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Shabbona Lake State Park
4201 Shabbona Grove Road (office), Shabbona, IL 60550
Just miles west of Chicago, off U.S. 30, urban landscape gives way to 1,550 acres of rolling prairie and a 318.8-acre man-made fishing lake.
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Bathrooms
Showers and restrooms
Trailer fit
144 trailer-capable sites, max listed vehicle length 40ft, driveway mix: 0 pull-through, 144 back-in
Weather
Monthly weather notes pending
Why this park
Facilities
Showers and restrooms are surfaced in the current listing data.
Trailer fit
144 trailer-capable sites, max listed vehicle length 40ft, driveway mix: 0 pull-through, 144 back-in
Activity mix
22 named routes are surfaced for hiking and activity planning.
About this park
Just miles west of Chicago, off U.S. 30, urban landscape gives way to 1,550 acres of rolling prairie and a 318.8-acre man-made fishing lake. Shabbona Lake State Park provides a convenient, natural haven from the hustle and bustle of daily life.
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Just miles west of Chicago, off U.S. 30, urban landscape gives way to 1,550 acres of rolling prairie and a 318.8-acre man-made fishing lake. Shabbona Lake State Park provides a convenient, natural haven from the hustle and bustle of daily life. A unique mix of grass-covered meadows, upland mesic woods, bottomland woods, and a native, undisturbed fen make this an ideal location for natural relaxation and outdoor activity. You can see sedges, cattails, marsh marigold, horsetails, skunk cabbage, turtlehead, iris, blue joint grass and bulrushes. Also enjoy areas of prairie restoration throughout the park featuring prairie grasses such as big blue stem and prairie flowers such as purple cone flower. With facilities for picnicking, camping, hiking, fishing, hunting and winter sports, Shabbona Lake SP is a convenient and comfortable retreat where visitors can refresh and reinvigorate in a rare, unspoiled environment. In addition, Shabbona Lake contains a 15-acre seasonal nesting area for migratory waterfowl such as canvasback, redhead and pintail ducks and Canada geese.
Campsite fit
Group-designated sites listed in park data: 5. Verify current group pricing, vehicle maximums, and campground rules on the official reservation page.
Group-site signal
No special group limitations surfaced in the current listing metadata.
Trailer and rig access
144 trailer-capable sites, max listed vehicle length 40ft, driveway mix: 0 pull-through, 144 back-in
Fire rules
Campfires allowed in designated fire pits only. Firewood must be sourced within 50 miles or USDA certified; no out-of-state wood.
Bathrooms and facilities
Trails and activities
22 named trail routes are surfaced here from 32 mapped source segments. Start with the featured routes, then expand the full list if this park stays on your shortlist.
Snowmobile Trail
4.8 miles total • 2 mapped segments • ground • foot trail
Tomahawk Trail
2.5 miles total • 3 mapped segments • ground • foot trail
Arrowhead Trail
2.5 miles total • 5 mapped segments • ground • foot trail
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Mittan Road
1.3 miles total • gravel • track
Papara Trail
1.2 miles total • ground • foot trail
Locust Road
1.2 miles total • 3 mapped segments • gravel • track
Gurler Road
1.0 miles total • dirt • track
Harkness Lake Park Pathway
1.0 miles total • concrete • foot trail
Winterton Road
0.9 miles total • dirt • track
East 20th Road
0.8 miles total • unpaved • track
Harter Road
0.8 miles total • track
Mack Road
0.5 miles total • grass • track
Weather context
Weather note
weather normals unavailable for selected park/month
Safety and rules
No active alerts surfaced for the selected dates.
Campfires allowed in designated fire pits only. Firewood must be sourced within 50 miles or USDA certified; no out-of-state wood.
Key rules and on-site notes
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Directions
Shabbona Lake SP is easily accessible from the Chicago area via I-88. Take I-88 west to the Sugar Grove Exit. Take US30 west from Sugar Grove approximately 22 miles to Shabbona. Turn south on Indian Road, then west on Preserve Road. The main entrance/campground is 100 Preserve Road. Visitors from the northeast or southeast, take IL 47 to US 30 (exit 87), then west to Shabbona. From I-39, exit US 30 east heading toward Shabbona. once there, take Shabbona Road south, then turn east on Preserve.
Contact
(815) 824-2106
Fire policy
Campfires allowed in designated fire pits only. Firewood must be sourced within 50 miles or USDA certified; no out-of-state wood.
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