Gun Creek Campground, Whittington, IL

Gun Creek Campground in Franklin county is located 49 min northeast of Carbondale, IL with an elevation of 472 feet. There are a total of 100 campsites. The campground is normally open from mid March to the end of November. 99 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 30 and 85 feet. All sites are currently reservable. 25 sites have electric and water hookups. 74 sites have electric hookups. Fees range from $18.00 to $30.00.
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Gun Creek

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Total sites: 100
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Campsites at Gun Creek CampgroundNorth Gun Creek Kayak TrailPlayground Equipment located within Eagle Loop at Gun Creek CampgroundCampground MapShelter 10Eagle Loop

Campsites Available Tonight, Sep 19, 2024 21

Campsites Available This Weekend, Sep 20, 2024 or Sep 21, 2024 16

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@MaryM8380528 · Camped on Sep 8, 2024 at Campsite #36
We had a wonderful time camping at Gun Creek at Rend Lake. Great time fishing and enjoying Beautiful evenings at the campfire.
@SarahE8060821 · Camped on Sep 3, 2024 at Campsite #71
I had not been to Rend Creek before except to picnic 40 years ago when we were driving from Chicago to southern Illinois. It was lovely that day and the pheasants were memorably everywhere! At Gun Creek, the facilities are clean and nice and lake was lovely. The beach at Sandusky was beautiful! The week after Labor Day we had almost everywhere to ourselves. Our biggest problem with tenting at gun creek that the highway noise at night was almost unbearable. It kept me awake the first night. To be fair, the campground was not heavily used by other tenters. Everyone else seemed to stay inside their large RVs and probably didnt hear it. I only saw 1 other tent when we were there. I like to go to the woods to camp and relax and hear the birds and night creatures but this was nothing enjoyable like that. It got nice and quiet during the day but the trucks must use I 57 heavily at night. Our site had not been cleaned. The previous occupants selfishly left little bits of trash everywhere and allowed their children to use chalk all over the stone picnic table (everywhere excessively and aggressively to the point that we could not use it to sit or put anything on it until we finally poured water on it to wash it off). Gun Creek is not a campground I will return to because of the proximity to I57. The west side of the lake, north or south Sandusky seemed much quieter and closer to facilities we liked to use but once you bother to pitch a tent, you dont want to have to move it. Tenters, this is not likely the place for you.
@PatrickG766825 · Camped on Aug 25, 2024 at Campsite #24
Everything was great except the weather near 100 everyday,but that comes with it
@BernhardSA6BCA · Camped on Aug 21, 2024 at Campsite #42
Very pleasant stay. Site was close to level, electricity at site. At check in the Gate attendant pointed us to the water spigot to fill up our freshwater tank. Dump station at the park.
@WalterW8162229 · Camped on Aug 18, 2024 at Campsite #19
Beautiful Park and lots of wildlife to view.
@DeniseS8638623 · Camped on Aug 18, 2024 at Campsite #80
I have never been to Gun Creek. But I will definitely go back. It was a beautiful place. Shower houses were nice. There was a playground for the kids.
@AndreaW3259255 · Camped on Aug 16, 2024 at Campsite #80
We reserved this site last minute and was happy to get a site. The view of the lake and the breeze was wonderful. The site is pretty level and no additional leveling was needed. The site was private and we had plenty of room. Nice table and firepit. Close walk to the bathroom facilities. The boat dock was very nice and we used each day.
@GaylaTD207A4A2 · Camped on Aug 11, 2024 at Campsite #24
Very nice and clean campground.
@TimO1315235 · Camped on Aug 8, 2024 at Campsite #6
Nice campsites. Shower facilities were good. Generally quiet overall.
@JakeJ548266381 · Camped on Jul 31, 2024 at Campsite #46
Site is level but large drop off on steps side. Almost makes it impossible to get up and down steps. Drop off is almost a foot and dangerous. Please fix. Other than that the camp ground is very nice and clean. This is our favorite place to come.
@KarenL1374189 · Camped on Jul 19, 2024 at Campsite #18
Nice level campsite with decent privacy. Park is very well maintained.
@SueG6BB664B011 · Camped on Jul 18, 2024 at Campsite #23
Always a joy to stay here. We love the water view and bike trails.
@KevinR7055754 · Camped on Jul 13, 2024 at Campsite #75
I want to start by saying we were about an hr late getting to the campground because the road to the campground looks like you are going into a golf resort and they have a sign that states the road has a 10 ton weight limit, this is the only way in our motorcoach is 51,000 ibs. Booking was a breeze one of the best government web sites i have ever been on. make sure when you are booking your site look at the slope they are all listed. Many of the site are very unlevel
@delmanm783D191 · Camped on Jul 12, 2024 at Campsite #64
Very nice campground with plenty of support when needed. Actually had an emergency and had paramedics and several volunteer agencys and corp of engineers security and county police showed up within 15 min of calling. Absolutely beautiful and peaceful campground. !
@RebeccaMDA1442 · Camped on Jul 12, 2024 at Campsite #16
My niece and I planned a last minute adventure for the weekend. This place was perfect!
@JenniferA28334 · Camped on Jul 12, 2024 at Campsite #58
The campsite is easy to back into. While the site is listed as being shaded, there is only shade in the late afternoon. The site is washed out and there is no level place to put a food prep table. Majority of the sites have a paved area next to the pad, this site does not. The site overrun with ants on all sides with many ant hill clearly visible.
@AshleyP2874745 · Camped on Jul 10, 2024 at Campsite #25
We absolutely loved our site; our neighbors' was great too! We adore this area and will definitely be back. Gun Creek is one of our favorites!
@JoniMC30BF7893 · Camped on Jul 8, 2024 at Campsite #15
We broke down on our way there, I called and they held our spot for us. We also ended up needing to stay an additional night due to needed repairs to our RV and they were able to accommodate us which was a huge relief! Our spot was beautiful. It was well maintained and clean. The wildlife you get to see is amazing.deer everywhere! My husband and dog did get a bit of a surprise at 5 am one morning when they were greeted by the Mama Skunk and her 3 babies right outside our door! One baby chased them down the street!! Highly recommend Gun Creek..we are looking forward to going back!
@DebbieM9241459 · Camped on Jul 3, 2024 at Campsite #48
The site was beautiful but we couldn't stay because the grade was too steep. We were in a 29' motor home, our jacks were maxed out and we were still not level. We had to pull out and we were refunded promptly without any fees.
@LiamM3655048 · Camped on Jun 29, 2024 at Campsite #65
The site was nice, but the bathroom was in disgusting shape
@MaryV913191002 · Camped on Jun 27, 2024 at Campsite #66
Beautiful clean campground. Easy access to I-57 so great for quick overnighter but nice enough for a longer stay. Highly recommended!
@DeborahL132653 · Camped on Jun 20, 2024 at Campsite #96
Very nice, quiet. Close to water.
@BillyR5615284 · Camped on Jun 18, 2024 at Campsite #24
We love this place and would recommend it to anyone. The bike trails around the lake are amazing. Facilities were clean and grounds were kept up great. Stayed in June 2024
@CecilG4806716 · Camped on Jun 10, 2024 at Campsite #61
Campground is well maintained. Spots are nicely spaced apart. Staff were helpful and pleasant to deal with. Definitely will stay at this park again.
@JimR3616045 · Camped on May 27, 2024 at Campsite #79
Awesome campsite with great view of the lake. Very clean campground.

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