Eagle Creek State Park
- Status
- Open (per official listing)
- Entrance fee
- Statewide rule — see below
- Day-use reservations
- None mentioned
- Dogs
- Not stated — check with park
- Camping
- Yes
- Official site
- dnr.illinois.gov(217) 756-8260
Official page last checked Oct 29, 2026. How we keep this current
Current alerts 1
Partial closure Park noticeUPDATE: The equestrian trails are CLOSED. The golf course is OPEN!
Posted by the park. Official alert
Overview
Eagle Creek State Park is a park in Shelby County, about 19 miles west of Mattoon.
Fees and passes
Free: 'The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) does not charge an Entrance Fee to any state owned or operated land.' Camping, cabins and shelters are fee-based.
Statewide fee rule from Illinois's park system; this park’s page doesn’t list its own fees.
Reservations
- Day use
- No day-use reservation requirement mentioned
- Booking system
- ExploreMoreIL (IDNR camping, cabins, group camps and shelters)
We link to the official booking system rather than showing live availability, which changes minute to minute.
Pets
See the park’s wording
Pets must be kept on leashes at all times.
Service animals are generally permitted where pets are not. Check with the park for specific areas.
Camping
Reserve Your Campsite
Picture of a Resort Golf Course. There are 75 Class A reservable sites with electricity, showers, water hydrants, fire blocks, and picnic tables. Reservations can be made at ExploreMoreIL™. Class B/S and Class D sites are available but not reservable. The organized group camp area is reservable. Shower buildings are closed by November 1st (maybe earlier if there is bad weather) and reopen on May 1st (maybe earlier if there is good weather).
Eagle Creek State Park Campground Map
From the official park page, checked Oct 29, 2026. Site counts and prices can change; confirm when booking.
Things to do
Trails
Hiking
Three marked nature trails are available for tranquil and refreshing sojourns in the forest. More adventurous hikers enjoy setting off on the 12-mile Illini Trail. A three-mile cross-country ski trail provides invigorating wintertime activity.
Fishing
Fishing and Boating
From the four-lane launching ramp (adjacent to a 175-car parking lot), you can set out for a variety of water sports or lazy days of angling. In addition, there are two marinas on the lake providing a full range of boating and fishing supplies. There is a handicap transfer station for boaters at the boat ramp. A high-water boat ramp provides access when the lake floods.
Miles of flooded brush, timber, and rock rip-rap shorelines, many points with submerged ridges, and hundreds of tributary streams emptying into Lake Shelbyville provide prime and productive fishing areas teeming with black and white crappie, largemouth bass, walleye, channel and flathead catfish, bluegill, muskie, bullhead, carp, and sunfish.
A state fishing license is usually required.
Amenities
Facilities
- Picnic areas
✓ listed by the park · ✕ the park says it is not available. Anything not shown here isn’t mentioned by the official source — that means unknown, not unavailable.
Accessibility
Physical Accessibility at Eagle Creek
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Parking lots are asphalt with accessible parking spaces. The distance to the nearest sidewalk is 80'. Sidewalks are concrete.
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Restrooms - There are accessible vault toilets located in the walk-in tent area near the parking lot, at the Cottonwoods day-use area, and at the boat ramp, and there are flush toilets in the shower house in the campground.
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Camping - There are 3 accessible campsites (sites 36, 37, and 58) in the campground. These sites have wheelchair-accessible picnic tables and firepits. These sites are reservable through ExploreMoreIL™.
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Picnicking - The Cottonwoods and Gazebo shelters offer accessible picnic tables and concrete sidewalks leading from the parking lot to the shelter. The gazebo shelter is located near the boat ramp.
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Service animals are allowed in the park. There are water hydrants located throughout the park.
Official accessibility information
Conditions change. Contact the park to confirm specific accessible features before your visit.
Getting there
- Address
- 2341 Eagle Creek Rd
Findlay, IL 62534 - Nearest town
- Mattoon — about 19 mi west (straight line)
- Coordinates
- 39.5100, -88.7190
- Phone
- (217) 756-8260
Nearby state parks
Sources and freshness
- Illinois State Parks (IDNR state parks and recreation areas) — park page — last checked Oct 29, 2026
- IDNR All Parks list (AEM content-fragment list JSON) + each unit's landing page for official title, coordinates, address, phone
- Wikidata
“Last checked” is when our system last read the official source. No change has been detected since this page was first published. Hours, fees and rules can change without notice — confirm with the park before you go. Methodology