Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area
RThe Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Sep. 14, 2021

Large private sites

Beautiful shady campground with large private sites.  Sites 111 - 139 are more open with less privacy, but they have lake views and are near the concession stand and boat launch.  Sites in the other loops are all very shaded and private.  The shower houses were clean and large, in good repair.  The park itself has great hiking trails and many nice picnic spots, boat and kayak rentals.

Site 16 is mostly sun.

Site 18 is nice but has no AT&T signal (it's hit or miss here).

Site 24 is very large with an additional tent pad and good AT&T signal.

Sites 63 & 64 can smell the pit toilets, avoid!

None of the sites we saw had a grill over the fire pit, so be prepared for that.

Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area by Rachel , September 14, 2021
  • Review photo of Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area by Rachel , September 14, 2021
  • Review photo of Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area by Rachel , September 14, 2021
  • Review photo of Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area by Rachel , September 14, 2021
  • Review photo of Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area by Rachel , September 14, 2021
  • Review photo of Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area by Rachel , September 14, 2021