Shades State Park Campground
Shades State Park Campground
Shades State Park Campground offers 101 primitive (non-electric) campsites with picnic tables and fire rings, located near Sugar Creek for canoeing and fishing.
The park features over 10 miles of hiking trails ranging from easy to rugged, a dump station, flush toilets, hot showers, and a camp store.
Canoe access is available at Deer's Mill Covered Bridge area (located on SR 234 with limited parking), though swimming and wading in Sugar Creek are prohibited within the park.
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Sangamon River
Iroquois River
Kaskaskia River
Wabash River
Lake Vermilion
Lake Mingo
Sugar Creek
Middle Fork Vermilion River
Cecil M Harden Lake
Homer Lake
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