

Eagle Creek and Wolf Creek State Parks border the lake, with five federal campgrounds available at Coon Creek, Forest Woods, Lithia Springs, Lone Point, and Opossum Creek. Manmade public beaches are offered at Dam West Recreation Area, Sullivan Beach, Wilborn Creek Recreation Area, and Wolf Creek State Park, with a number of coves on the lake available for use by anglers. Three full-service marinas are offered at Lithia Springs, Findlay, and Sullivan, with a number of resorts and campgrounds available throughout the area for overnight stay.

Address: Lake Shelbyville, 315 East Main, Shelbyville IL 62565, Phone: 217-774-2244

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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