Lithia Springs
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
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.Visit the Lake Shelbyville, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for News Releases, Event Information, & Emergency Updates. https://www.facebook.com/LakeShelbyvilleUSACEVisit 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.
Opossum CreekLake fishing1 mi
Coon CreekLake fishing1.2 mi
Lone PointLake fishing1.6 mi- Robinson CreekCanoeing5.4 mi
- Richland CreekCanoeing9.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Opossum CreekLake fishing · ~2 min drive
- Eagle Creek State ParkRiver fishing · ~9 min drive
- Coon CreekLake fishing · ~2 min drive
- Wolf Creek State ParkRiver fishing · ~10 min drive
- Lone PointLake fishing · ~3 min drive
- Forrest W. Bo WoodLake fishing · ~19 min drive
- Timber LakeLake fishing · ~49 min drive
- Sheep LakeLake fishing · ~58 min drive
- Lake KincaidLake fishing · ~59 min drive
- Vandalia Municipal ReservoirLake fishing · ~1h 1m drive
Best time to visit Lithia Springs
Best months: April–June and August–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
36° / 19°
8 wet
Feb
41° / 23°
7 wet
Mar
52° / 32°
9 wet
Apr
64° / 43°
11 wet
May
74° / 54°
12 wet
Jun
83° / 63°
10 wet
Jul
86° / 67°
9 wet
Aug
85° / 65°
8 wet
Sep
80° / 57°
8 wet
Oct
67° / 45°
9 wet
Nov
52° / 34°
9 wet
Dec
41° / 25°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Shelbyville Dam, IL, 2 mi away at 650 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
