Federal campground in Sullivan, IL.
This day use area is located on northeast shore of Lake Shelbyville in the heart of central Illinois. This facility is a popular location for swimming and picnicking. There is 1 reservable picnic shelter. This is the only reservable beach picnic shelter on the lake. This shelter has 6 picnic tables, 1 group grill, 1 water hydrant, overhead lights, and 8 electrical outlets. The playground and large parking lot is located next door to the picnic shelter. Down the sidewalk are flushable restrooms with showers and the swimming area. The day use area overlooks the north end of the lake. 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. Wood’s Lake is a popular fishing area located just south of the day use area. A couple of miles north is the Forrest W. Bo…