Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area

A private campground is located just to the north of the main access area. Bait, supplies and food can be obtained there.

Boating

The Main Access (lower pool) provides a two-lane ramp and a parking lot with an accessible loading platform and reserved parking stalls. The North Access (upper pool) provides a single-lane ramp, an accessible courtesy dock, and a parking lot.

Motors of 25 horsepower or less are allowed to operate on the lake. (Boats with larger motors are allowed, but are restricted to trolling motor operation only.) Motors larger than 25 horsepower can be used for loading and unloading a trailered watercraft, provided the watercraft is operated at a no-wake speed within 150 feet of the loading ramp.

Fishing

Twenty-two species of fish are present in the lake, but most anglers seek largemouth bass, white crappie, channel catfish, and striped bass. Coffeen Lake boasts excellent largemouth bass and channel catfish populations. Coffeen Lake has nearly 50 miles of shoreline and is deeper than most Illinois lakes, averaging nearly 19 feet with a maximum depth of 59 feet. Power plant operations influence fish activity and fishing success. There are plenty of opportunities for bank fishing available at all boat access areas. Posted site-specific regulations for bass and crappie are enforced. All fishing tournaments must be scheduled through the site office.

​Accessibility at Coffeen Lake:

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Parking - The parking lots at the boat launches are asphalt with concrete sidewalks leading to them as well as to the shelters and ADA vault toilets.

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Picnicking - The north access parking area has one shelter and vault toilet, and the south access parking area has two shelters and vault toilets. All shelters have wheelchair-accessible picnic tables and grills and concrete sidewalks leading to them from the parking area.

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Restrooms - There is an accessible flush toilet in the park ooffice andthree vault toilets throughout the park.

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Boating - There are 6 boat docks with wooden surfaces. Two have gravel paths, and the other four have concrete paths from the parking lot. There is a wheelchair ramp for loading into boats before launching.

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Service animals are welcome in the park, but the park does not have outdoor water hydrants.