Wolf Creek State Park

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Location:8 miles northwest of Windsor.
Facilities:304 Class A campsites with showers, restrooms, and electricity, 78 Class C campsites, 2 family camping areas, organized group camp, equestrian campground, picnic areas (é), shelters, hiking trails, equestrian trail (15 miles), snowmobile trail (16.5 miles), swimming beach, boat ramp.
Activities:Camping, boating, swimming, water-skiing, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, snowmobiling, hunting.
Special Features:The Flood Control Act of 1958 authorized the Shelbyville Reservoir Project, which involved construction of a dam and creation of a lake. This natural resource management area includes both Wolf Creek State Park and Eagle Creek State Park (see separate entry), which face each other across Lake Shelbyville.
Address:RR 1, Box 99
Windsor, IL 61957
Phone:217-459-2831
Web: dnr.state.il.us/Lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R3/WOLFCREK.HTM
Size: 1,967 acres.

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Capel Glacial Drift Hill Prairie Natural Area is located on a southwest-facing slope overlooking Lake Shelbyville in Wolf Creek State Park, 4 km east of Findley, Shelby County, Illinois (SW1/4, NE1/4, Section 7, T12N, R5E).

Vegetation of Wolf Creek State Park, Shelby County, Illinois.

Nomination Form, Wolf Creek State Park - Capel Hill Prairie.

Vascular plant species encountered Capel Glacial Drift Hill Prairie Natural Area, Wolf Creek State Park, Shelby County, Illinois are listed alphabetical by family under the major plant groups.

Vascular flora of Capel Glacial Drift Hill Prairie Natural Area, Shelby county, Illinois

There are also group camps at Eagle Creek and Wolf Creek State Parks that are open year round.

Many camping opportunities for families

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